Example sentences of "you [modal v] [vb infin] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ’ I wis jist mebbe wonderin' if ye could pit in a word fir me ? ’ |
| 2 | You know , you may go for a long time and not see any , then you 'll see two or three in possibly a week . |
| 3 | You may register with a doctor , dentist , chiropodist of your choice . |
| 4 | If you are living away from home you should bring your NHS card with you so that you may register with a doctor . |
| 5 | So , it makes sense to transfer money you may hold in a building society account or other savings account where you may be paying tax on the interest . |
| 6 | If you are a countryman , you may sit by a stream and contemplate a may tree just coming into blossom , or climb up on the ramparts of an iron age hill fort and let your soul soar with the wind . |
| 7 | ‘ Something tells me you may bump into a little politics on the way . ’ |
| 8 | The holiday is extendible to suit your requirements , and to increase your flexibility even further you may return from a different airport in Switzerland . |
| 9 | You may speak to a woman volunteer if you wish . |
| 10 | As a language user you may start from a position of ‘ innocent egotism ’ , whereby you assume that others are like you and share your assumptions , or you can start by trying to assume what the addressee 's terms of reference are and continue in a circular process of mutual discovery . |
| 11 | The right not to be unfairly dismissed is relatively modern and based upon statute ; if you are unfairly dismissed , you may complain to an industrial tribunal . |
| 12 | A good recent example is the TV launch campaign for First Direct ( whatever you may think of an execution that can best be described as controversial ) . |
| 13 | However if you plan to do a lot of recording of teaching and can arrange for classes to come to one special recording room you may think about a two-camera system . |
| 14 | you may walk into a house and there 's , it 's loaded with trophies and you say och whose , ah these are nice trophies , who won these trophies |
| 15 | However , you may benefit from a more stimulating , uplifting aroma . |
| 16 | So you may decide on a statement such as , ‘ We intend never to buy any item on HP ’ . |
| 17 | On the other hand , if you are the hostess , you may feel under a certain duress — especially if you entertain often . |
| 18 | You may feel like a stimulating and exciting experience , but if you are committed elsewhere , think about the consequences of your actions first . |
| 19 | If you do not , you may move into a home only to find , three months later , that the road outside your flat is being widened into a motorway , or an uninterrupted view over woodlands is to be rudely interrupted by the erection of a new housing estate . |
| 20 | In year 1 you may put in a maximum of £3,000 and up to £1,800 in each succeeding year — up to a total of £9,000 over 5 years . |
| 21 | You may act as a role model and a mentor to others . |
| 22 | Any so-called ‘ dirt ’ you may see on a piece of cotton wool after rubbing your skin with astringent or lotion may just be the remnants of make-up or skin cells , which are flaking off all the time . |
| 23 | While you may gain from a long overdue cheque , you 'll lose out again when a rather large bill presents itself for payment . |
| 24 | ‘ You may look like a brainless little urchin , but you are certainly the daughter of my flesh . ’ |
| 25 | You may live in a modern house where the style of bare floorboards is acceptable , but nothing beats good carpeting as insulation . |
| 26 | You may live in a place where pets that run around , like cats and dogs , are not allowed . |
| 27 | There are grants for insulation and you may live in an area where local Community Insulation Projects could draughtproof and insulate your home for you . |
| 28 | You may live within a few metres of many if not most of the plant and animal species ever recorded in Britain , and perhaps a few that are new to science . |
| 29 | C. Follow Mr and Mrs Spencer on a rope ladder down one of these swallow holes and pipes and you may come to a narrow passage . |
| 30 | You may qualify for a ‘ do-it-yourself ’ divorce if all the conditions below are met : |