Example sentences of "you [modal v] be [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Lucy , darling , you may be a married , pregnant lady five years my senior , but I honestly wonder which of us is the most gullible and naïve ! ’
2 Or you may be a personal friend of Lucian Freud — lucky old you .
3 In some Homes , you may be a key worker , working with perhaps three or four other care assistants .
4 Sorry , Charity , you may be a great fan but to Hell with Hitler — and Mussolini too .
5 The letter should explain that you have the right qualifications , and say that you are willing to learn those you do n't have : you may be a competent typist , for example , but need a few hours to learn how to use a word processor .
6 We will be looking at a wide range of candidates — you may be a new graduate , or in mid-career and looking for a change of direction , or returning to employment after a career break .
7 If you ca n't resolve the query or dispute with your customer then you really do have a problem and having a court decide for you may be the only solution .
8 So few people know first aid ( for some strange reason it 's not taught in most schools ) that you may be the only one who can plug the wound and stop the bleeding .
9 Or do you think that you may be the only ones ?
10 You may be an experienced manager seeking to update your knowledge through formal training .
11 If you receive board ( e.g. breakfast ) or attendances or services you may be an Assured Tenant .
12 When a man looks in the mirror , he can tell himself , ‘ You may be an ugly old devil , but you 're brilliant/successful/ virile . ’
13 Well you may be an old ham actor , but I note you 've picked up about five or six , I think , honourary degrees now .
14 You must be a long-distance thought-reader , otherwise how would you know that to be a fact ? ’
15 You must be a good organiser . ’
16 You must be a Sakkratian , ’ Sheldukher continued with cool logic .
17 If you ca n't punch the air and stomp your feet to it , then you must be a cardboard cut-out .
18 ‘ So you must be a real expert on all forms of security , ’ Leonora continued .
19 ‘ I very rarely go out at weekends but if someone sees you in a pub once they assume you must be a real nightclubber .
20 He opened one eye and said , ‘ You must be a practical sort of person . ’
21 You must be a regular guest … and a member of the Hilton Club . ’
22 You must be a hungry boy .
23 Finish some more cereal you must be a hungry boy .
24 You must be a little mother to them , ’ said Mrs Rundle .
25 You must be a little lady !
26 I think there 's another point around that about erm , the image that 's portrayed by the media and and to be successful in your career you must be a slim , well made up woman erm , and thinness equates with success and an ability to get on in life .
27 That is not to say that to get the best results you must be a strict vegetarian but , based on contemporary research , a move toward that direction makes sense .
28 In order to query LIFESPAN information in the relational database you must be a registered user of both LIFESPAN and of the database .
29 You must be the excitable young man who shouts .
30 The basis DC must already exist , and you must be the associated user of the DC or an interested user .
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