Example sentences of "you [modal v] be a [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 | You may be an experienced manager seeking to update your knowledge through formal training . |
| 8 | If you receive board ( e.g. breakfast ) or attendances or services you may be an Assured Tenant . |
| 9 | When a man looks in the mirror , he can tell himself , ‘ You may be an ugly old devil , but you 're brilliant/successful/ virile . ’ |
| 10 | Well you may be an old ham actor , but I note you 've picked up about five or six , I think , honourary degrees now . |
| 11 | ‘ You must be a long-distance thought-reader , otherwise how would you know that to be a fact ? ’ |
| 12 | You must be a good organiser . ’ |
| 13 | You must be a Sakkratian , ’ Sheldukher continued with cool logic . |
| 14 | If you ca n't punch the air and stomp your feet to it , then you must be a cardboard cut-out . |
| 15 | ‘ So you must be a real expert on all forms of security , ’ Leonora continued . |
| 16 | ‘ I very rarely go out at weekends but if someone sees you in a pub once they assume you must be a real nightclubber . |
| 17 | He opened one eye and said , ‘ You must be a practical sort of person . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ You must be a regular guest … and a member of the Hilton Club . ’ |
| 19 | You must be a hungry boy . |
| 20 | Finish some more cereal you must be a hungry boy . |
| 21 | ‘ You must be a little mother to them , ’ said Mrs Rundle . |
| 22 | You must be a little lady ! |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | In order to query LIFESPAN information in the relational database you must be a registered user of both LIFESPAN and of the database . |
| 26 | You go to the tech on day release , take an exam every year and by the end of the third year you should be a qualified accounting technician . |
| 27 | Therefore , this could well be a month of highly charged meetings and discussions with relatives , close companions and colleagues , but by the time the Sun enters your opposite sign of Taurus on the 20th you should be a free agent . |
| 28 | You should be an experienced dinghy sailor ( regularly sails with inexperienced crews ) who has also spend at least six days living and sailing in a small sailing cruiser . |
| 29 | ‘ You might be a brilliant designer , Nathan , and I 'm sure you know everything there is to know about sailing . |
| 30 | But you might be a fixed bridge fan . |