Example sentences of "you [modal v] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Heirs to the freedoms which , on the threshold of the Sixties , Take a girl like you may be thought to have assisted in inaugurating , but which it also contrived to criticise , young people now seem to feel that the old Patrick belonged to a sexist work , and they may well feel that the old Adam has surfaced again in the new Patrick . |
| 2 | One of the questions you may be asking yourself is ‘ Can I be taught to act ? ’ |
| 3 | Dear Harsnet , he wrote , you may be amused to hear that one of my sons spotted you the other day training with Korchnoi and the Brighton and Hove Albion football team . |
| 4 | You may be homeless but at least you 're not a dumb blonde like I am . ’ |
| 5 | If you are scratching in weak lift , you may be able to see which way you have drifted after a few circles . |
| 6 | As soon as you think you may be pregnant , and certainly by the time you 've missed two periods , go to your doctor for confirmation . |
| 7 | Or you may be referred to a dietitian . |
| 8 | If you 've worked for one employer for two years or more before leaving to have your baby , you may be entitled to maternity pay . |
| 9 | You may be able to get free milk and vitamins if your income is low . |
| 10 | If you are going to be bringing up your baby on your own , you may be able to get more money every week on top of your child benefit . |
| 11 | you are or think you may be pregnant |
| 12 | Here you may be able to try things , and get advice on several makes , try many makes and styles in one place . |
| 13 | Even if you are drawn against an élite performer who has a great deal of experience , the fact that you may be younger , hungrier , fitter could be to your advantage . |
| 14 | A punch travels faster than a kick and you may be stop-punched by an alert opponent . |
| 15 | You may be asked to fight again in cases of drawn bouts , and at the end of the session a list of selectees to the élite squads will be read out . |
| 16 | The second point is that you may be asked to take a drug test at any squad session . |
| 17 | If you have a large bill which you can not pay you may be able to go on the fuel direct scheme and deductions will be made from your benefit each week to pay for your current fuel consumption and any arrears . |
| 18 | If you receive income support , housing benefit , community charge benefit or family credit , and if you are an owneroccupier , private tenant or housing association tenant , you may be able to get a minor works grant from the council . |
| 19 | In other cases , if you receive Income Support you may be able to get a loan from the social fund to meet the cost of installing a prepayment meter . |
| 20 | You may be an older person living on your own or in someone else 's home , or a relative or friend helping to look after an elderly person . |
| 21 | You may be looking for light domestic help one or two hours per week , or 24-hour a day care . |
| 22 | Or you may be a carer looking for help to enable you to take a break , either for regular short spells , or to go on holiday or in an emergency . |
| 23 | If you need help with the cost of installing a telephone , you may be able to get help from the social services department . |
| 24 | If you are very severely disabled , you may be able to get a grant from the Independent Living Fund . |
| 25 | We list here some other places where you may be able to obtain help or advice . |
| 26 | If a member of your family may be entitled to a rebate , but is unable to manage their affairs you may be able to claim on their behalf and you should contact your council about this . |
| 27 | To run cable down to light switches or to wall lights , it will usually be necessary to ‘ chase ’ slots in solid walls , though if you are rewiring a house which was originally wired in metal conduit , you may be able to use the existing conduit buried in the plaster leading to light switches to feed the cable down . |
| 28 | Loss or damage caused by accidents is not generally included , though you may be able to claim under some other section . |
| 29 | Another disadvantage of the Building Notice procedure is that if your work is to be financed by a bank or building society , then you may be required to produce some form of documentary proof that your proposal is satisfactory when you are negotiating for your loan . |
| 30 | It was good to see a reference in your magazine to valve amplification ( EW + WW August 1991 ) , but I still have a certain frustration that you may be able to help me with . |