Example sentences of "you [verb] is [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Precision of the kind you mean is important in science . |
| 2 | ’ So you 're trying to say that the beer you sell is healthy ? ’ |
| 3 | What do you think is fishy ? ’ |
| 4 | What do you think is wrong with what the assistant is saying ? |
| 5 | ‘ So how much of the rest do you think is true ? ’ |
| 6 | What you advocate is similar to the International Baccalaureat , a successful school-leaving certificate pioneered by the International School in Geneva and now accepted by reputable universities worldwide , including Britain . |
| 7 | I would estimate that on present form our cost to the heads of agreement stage may be another [ ] assuming it is a UK buyer and that the information you supply is satisfactory to the potential purchasers . |
| 8 | Temperatures can fall very low during the night so some form of heating in the room where you sleep is advisable . |
| 9 | What you suggest is monstrous . |
| 10 | But , you might find the trip you want is full , and you have to go for another . |
| 11 | Old fashioned notions , perhaps , but since what you want is old-fashioned marriage , those are the principles on which it should be based . |
| 12 | If you 're small and the thing you evade is big ( have you ever had this dream ? ) , then the only place to hide is a place where the big thing ca n't fit . |
| 13 | On the other hand , your reader will be interested in your writing only to the extent that what you say is convincing ; and while a film reviewer or a famous literary theorist may be able to rely on their position or fame to guarantee the authority of what they say , you will need to rely on the quality of your argument . |
| 14 | ‘ And if one man did just what you say is impossible and slipped in on the darkside ? ’ |
| 15 | I 'm not really doing that right because I mean I should n't agree I What you say is right whether I agree with it or not . |
| 16 | ‘ What you say is close to the truth . |
| 17 | At worst , if what you say is true , we 'll both be fried ; but what a way to go ! ’ |
| 18 | ‘ If what you say is true , ’ I said , ‘ I think I 'd rather stay here . |
| 19 | But if what you say is true … |
| 20 | I shall do my very best for him and , if anything you say is true , getting away to a different atmosphere with other boys will be the answer . |
| 21 | ‘ If what you say is true , we can not take chances . |
| 22 | ‘ Yes , ’ I said , speaking directly to him — ‘ you are right , what you say is true . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ And the other thing is that if what you say is true then you have a form of extra-sensory perception . |
| 24 | I 'm sure what you say is true . " |
| 25 | ‘ Hugh , if what you say is true , then I hope something good may come of it . |
| 26 | ‘ If what you say is true , how do you explain Steen 's behaviour during the past week ? |
| 27 | Neferukhebit , well , if what you say is true … ’ his voice trailed off . |
| 28 | ‘ But if what you say is true , then at the very least she was guilty of accepting money under false pretences . |
| 29 | If what you say is true he must know that the results would be checked ? ’ |
| 30 | ‘ If what you say is true , I 'm not leaving him to drown , ’ she said defensively as Fen looked as though he might object . |