Example sentences of "[conj] you [modal v] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or you could as a Neighbourhood Watch do that yourself . |
| 2 | It is possible now to design computing systems which have much better languages than the ones that are readily available , and much more helpful programs on them , which enable the user to have a kind of dialogue in the way that you would with a person that you 're trying to communicate with , whereas , at the moment , you ca n't have that sort of dialogue . |
| 3 | You may depend if an opportunity should occur I will not fail to send a letter and I have to request in a [ letter torn ] fervor that you will post a letter to me at least once a week commencing from Monday next , with all particulars respecting your health etc etc directing them P. Office Launceston until called for , and when I again reach this place I will write immediately . |
| 4 | But because applications will probably be pooled , you may well end up with more of them on your machine ; and you may find yourself running more advanced software than you would on a standalone PC . |
| 5 | Better still , if you are in a position to present these baits on tackle to fish you can see , then you may learn more about fish behaviour in one hour than you would in a season of fishing ‘ blind ’ . |
| 6 | Africa proved to be a paradise where Mr Sandy could pursue his favourite hobby of birdwatching : ‘ It was a most enjoyable tour from the birdwatching point of view because you can see more species in one day in Africa than you can in a year in Scotland . ’ |
| 7 | Now what essentially , what you 're doing , is that you 're writing an essay in very , very condensed form , so it 's just , I mean you still , still must have the same recipe in there when you write a short answer , right , but you just have to be very , very brief , so you know , para paragraph on definition , you know , paragraph of examples , right , erm , paragraph on some sort of explanation or erm , how it 's , how it 's measured erm , has it been a contentious issue erm , what are the problems with this er , with this concept erm , right , you 've got to get those sort of things in there , like you would in an essay , if you were asked to write an essay on reciprocal dumping you 'd , you 'd have all those things in there , right , but you only need to write a sentence , a sentence about them . |
| 8 | Stir yourself if you can for a swim or join in the water polo , gymnastics , water basketball and volleyball and meet foreign friends . |
| 9 | Explain the problem if you must as a difference in approach to the job ; if you denigrate a previous boss the interviewer will assume that you will do the same thing next time around . |
| 10 | ( 3 ) Swing your right hand and arm down as you would during a downswing in golf . |
| 11 | You should look on your notes as you would on a stamp collection — small , frequent additions on the right pages and plenty of empty space for more in the same category . |
| 12 | Type in text as you would on a typewriter , but at the ends of lines do not tap Enter . |
| 13 | Any other PC equipped with Ultrafax can also send and receive files , as you would with a modem , which is a bonus . |
| 14 | That 's where you actually sign over er the management of your whole portfolio to another individual , as you would with a share portfolio with a bank . |
| 15 | Be as cautious with a dog as you would with a child . |
| 16 | In fact , sweet traitor , you clung to my hand as you would to a lover . ’ |
| 17 | It 's rather like a Ford Granada ; you can buy the basic version or you can pay almost as much as you would for a Jaguar and get the Ghia version . |
| 18 | Cut out each letter of the phrase and hide them in or around the house and in other places , as you would for a scavenger hunt . |
| 19 | With the stake firmed in the hole , hold the tree up with a simple string loop , and plant it just as you would for a bush — except that , without the bud to go by , you will have to look carefully for the soil ‘ tide mark ’ where it was growing in the nursery and finish off to that height , with the standard stem about 1½–2 inches ( 4–5cm ) from the stake . |
| 20 | ( 2 ) Swing the club back as you would in a golf swing and then start to return to an imaginary ball . |
| 21 | Find out as much as you can about a job before you apply for it , and certainly before you have an interview . |
| 22 | Find out as much as you can about an item of equipment that you have at home ( eg stereo unit , electric mixer ) . |
| 23 | Note that when you are acting for a seller of registered land ( unlike unregistered ) , the plan attached to the transfer must be signed by the seller alone , and not by the seller 's agent — not even by the seller 's conveyancer as you can for a buyer . |
| 24 | I find it very difficult when you have a journalist round , and you will perhaps cooperate as much as you can with an interview , and then sometimes they 'll go and dip their pen in acid and write really horrid things . |
| 25 | I keep reminding myself that this was a film , a work of art , a dramatic illusion , but it 's not easy to detach yourself from a film , as you can from a play . ’ |