Example sentences of "and you [verb] [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 and you had to be nice to everybody do n't you ?
2 And you had to be ready .
3 And you had to be Jewish .
4 And you had to be quick you see , because the birds sometimes used to come and stop over .
5 And you had to be careful and you had to keep your hands clean .
6 This is when we all got cut fingers , you know that , you cut it just right the crown , and you try to be quick , we all got these marks on the forefinger , sugar beet and swede , you know you took a swede and put it on the heap in one go , you know , well , with sugar beet you had to be more careful , did n't you , you cut the crown
7 Suppose I suggest to you that we stop part of your wages to help pay for the damage to the china and to Mrs Darrell 's dignity , and you promise to be good in future ? ’
8 A solicitor well versed in employment law or a freelance personnel expert may be able to help , although you will be charged for their services and you need to be sure that they have a feet-on-the-ground approach in addition to technical competence .
9 one hand goes one way , one hand goes the other , break it open , put the cardboard away and you need to be ready to try before you pull the next bit off do n't you because as soon as you 've opened that it 's not sterilized any more , so you open that up and you find , unwrap it
10 You need to negotiate , and you need to be open about money , especially if you 're running into financial problems .
11 And you need to be able to find food and companions , too .
12 Collective live foods carry a risk of introducing diseases , and you need to be able to identify the edible insects , crustaceans etc from a pond as well as those which may attack your fish .
13 A straight , wide concrete strip is more practical for a vegetable garden , where the plants are grown in straight rows , and you need to be able to manoeuvre a wheelbarrow around the sea .
14 And you need to be able to learn your lines quickly .
15 People are actually inclined to run when they feel threatened or frightened , and you have to be sure that if you leave it is not on the basis of that weakness . ’
16 You got ta hold it with boht hands , aim carefully , stand with both feed apart , and you have to be strong .
17 But working in this sort of hospital you are always aware of the potential and you have to be alert .
18 And you have to be firm and not let anybody in
19 First of all you have to be unemployed and you have to be black or Asian .
20 And you have to be careful that there are not so many policemen round your VIPs that the real people — the public — do n't get to see them .
21 The patient also has to learn to judge water temperature , and you have to be careful in the early stages that it is never too hot or cold for his comfort .
22 and you have to be careful with the master volume , not to set it too high , oh let's have a look well you ca n't really do it on this one
23 Do you know , but you have to be so quick and you have to be precise and you must know that that 's what you want .
24 And you have to be wary of upsetting me in case I 'm planning on the wholesale destruction of Sarah Chester Fabrics .
25 , take some photographs of car parks , should of been there weeks ago and she and you have to be ready for , she should have been in this week how he 's going to get them to do that , there 's a train , there 's a er few hours service or what , it 's gon na cost a bomb And he 'll probably end up paying for it cos he I do n't know whether he 's doing it or not , it 's what he should of been doing .
26 They 'd probably be unconscious and they may of stopped breathing , okay , so you know , your priority changes as your time scale changes and you have to be aware of what to do and what is possible to do next okay ?
27 The big mass up front guarantees initial understeer and the ample power to the back promises the balancing availability of power oversteer. it 's very chuckable , but the harsh ride makes it sensitive to bumps and changes of surface in mid bend , and you have to be quick with the wheel-twirling to keep up on slippery surfaces .
28 But in Pakistan , where the grounds are rough and hard , the ball soon loses its shine and you have to be able to perform with the old one .
29 ‘ But you play your tournaments in red-hot weather in the middle of July and you have to be able to adjust .
30 and you have to be able to remember the cards that have gone .
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