Example sentences of "you [modal v] [verb] [art] [noun sg] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ You must take the heat out of the situation . |
| 32 | You must read the warranty carefully before you buy a computer . |
| 33 | You must have a look then |
| 34 | ‘ You must have a change sometimes , ’ she said . |
| 35 | Before I could say anything he continued with , ‘ You must have a girlfriend somewhere , Piper , a smart-looking bloke like you . ’ |
| 36 | Please , you must have an envelope somewhere . |
| 37 | Again , you must complete the chart daily . |
| 38 | ‘ You must see the house tomorrow , ’ she stated quietly . |
| 39 | You must find the work hard — which makes the writing of these articles even more commendable . |
| 40 | You must smash the egg quickly or else it will hatch out again and hound you until you get the knight again , or he gets you . |
| 41 | You must capitulate the word so yeah , surrender 's right . |
| 42 | You must plan the circuit carefully , especially if you intend to move the lights around , and run suitable cable underground ( use armoured cable or run the cable in conduit , at least 450mm ( 18in ) deep , connected to the main house consumer unit . |
| 43 | If the patient is usually in control of his bladder and bowels , but suddenly becomes incontinent , you should tell the doctor immediately , as it may be a sign of infection or problems . |
| 44 | The essential thing is that you should do the homework as thoroughly as you can . ’ |
| 45 | Your weight should suddenly move back as you reach the tip of the wave and you should pull the boom back over your head . |
| 46 | It is very common to find that the combination of the adverbal adjective and its preceding verb can be matched by a single verb , without any change at all in the overall syntactic pattern or in the meaning : 14 ( a ) you should make the string longer you should lengthen the string ( b ) his sister wanted to set the owl free his sister wanted to release the owl or his sister wanted to free the owl ( c ) Liz had knocked her fiancè unconscious Liz had stunned her fiancè ( The same remark can be made of what are plainly close relatives of this construction , namely separable verbs where the second part is an adverb , or " particle " , as with put up ( = accommodate ) , or pull off ( = achieve . ) |
| 47 | The light is quite strongly directional , and to avoid excessive variations in contrast within the depth of the scene you should set the light as far back from the subject as possible within the limits of what is acceptable to give a good exposure , each doubling of the distance reducing the brightness of the scene by a factor of four . |
| 48 | With increasing confidence , you should reach the point where the model can be kept in the air for lengthy periods with it moving slowly forwards and you following it . |
| 49 | Overeating through boredom is a greater danger , so you should monitor the patient quite carefully to make sure he is not putting on excess weight . |
| 50 | You should contact the shop again and explain that you are returning this faulty watch to them under your statutory rights and not under guarantee . |
| 51 | ‘ Maybe you should spend the night here with us , ’ Mum suggested . |
| 52 | ‘ You should use a conditioner regularly , but processed hair may need extra , ’ says Philip Kingsley . |
| 53 | If there is an overriding reason why you should use a lift then please try to ensure that you go on longer journeys rather than shorter ones , i.e. say three floors or more . |
| 54 | In exceptional circumstances there may be a good reason why you should use the lift more than your allotted four times ; such as functions , visits by VIPs , etc . |
| 55 | You should put a notice up , if you make the mess , clean it up ! |
| 56 | Once you have made your choice you should put the rest away out of sight , as they will only muddle you and make the job a lot more difficult . |
| 57 | And you should have a list upstairs and we can quickly |
| 58 | I mean we still live , which is a sad fact , but we still live in a society where we were like lepers , we still live in a society where you can still reject , and it should n't be that ; you should n't have the option to reject , you should have the support there . |
| 59 | In the event of dealing with leasehold property , the seller should be asked to complete an " additional property information " form , which does in fact contain a series of questions peculiar to leasehold premises such as management accounts , service charges , etc , and you should ask the seller both for evidence that the rent has been paid up to date and for evidence of current insurance cover . |
| 60 | When you catch a fish , or get a strikeable bite and miss it , you should cast a bait back into the water as quickly as possible . |