Example sentences of "[verb] you [modal v] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Jesus , Andy , ’ said Callahan , ‘ I did n't know you could surf like that . ’ |
| 2 | D' you know you can talk to your dreams — ask them questions . |
| 3 | Well no it 's not that I just think it 's the I do n't know you can see through it more . |
| 4 | His new video Bodyfit ( Pickwick , £10.99 ) starts with Fergie saying how good it all is and then moves into some dynamic stretches with Josh , cardio-vascular exercise , routines for individual muscle groups and ‘ together ’ exercises you can do with your partner . |
| 5 | What was physically happening you could relate to that and you got that sorted out . |
| 6 | It is impossible to detail every virtue or fault you should look for when making your choice , but here I list a few pointers which may help . |
| 7 | The bad news , on which I expect you 'll agree with me , is that across all parties , the professional politicians have been letting us down for decades . |
| 8 | ‘ I expect you can rely on your clerk to keep the guineas rolling in . ’ |
| 9 | Any man who 'd try and attack you would have to be mad ! |
| 10 | When dealing with the mains supply you should proceed with the same care you would exercise if your life depended on it , because it does ! |
| 11 | Say you 'll sleep on a sofa or a table , and you 'll be all right . |
| 12 | just for fun , you know but I 'm not a believer in using your fists , you ought to be using your brain to teach with but there were no there are no sanctions , if you say you must stay behind after school , you have to send a letter home and half the parents will write back and say my son or daughter is not staying after school and that is that ! |
| 13 | And as I say you used to have to erm children used to hav well the elder children had to give a turn with the mangling . |
| 14 | The customers say you 'd have to be a detective to make sense of it . |
| 15 | And you never say you 'd like to be taken out for a change , or ring him up when you want a bit of company ? ’ |
| 16 | If you were caught you could point to the cucumber and deny responsibility . |
| 17 | Starting on page 6 we 've got lots of suggestions of great lowland areas to explore — places you may overlook in the height of summer when you 're busy heading for the hills or tackling treks abroad . |
| 18 | This landlocked location is n't the first place you 'd think of for a diving school but the Diver Training College is proving to be very popular . |
| 19 | ‘ — and when we divorce , I 'm grateful to know you 'll pay towards Thomas 's upbringing , but I do n't want any money for myself . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ How was I to know you 'd feel like this ? ’ she protested , her guilt sharpening into a defensive anger . |
| 21 | Added Hendry : ‘ It 's nice to know you can cope with the pressure when it matters . |
| 22 | Well you can just wait , you want you can go in mine , erm do we could do with and that would be it for the interview |
| 23 | Every scrap of understanding you can glean about the dynamics of bereavement will , of course , be valuable ; but never try simply to ‘ play it by the book ’ — this or any other , for in the long run it will be the way you use your heart , not your head , that will count most . |
| 24 | If you are a compulsive nibbler , better you should nibble on raw carrots , sunflower seeds , and pistachio nuts than anything else . |
| 25 | If you want a nice long walk you can go by the iron bridge and through Ballochbuie forest … ‘ |
| 26 | The Oscar-winning actress told the YP : ‘ To follow Denis Healey 's act you would need to be a genius . ’ |
| 27 | It 's the same with shadows : the beautiful thing is n't the alligators or bats you can make with your hands , the beautiful thing is the way the shadow image allows you to see so precisely what the outer contour of your own hand really looks like , those little bunches of flesh under each bent finger joint . |
| 28 | The holiday is extendible to suit your requirements , and to increase your flexibility even further you may return from a different airport in Switzerland . |
| 29 | This may be the case , but you will spend much of the two or three minutes moving at sub-maximum speed , so the further you can ride on the back of aerobic respiration , the more lies in reserve for explosive onslaughts . |
| 30 | ( 3 ) If you are still unfit for work after this period of being paid either Statutory Sick Pay or Sickness Benefit you will transfer to Invalidity Benefit which will be paid for as long as you remain unfit for work . |