Example sentences of "you [modal v] [verb] a [n mass] " in BNC.

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1 You may place a 5cm ( 2in ) thick block of wood under the balls of your feet to make the exercise harder .
2 With either type , you may find a 50mm socket , into which a suitably-sized boss connector or adaptor is welded to take a solvent-welded or push-fit pipe , or a push-fit or compression fitting which takes a branch pipe directly so needs to be the correct size .
3 If it 's shorter you may need a pair of ( 22mm/¾″ BSP ) tap adaptors ; if longer , you may need to cut the pipe and then fit two new ( 22mm¾″ BSP ) tap connectors .
4 You may have a yen to go to a real pub .
5 You must take a pair of fine-denier stockings with you .
6 You must develop a series of ever more suspenseful situations and , though her hero or heroine must eventually " be all right " , the final denouement must not be a let-down .
7 You should design a series of logos for your College , its Department of Business Studies , and for three or four of the companies prominent in your area .
8 If you wish to pass large amounts of data between CHAINed programs , you should use a data file .
9 You can build free-standing walls half a brick ( 102mm/4in ) thick up to a height of around 450mm ( 18in ) without additional support , but over this height you should incorporate a 230mm ( 9in ) square pier every 3m ( 10ft ) .
10 You should have a pair .
11 and you should find a pair of trousers
12 You might see a pair of long johns , then long johns , and a pair of socks , but Paul said they 've opened windows and Trevor said it 's nearly knocked him off the ladder .
13 You might have a sales order processing system sitting on one computer ; once an order has been processed , it sends a message to an inventory system on another computer , which checks whether the item is there , and if it is initiates the shipment , or if not may request the supply of the item by sending a message to a third system .
14 You , okay one place you can get a percent discount you might get a percent and a half discount depending on your
15 You might keep a pair in silk for this .
16 Traditionally if you buy a w unix workstation and you turn it on out of the box , look at the screen and you 'll see a percent sign .
17 Ahead you 'll find a series of lucrative events which may well put you in the public eye , and carry you to further success and acclaim .
18 Well , you 'll get a pair of shoes .
19 ‘ If you 've any sense you 'll grab a pair of skis and do the same .
20 Certainly you 'll have a series
21 By quoting GDYBH or ticking the box on the coupon , you 'll receive a 20% discount on your first order !
22 Donate a pair before May 30 and you 'll receive a £30 voucher which you can use when you spend £60 or more on your new spectacles from Boots .
23 And if you purchase a set of the new Petron TPX Clubs through your club Pro. , as a Golf Plus Club member you 'll receive a £25 discount .
24 If you have more space , you could create a series of pools with the water falling from one to another until it reaches the lowest in a continual cycle .
25 For example , if you were thinking of ways of decorating the bedroom of a feminine little girl , you could make a series of miniatures , each bearing a single letter , which when hung together on a wall spelt out her name .
26 At the early age of thirty-eight me mother sent me West Get up , said she , and get a job says I I 'll do me best I pulled on my Wellingtons to march to march to Kiljimock But I took a wrong turn at Charlestown and ended up in Knock Once this quiet crossroads was a place of quiet prayer Where Catholics got indulgent once or twice a year You could buy a pair of rosary beads or get your candles blessed If you had a guilty conscience , you could get it off your chest …
27 If you would like to nominate yourself , or another , as a ‘ Man of Principles ’ then you could receive a £20 voucher — you might even win a complete Principles Menswear Wardrobe worth £1,000 , as well as a £1,000 donation to a cause of your choice .
28 You could either buy a lot of 10V , 5 per cent Zeners and sort out one with the right voltage ( up to 10.5V is possible at 5 per cent tolerance ) , or you could use a 9.1V Zener in series with two high-current silicon rectifiers , which will drop about 0.5V each .
29 You used to get a bob a day for that .
30 I am but as you would say a cobbler. make it interesting make the character .
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