Example sentences of "you [modal v] be the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you let the past dictate the present and prejudice your quality of life , then you may be the loser . |
| 2 | You may be the one person to bring about improvements which will benefit many others as well as yourself . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | With one friend you may be the epitome of patient listening , with another the garrulous fool . |
| 6 | You may be the kind of person who finds it easier to have sex than to talk about it , whether with new or regular partners . |
| 7 | What is certain is that , although a lot of ‘ experts ’ are ready to tell you what to do — and you may be the kind of gardener who merely wants a set of step-by-step instructions — the point entirely missing is that it is you , and only you , who has to use your judgement and make the decisions . |
| 8 | For example , you may be the greatest athlete in the world but your capacity to influence my behaviour is very small if I do not know you are a famous athlete or do not value athletic ability . |
| 9 | How do you know but that you may be the next child that may die ? … |
| 10 | Or do you think that you may be the only ones ? |
| 11 | ‘ You may be the King 's Clerk , Master Corbett , but this is a convent building . |
| 12 | You know , you may , you may be the best , and therefore think , think you have a , or have a high opinion of yourself , and therefore try your luck , you know , if somebody must be getting those jobs it could be me . |
| 13 | The first is that you must be the correct distance from your opponent ; that is at his closest kicking range ( any closer and he wo n't kick at all ) . |
| 14 | ‘ You must be the passenger I 'm looking for , ’ he says , studying a bit of paper . |
| 15 | ‘ You must be the excitable young man who shouts . |
| 16 | ‘ You must be the one to tell me I am doing the right thing . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ You must be the one , ’ said the young woman , ‘ You must be the one I have been waiting for , who must release me from enchantment . |
| 18 | ‘ You must be the one , ’ said the young woman , ‘ You must be the one I have been waiting for , who must release me from enchantment . |
| 19 | You must be the Prince . ’ |
| 20 | You must be the first tourist in years . |
| 21 | ‘ In that case you must be the daughter of that man who owns Wormwood Motors ? ’ |
| 22 | And she said , ‘ Because you must be the only person in Britain who cooked Christmas lunch today and did nothing else at all . ’ |
| 23 | You must be the only one who has n't , Sir . " |
| 24 | You must be the fifth person I 've explained it to this month . |
| 25 | ‘ But you were there and your friends , you 're the same people , so you must be the same group now . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ You must be the one they call Mait . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ You must be the one in a million then . |
| 28 | You must be the only one |
| 29 | " Gemma , you must be the most agreeable girl in the world — a rattling good sort . " |
| 30 | You must be the niece Doctor Morris mentioned . |