Example sentences of "you [modal v] be if [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 | 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 . |
| 3 | Any idea what you think you might be if you look at that , look at some of the questions , some of the descriptions ? |
| 4 | Think where you 'd be if you 'd chosen him . ’ |
| 5 | Think how irritated you would be if you began reading a story with the opening sentence ‘ They were cooking apples . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ And then he talked about how amazed you would be if you knew who Oliver really was . ’ |
| 7 | Five years you 've been at it now ; you should be a concert pianist , and you would be if you had practised . ’ |
| 8 | You will be if you do n't get dressed ! |