Example sentences of "you [vb base] to [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In group meetings , if you tend to be hesitant then get in early with your proposal . |
| 2 | If you tend to be inaccurate off the tee , remember that a tailwind usually reduces the effects of side spin on the ball so here 's your opportunity for the long drive . |
| 3 | You know that you tend to be bronchial . |
| 4 | Maybe you want to be cautious , knowing that to try and do a work of God by the flesh is to court disaster and possibly a nervous breakdown for good measure . |
| 5 | ‘ Now , darlin' , you want to be nice to old Eddie , ’ he said softly . |
| 6 | ‘ You want to be modern , but the people do n't like it . ’ |
| 7 | On the other hand , if you want to be awkward then we will press charges for assault . |
| 8 | If you want to be close to the centre there 's a campsite within the grounds . |
| 9 | ‘ Clear off unless you want to be useful , ’ Nutty said to him . |
| 10 | And you , Rose , if you want to be useful you may keep everyone away , run any errands I may require , and take over from , or help McAllister , when I tell you to . |
| 11 | ‘ You 'd better rest if you want to be well enough to travel tomorrow , ’ she suggested coldly . |
| 12 | You want to be famous , but then you 're not happy when you are famous . |
| 13 | So Melissa you want to be famous |
| 14 | So Melissa you want to be famous |
| 15 | If you want to be involved with your local school , let our Branch Educ . |
| 16 | Here 's a list of words you should know if you want to be involved in the PD scene . |
| 17 | IF YOU want to be involved in activities such as these — writing letters to help victims of human rights abuses and campaigning on their behalf — please contact your nearest local group . |
| 18 | But if you 're actually involved in it , and you want to be involved in the people , then I think you have to know something about it . |
| 19 | If you want to be sure of having deterred the enemy , you have to fire first . |
| 20 | When you have reached the prime of life and acquired a home and possessions to be proud of , you want to be sure that you have reliable insurance — but at a price that you feel recognises and rewards the care that you take . |
| 21 | But you want to be sure that your parents get to hear as soon as possible that you are safe , do n't you ? … |
| 22 | And these are just some of the questions you need to ask yourself if you want to be sure of financial security ! |
| 23 | If you want to be sure of the presence of another rabbit , put more pressure on the line and the ferret will then emerge . |
| 24 | You could get pieces of glass — you wo n't , but you want to be sure . |
| 25 | At the end of the day , you want to be sure . ’ |
| 26 | But there may be occasions when you want to be sure that every child has an appropriate role . |
| 27 | You want to be sure of |
| 28 | Because it , it 's , it 's not particularly going to grab me because I 'm going to look at it and I 'm going to I 'm going to look down to see what it 's asking me do and certainly a busy news editor is looking down the line to see , and the first thing he 'll actually do is , is just have a , a very fast glance at it , find out what it 's about , and just make sure there 's someone who can be phoned , and what the news editor will do is actually throw it out into a pile of other handouts and there 's usually a journalist who 's , who 's who 's won first prize and their task for the day is to do all the handouts , and all you want to be sure of is that someone can make a phone call and the news editor wo n't , wo n't bother with any with any superfluous detail , all he 'd want to know is that somebody can be contacted , we 'll find out about it later . |
| 29 | Whether you want to be ultra-feminine and coy with a tiny dinky bag , or to use a chic leather box to give out vibes of power and control , or perhaps just want to splash out on serious quality in a crazy colour the handbag is the lifestyle message of the season . |
| 30 | Now you want to be reasonable . |