Example sentences of "[adj] you [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the rare occasions that the drains run very clear you can see that the dredger has left all sorts of lumps and troughs along the bottom and these would never be found normally except by the most meticulous plumbing . |
| 2 | If the outcome is clear you can say so — e.g. ‘ D is guilty of murder . ’ |
| 3 | As far as this Council is concerned , if you are unemployed you will get no constructive help from Labour . |
| 4 | If you 're feeling brave you can swim in chilly crystal-clear lakes or take a hike in the mountains . |
| 5 | or chug to Oxford or Shakespeare 's Stratford up through the Chiltern hills , visit Stoke Breurne Waterways Museum and if you 're feeling really brave you could tackle the two mile long Blisworth Tunnel . |
| 6 | and you bring it down , and if there 's anything wrong you 'll feel it slowly so that it may click , you do one side and then the other , right the old fashioned treatment for erm dislocated hip was double nappies , er do you know what that ? |
| 7 | when it starts going wrong you 'll get you 'll get |
| 8 | To look at her you would have thought that she had her life perfectly in control — but how wrong you would have been . |
| 9 | Somebody , if they were wrong you 'd think they 'd tell you would n't you ? |
| 10 | We should never have got rid of the little Fiat we used to have which started first time every time and if anything did go wrong you could fix it with an elastic band or a bit of string , Gianluigi used to say , although personally I 'm hopeless with machinery . |
| 11 | DO watch the screen while you type or give commands so that if something goes wrong you can correct it as soon as possible ( eg using Esc ape , U ndo ) |
| 12 | By the way if your system date and time is wrong you can correct them using the MS-DOS commands DATE , and TIME . |
| 13 | WHEN things go wrong you can sue more often than you may think . |
| 14 | what do you do I mean , your ok you can go to bed , but there 's only a certain amount of hours you can stay in bed cos then you 're wondering and wondering and won so you 're more tired trying to find something to do so we |
| 15 | In situations where you do n't feel OK you can use your Adult to prevent the feelings ‘ surfacing ’ in your overt behaviour and to control your behaviour so that it is conducted on an I 'm OK — You 're OK basis . |
| 16 | As a Spanish observer caustically wrote : ‘ To learn English you must begin by thrusting the jaw forward , almost clenching the teeth , and practically immobilising the lips ’ ( José Ortega y Gasset ) . |
| 17 | She , she was n't English you can tell the way she talks . |
| 18 | You may have already decided what sort of walking boots to buy , but the shop assistant will , with barely disguised contempt , correct you , telling you how foolish you would have been to buy such footwear , how lucky it was you came here first , and convincing you that for only an extra £65 you can have the boot you really need . |
| 19 | ‘ You never know how low or high you 'll go . |
| 20 | See how high you can raise them . |
| 21 | They did n't even need to be shown how high you could climb , how bravely you could wrestle . |
| 22 | I mean , when you can get Dick Tracy for free you 'll take it , but when you have to pay £10 for it you 'll leave it on the shelf . |
| 23 | Now once the beading 's free you can pull this sash out , this window frame will come forward . |
| 24 | If it does n't come free you should let go . |
| 25 | a lot of people , if they 're , alright if you want it , you 're interested , and you 're interested you 'll find out . |
| 26 | If you are interested you can check them ( Example 2.12 ) . |
| 27 | If the weekend is wet you can bet Monday morning the sun will beat down so fierce they have to hose the streets . |
| 28 | I could see the breath shaking in Laura 's voice as she said , quietly , ‘ Edward , if you 're not careful you might regret this very much . ’ |
| 29 | if you 're not careful you 'll hurt them you see because if you touch their tails or their fins or something . |
| 30 | ‘ Look , May , ’ he said , ‘ if you 're not careful you 'll end up at the funny farm the way you 're going on . ’ |