Example sentences of "you [modal v] [vb infin] [conj] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | You may think that I am too harsh and write with lack of sympathy for the children , expecting them to struggle with concepts which cause greater minds a great deal of thought . |
| 2 | You may think that I want to destroy the milk boards , but if you believe that you will believe anything . ’ |
| 3 | You may think as I often do : has the client never before seen his consumers ? |
| 4 | However , you may see that I worked over many lines before the ink had been allowed to dry , so in some places the black ink has become fused with the watercolour . |
| 5 | You may object that I 'm only describing the kind of action that occurs in whodunnit stories — but look again at the short fictions that have moved you . |
| 6 | ‘ You may remember that I begged you to make love to me the first time , Penry Vaughan ! |
| 7 | You may recall that I proposed earlier a scheme to do just that — namely , the registration of a new entry , but accompanied by a code known to the Registrar which would alert him in any case of attempted fraud . |
| 8 | In the third place , you may recall that I escorted you to your room at half-past twelve ; but the college gates are locked at midnight , from which it follows that I would have had to rouse the duty porter in order both to be let out and to be let in again , something he will most certainly confirm I did not do . |
| 9 | ‘ Ruth , you must do as I tell you . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I know how you must feel but I had to be sure you were n't another journalist out for a story . ’ |
| 11 | Dear Mummy , I know how disappointed and unhappy you must feel and I know you think I 've behaved badly . |
| 12 | For you must know that I had a twin brother , as beautiful as the day , and gentle as a fawn , and wholesome as new bread and butter , whose company pleased me so much , as mine also pleased him , that we swore an oath never to marry but to live forever peacefully in the castle , and hunt and play together the livelong day . |
| 13 | You must know that I do . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ You must know that I am not without artifice where magic is concerned , ’ said Weasel . |
| 15 | I did n't mean to do it and you must know that I would n't stoop so low — ’ |
| 16 | But you must believe that I kept you here not because I wanted to , but because I believed it my duty to those whom God ( or , well , the Company anyway ) has placed in my care . |
| 17 | ‘ Surely you must realize that I have placed myself in a difficult position ? |
| 18 | You must realize that I 've got it all worked out in my head so that this does n't have any bearing on you at all . ’ |
| 19 | And you must fly and I must run . |
| 20 | You must understand that I can do nothing further for you . |
| 21 | No problem — you must understand that I 've aged a little , I mean I still look roughly the same . |
| 22 | You must understand that I never meant anything like this to happen . |
| 23 | ‘ But you must remember that I am an industrialist and , really , factories are as interesting to me as museums , ha ! ha ! ’ |
| 24 | ‘ That 's not my style , Ian — you should realise that I set great store by not creating ‘ scenes ’ ; by not making those that I esteem suffer any unnecessary discomfort , whether it be social , physical , or otherwise . ’ |
| 25 | I a lot , cos I remember erm when Claire was I got a really formal invitation to something and I asked Claire how you were supposed to reply and she told me the exact wording of how you should reply and I just looked at her I looked at her and I said I 'm not bloody writing that . |
| 26 | We both know what an outrageously male chauvinist pig you are , Ross — but , in case you have n't guessed , I find it very insulting that you should insinuate that I have somehow slept my way up to my present position ! ’ |
| 27 | ‘ It 's funny you should ask because I bumped into her just as I was coming back from the loo . |
| 28 | He took the list , that list right there , and he went like this with it — I was sitting across the table — and he said , ‘ For someone who has seen so much war as you have , North , you should understand that I want to end the war on terms that are acceptable to Iran . |
| 29 | Mr Sugar said : ‘ You should remember that I have devoted my life and energies to Amstrad since the age of 17 . |
| 30 | You sho , you should get if I was you . |