Example sentences of "you [verb] [conj] [pron] [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's making a clicking sound — the sort of sound you make when you click your thumb and forefinger together — but the others are remaining silent . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I think you mean that you miss your family ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ You mean that you changed your mind again , so that you could be sure to provoke me , ’ she snapped . |
| 4 | Do you want to explain it — or would you prefer that I pack my bag ? |
| 5 | What would you think if you found your own dustbin stuffed full of completely fresh flowers ? |
| 6 | ‘ So what did you think when I made my announcement ? ’ she enquired curiously . |
| 7 | At the end you know what you want and you get your child care and your travel care . |
| 8 | The councillors all agree that your floral displays and hanging baskets are magnificent and want you to know that they appreciate your efforts . |
| 9 | Did you know that she started her career in ? |
| 10 | My husband always gets amazed at that , if we 're outside he 'll say to people ask , do you know if she likes her job and they , he 's amazed Ken that can |
| 11 | He will normally let you know if he allows your application . |
| 12 | With the billions of pounds worth of equipment — above and below the ground — not to mention gas and oil reserves which we own , it may surprise you to find that we consider our most valuable asset to be people … rather than plant . |
| 13 | Which of the following did you buy when you bought your bed ? ( please tick all that apply ) |
| 14 | For example , if you realise that you want your presentation to be on a different medium then you can do so — and see at a glance the effect of changing the underlying presentation style . |
| 15 | And did you feel that it affected your lifestyle ? |
| 16 | What would you do if someone sampled your records ? |
| 17 | ‘ And what will you do if you find your dream ? ’ |
| 18 | For instance , what will you do if you find your mother and she rejects you again ? ’ |
| 19 | If you put if you compiled your menu and you then found out that certain dishes were n't being sold what would you do then ? |
| 20 | You wait till you read my later journals . |
| 21 | ‘ You wait till I get my first casualty from the homes ! |
| 22 | That Darren 's car has been such a loyal servant is all the more surprising when you consider that it spent its first 50,000 miles in the hands of a company rep and was then driven for 22,000 miles by a builder — two occupations hardly renowned for lavishing care and attention on cars . |
| 23 | ‘ Do you mind if I use your phone ? ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Mummy , ’ Matilda said , ‘ would you mind if I ate my supper in the dining-room so I could read my book ? ’ |
| 25 | Do you mind if I do my potatoes now ? |
| 26 | Yes , you whine and you wring your hands , but then you go back and make the same mistakes . |
| 27 | you know before I got my hair done . |
| 28 | you could n't do it , but he had every opportunity the other , the twin did to get through you know and he passed his City and Guilds , but Peter 's got on alright , the other son who 's got the factory , he 's , he 's busy got an electrical panels and all that he does , you know , he 's quite good and my other son he works , he used to work at Burnt Mill , and he now has moved to erm er Stansted , he works at Stansted he works in the big food depot , that used to be years ago and he works there , he 's been there ever since he left school , since except two , two years he had in the army you know for the conscription , but he 's been there erm ever since he was fourteen and he 's now about oh , forty something now he is , I 'm not quite sure of their ages , I get muddled up I 've got , eight , eight sons altogether , so , I 've got quite a family dear . |
| 29 | Well we we , you know if you cut your nail you cut the top off , even if it 's |
| 30 | Yeah their their funding tends to be they 'll they 'll fund something like a production or they 'll say at you know if you put our name up were give you so much or General Portfolio perhaps will will fund a particular show or a series of show 's or say were prepared to put a thousand pounds could you name six shows and we 'll put our name on those show 's when they 're advertised but no company or other Council 's actually prepared to come along and say were prepared to put money on a regular basis . |