Example sentences of "you [modal v] be [subord] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I know less than nothing about you , and if you 're important , which you must be if you 're a , well , a tycoon , then I expect you entertain a lot — friends , business associates — which means that you 'll need someone who 'll be a credit to you — and I do n't know if I can !
2 ‘ No reason why you should be because she was . ’
3 10–30 per cent overweight and not as fit as you should be If you are between 10 and 30 per cent overweight , and similarly you get puffed out easily , do little or no exercise , and consider yourself unfit , you too should begin by exercising gently .
4 Any idea what you think you might be if you look at that , look at some of the questions , some of the descriptions ?
5 You 'll be when they 're gone .
6 Now how you 'll be when you 're seen as being more of an adapter , or more of an innovator .
7 Think where you 'd be if you 'd chosen him . ’
8 Think how irritated you would be if you began reading a story with the opening sentence ‘ They were cooking apples . ’
9 ‘ And then he talked about how amazed you would be if you knew who Oliver really was . ’
10 Five years you 've been at it now ; you should be a concert pianist , and you would be if you had practised . ’
11 You will be if you do n't get dressed !
12 You will be when you have finished the drink .
13 No , you can be when you 're
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