Example sentences of "[vb base] [conj] you [be] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 You should be able to forgive yourself once you realise that you are not expected to be perfect ; indeed , if you were , you would not need to be here at all — your spirit would be continuing its learning process somewhere else .
2 Certainly from the moment you land you realise that you are no longer on familiar ground .
3 I realise that you are very busy and have a business to run , but I really do hope you can help .
4 ‘ I still say that you 're not indispensable .
5 say that you 're not allowed to , to run those because they 'd be contrary to the directive , but er we 'd have to wait and see
6 Yeah , just say that you were very
7 ‘ Sometimes I forget that you are not native to this land , Alexei .
8 ‘ You 're forthright , strong , ’ Claire said , ‘ capable of great things , like most Aries women , but right now I sense that you 're not particularly happy , and certainly there 's some indication that a lot of your unique drive has been squandered away .
9 James Bond fantasies , you know , when things just appear and you 're just sophisticated and your hair 's in a flip and you look great and you get on your private jet .
10 So great , let's communicate with any other deputies and say if you 're not prepared to take it over we 'll close the we 're afraid the scheme will have to close down .
11 Just because you 're assertive that does n't mean you 're gon na get everything that you want because you 're not being assertive just means that other people are aware of what you want .
12 Go to Gateways for me if you want while you 're there ?
13 ‘ I expect when you 're not going to the theatre — sometimes — and going to the cinema — sometimes — you 're having cosy little evenings in with Arnie ? ’
14 You hesitate as you are not convinced of the quality of the scientific work ; test-tube fusion later turns out to be real and your university , your employers , lose billions of dollars in royalties .
15 In opposing this motion the amend that you 're about to hear about is actually supporting restrictions on justice .
16 ‘ You deny that you were anywhere near the scene of the crime ? ’
17 But this , of course , does not mean that they are not enjoying your company , if you show that you are quite happy just to sit quietly with them , looking through a newspaper or reading a book ; for silence is for sharing too on the right occasions .
18 Show that you are as interested in how she is enjoying school as in achieving good marks .
19 They show that you 're not just a ‘ browser ’ , but are serious — and you 'll get a lot more help as a result .
20 ‘ I hope that ye 're not skint , ’ he said .
21 Hawkins said : ‘ I most sincerely hope that you are not thinking what I think you are , if you follow me . ’
22 However , with respect , Mr. Speaker , I have seen your reply in which you said that using the crest of the House of Commons on such material was not an offence , so I hope that you are not referring to that aspect of the issue that the tell-tale Member has just raised with you .
23 We hope that you are still enjoying taking part in the survey and will continue to give it your support .
24 Presumably that 's why you read the column , and I hope that you are considerably richer as a result .
25 I hope that you are now well enough to accept the attached invitation to a charity bail on the first evening of the York meeting .
26 Now imagine that you 're not sitting watching in your comfortable stalls seat : you are that character .
27 Wait until you 're really sure , ’ Maureen said , and Anne hugged her affectionately .
28 Erm er it 's quite a spectacular thing to watch , I imagine if you 're there .
29 Silas was kneeling beside her in an instant , his face pale as he muttered huskily , ‘ Damned rabbits — they wait till you 're almost upon them .
30 You do n't grasp it when you 're young , and if you 're born , obviously as a lot of the population now are , much younger , and have n't really been either touched or involved in a war , it 's very difficult , it 's something which we 've all seen on television , we 've all seen it at the films and you tend if you 're not careful , to pick up the glamorous side of it , you do n't realise I do n't think and in fact I keep saying this — I do n't think you can ever realise what it must be like to be in a battle until you 've actually been there .
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