Example sentences of "you [vb base] you [modal v] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said : ‘ I was sitting on the edge of my seat , jumping up and down , shouting , ‘ If you win it 's because you try and if you lose you must not cry ’ . |
| 2 | ‘ You mean you wo n't . |
| 3 | ‘ You mean you ca n't accept any more of his money ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ You mean you ca n't . ’ |
| 5 | I thought you mean you ca n't dance about the Washington and nowhere else . |
| 6 | You mean you ca n't see it to put round the corner here like this ? |
| 7 | ‘ You mean you 'd never have told me . ’ |
| 8 | After a while she sighed , ‘ You mean you 'd still bear a grudge ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ You mean you could n't just say you were going for a walk ? ’ |
| 10 | You mean you could n't before ? |
| 11 | When we pointed the ending out to them , some said " You mean you can sometimes tell what a chapter is about by looking at the end " and others said " 0 Lord , how many times have I been told ! " |
| 12 | and if you like you , like your drink ah well it 's more weight , weight you gain you can nae |
| 13 | ‘ I hope you realise you ca n't just keep us here , waiting for a miracle . |
| 14 | It goes quickly and then you realise you ca n't remember what you 've been thinking about . |
| 15 | I know what you girls are like , you say you 'll just have it short to see what it looks like , and then you say Pedro at the salon wo n't let you grow it just for the moment , and then you say you 've got to look your best for some wedding or other and you ca n't go with it straggly and then you end up not growing it again and if I do n't mention it every week you think I 've learned to like it and if I do mention it every week you think I 'm nagging so I do n't mention it and I 'm stuck with it . |
| 16 | ‘ You say you 'll probably be bored , but I bet Giles wo n't . ’ |
| 17 | Now the , the initiations are controlled by the elder men who have all , all the wives and if you do n't behave and join the club and conform to what th the crown elders expect , you wo n't get initiated and i if you do n't unless you say you wo n't get any wives and the guys who are doing the initiating the initiated are the very same guys who have all the daughters . |
| 18 | I had hoped you would be able to help me but since you say you ca n't I shall have to pursue other avenues . |
| 19 | You say you ca n't make anything of the photographs ? ’ |
| 20 | you are very welcome to stay for lunch but you say you ca n't . |
| 21 | Mm , so what kind of damage do you think you could do if if you say you would n't let them , so what ma what makes you feel that way ? |
| 22 | ‘ I know that you say you can not . |
| 23 | Now this Act will bind six thousand of us — I am not speaking in my own interest , I am well past the age — but this Act will empty the glens of the young active men — and how can they marry if they are in barracks and camps in England , or in France if you send them there — you say you will not … |
| 24 | Knowing what to do in a life-threatening emergency is like buying fire insurance — you hope you 'll never need it , and you probably never will . |
| 25 | ‘ However , if you imagine you can now buy them back I would advise you to forget all about it . |
| 26 | Then when you speak you wo n't ramble or get confused . |
| 27 | The could be if you pop yourself there , he sits there and she sits there , you 're asking him a question , he 's not sure , he looks at her , so if you look you ca n't see what you 're doing , you want to be able to maintain eye contact with them both , yeah , one of the effective ways , well they 're going to be aware of the layout of the living room , this is their , this is their stage . |
| 28 | As you read you will probably be aware of a character 's potential as a role for the actor — particularly with those who have already an established place in theatrical tradition ( Dickens is full of such characters ) . |
| 29 | Over raters are usually rather immature and may not be able to take criticism so whatever approach you adopt you might well antagonize them . |
| 30 | Again one of the essential elements picking up information is that if you enjoy you will then learn more . |