Example sentences of "you [vb base] [is] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But in return for its rich density of lovingly dwelt-on , almost novelistic detail , what you lose is any sense of a strong forward pulse or of the play 's irresistible sweep towards doom . |
| 2 | ‘ Precision of the kind you mean is important in science . |
| 3 | I 'm going on a fast for a few days because everything you eat 's bad for you . ’ |
| 4 | ’ So you 're trying to say that the beer you sell is healthy ? ’ |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Temperatures can fall very low during the night so some form of heating in the room where you sleep is advisable . |
| 8 | What you suggest is monstrous . |
| 9 | The length you want is 46 cms , 46 × 4 = 148 rows . |
| 10 | What you want is that sugar stuff what they 'll take back to nest . |
| 11 | It 's no use going on a six day trail ride , with six hours daily in the saddle , if all you want is some gentle hacking in a scenic setting , with perhaps a few longer pub rides as an added bonus . |
| 12 | But , you might find the trip you want is full , and you have to go for another . |
| 13 | Modern compact cameras are ideal for this work because if you are scouting out miles of water the last thing you want is ten tons of equipment dangling round your neck . |
| 14 | Old fashioned notions , perhaps , but since what you want is old-fashioned marriage , those are the principles on which it should be based . |
| 15 | I think the sort of answer you want is this . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | ‘ And if one man did just what you say is impossible and slipped in on the darkside ? ’ |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Oh no no no no but if the situation is such that er you what you say is that is the s the six months has now started has it ? |
| 21 | Then you say is that right ? |
| 22 | Oh it said in the , in the book when I read about it , it said it had green flowers , you say is that green flowers |
| 23 | ‘ What you say is close to the truth . |
| 24 | At worst , if what you say is true , we 'll both be fried ; but what a way to go ! ’ |
| 25 | ‘ If what you say is true , ’ I said , ‘ I think I 'd rather stay here . |
| 26 | But if what you say is true … |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | ‘ If what you say is true , we can not take chances . |
| 29 | ‘ Yes , ’ I said , speaking directly to him — ‘ you are right , what you say is true . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ And the other thing is that if what you say is true then you have a form of extra-sensory perception . |