Example sentences of "[adv] [subord] [verb] your " in BNC.
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| 1 | Over all , you 'd have fared much better than keeping your money in a bank or building society . |
| 2 | And yet it all but shattered your life and mine and all our work , and killed an unfortunate , rash young man no worse than the most of men , and hardly deserving of death . |
| 3 | The spur should be used occasionally and not constantly when riding your horse , misuse of the spur will make the horse ‘ dead to the leg ’ and will lose its effect . |
| 4 | There are many ways of categorizing activities so as to ration your time properly . |
| 5 | So it is essential to memorise your line of ascent as far as is possible , piecing together its major features and landmarks , even the times taken for each section , so as to smooth your downward passage . |
| 6 | You must work out your personal pattern so as to suit your individual conditions . |
| 7 | This is not to say that whatever mystery you have chosen so as to lead your hero or heroine into these successively more and more suspenseful situations will have to be kept entirely hidden from your reader till the last pages . |
| 8 | try reaching a compromise or give way on one ( lesser ) risk so as to obtain your teenager 's agreement to forego another one . |
| 9 | Otherwise you are likely to find that your puppy will continue in this manner so as to attract your attention . |
| 10 | These exercises will be used on your first 3 routines , and will be incorporated in stages so as to make your training progressive and more demanding . |
| 11 | We hope you find this new format helpful , especially when planning your summer ! |
| 12 | Collect rainwater to use on the garden rather than using your hose . |
| 13 | If you ‘ give ’ the smell to the reader rather than using your own private shorthand , then the reader 's own nose will do the work . |
| 14 | you 're prospecting rather than using your current |
| 15 | Ideally , save for a wedding rather than start your married life with wedding-related debts that need to be cleared . |
| 16 | It may be possible to boost your income rather than diminish your expenditure . |
| 17 | Rather than criticising your husband , why not find out if there 's something wrong ? |
| 18 | Rather than wear your heart on your sleeve , you keep it under your hat . |
| 19 | Bright florals are the rage this season so you 'll need a subtle shade of tights to complement rather than overpower your outfits . |
| 20 | It makes so much difference if you tell each other what you hope for , rather than expecting your partner to know , or to assume that your partner wants and expects the same things . |
| 21 | c ) Support CHAS nationally at Christmas — rather than send your family and friends socks or hankies — make a donation to CHAS in their name and we will send you a card , with a ‘ Gift token ’ which explains what you have done , saying that they are helping the work of CHAS . |
| 22 | Take special care with long quoted passages ( more than a couple of sentences or more than a few lines of a poem ) , as a lengthy quotation which is not then followed by detailed analysis and discussion is probably being used ( illegitimately ) as a way of replacing rather than supporting your argument ; you should guide your readers through the significance of what you have selected for their attention . |
| 23 | A spirit level is a must , and it 's a good idea to have one reserved for this job , rather than to use your smaller ‘ indoor ’ level , since it will inevitably get knocked around a bit and gradually become covered in mortar . |
| 24 | ( It is important at each stage to take the time to study the effect of the different types of light upon your chosen image rather than to use your mind to tell you what is happening . ) |
| 25 | Try to live in the moment , rather than planning your whole day ahead . |
| 26 | ‘ It 's a question of horses for courses , finding the best route forward and adopting the practices to fit that rather than bulldozing your way through without perhaps realising the wider environment in which this needs to work , ’ says John Catford , director of the Health Promotion Authority for Wales and professor of health promotion at the University of Wales . |
| 27 | You may well , in the circumstances , be willing to take a step backwards rather than lose your job . |
| 28 | Formative evaluation ( to use the current jargon ) , is so obviously more important than summative , since you need to modify things as they develop rather than wring your hands over them when they have failed . |
| 29 | If so , why did you do this rather than selling your unwanted items and then buying the items you wanted ? |
| 30 | Rather than enticing your man , its real value may be that it makes you feel sexier and therefore more likely to initiate or respond to his overtures . |