Example sentences of "you [be] [prep] the [noun] you " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Miss Kenton , if you are under the impression you have already at your age perfected yourself , you will never rise to the heights you are no doubt capable of .
2 The scheme 's pioneers hope that by making sure you know where you are on the map you could save vital minutes if you ever have to call on the emergency services for help .
3 ‘ It 's what you are beneath the face you show to the world .
4 I do n't know whether it was a return , I forgot that but er , it , it was , it was four for four rides for threepence and er , that 's if you 're down the town you know , that 's quite a few really , for threepence .
5 ‘ When you 're on the road you do n't have to think about anything .
6 As you say , when you 're on the phone you get those silences you just of go , mm mm , mm
7 And unless you 're on the council you ca n't go there and state your case , you 've got to go through someone else , who maybe does n't understand it or does n't have feeling in it , and so it just does n't work really . ’
8 When you 're on the ship you need a mask , goggles and even full breathing gear if you 're on board long , particularly if you 're down wind of the loading spout .
9 Well I was just wondering , I wanted to go up to , or if you 're at the bank you 'll be near the income tax office would n't you ?
10 And you 're past the sign you 're into the roundabout and you 're not quite sure what you do so what do you do ?
11 So as long as you 're behind the ball you can keep moving
12 You 're in the hall you heard one shout of armed police .
13 not know , of course there 's a , wears away with lack of use , but when you 're in the water you want web feet because there
14 wait wait a minute , look this is how you do it , do it as if you 're in the buggy you see , you put your head through there , put your , there now
15 With a modern car it is very easy to exceed speed limits and once you 're in the vehicle you become totally oblivious to the speed .
16 Which is two five three , so if you 're in the ship you can have them you can do , work this out from the bearings they both give you and check that they 're roughly right , they wo n't be exactly right
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