Example sentences of "you [adv] [vb mod] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 You obviously could of got .
2 I smelt fresh cigar smoke and I called out like you normally would to anybody there and no er reply so I searched all round the building , not a soul in sight but there was this distinct smell of cigar smoke and my colleague er Mr Martin he had an experience er a year or two after he joined us .
3 Breathe as you normally would for a few minutes .
4 Well you just ought to .
5 It is no small thing to be able to leave your belongings unguarded and your doors unlocked , as you still can in the country areas of Greece ( Davies 1982 : 85 ) .
6 I can not emphasize enough , however , the importance of learning all that you possibly can about the varieties you are interested in before you buy and plant .
7 Really slam into the punch bag , hitting it with a constant barrage of punches as fast and as hard as you possibly can for no more than 15–20 seconds .
8 Just make the best decision you possibly can in the light of the information contained in Chapter 4 .
9 But unless you want to spend your time and money on litigation against surveyors , building societies , estate agents and solicitors , with no guarantee of success in the end , you need to become as competent as you possibly can in carrying out your own surveys , even if it is simply to check that the ‘ expert ’ has n't missed anything .
10 Avoid over-spending in the first half of the year and set aside as much as you possibly can in the event of any tax demands or unexpected large financial outlays later .
11 You always used to be a lot quicker than this , Jessamy . ’
12 All in good time you will have a bed partner and let me tell you , you will care for her far more than you ever could for this one .
13 The advantage of having a text in computerised form is that you can find things in it very easily using computerised search techniques , and you can do more complicated searches than you ever could with a printed concordance .
14 Firstly , which of the sources on card fourteen , erm have you ever used to but such stamps and products ? at any time ever ?
15 If you are really fond of her , then you know that you will both give each other pleasure simply by being together for a while , but you must be prepared to give much more of yourself to the conduct of those few hours than you probably would in other social circumstances .
16 Instead of having to come home from work and worry about wrapping up the Christmas presents , or writing letters to friends , or having a long conversation with someone in the family who needs a bit of support , and fitting all that in after the children have gone to bed and the supper 's been washed up and you really ought to be reading papers for tomorrow 's meeting , I know I have a chunk of time when I can get on with doing all that .
17 And another thing , you really ought to be venturing further afield ; travelling or doing something more challenging now and therefore perhaps you need a gentle prod to remind you that life is only , after all , what you make it .
18 You really ought to be wearing a ring , Lucinda .
19 You 've got to put the clef at the beginning of it you really ought to .
20 One megabyte is totally inadequate for running Windows ( version 3.1 requires a minimum of 2Mb ) and you really ought to be thinking about slamming in the RAM .
21 doing it Roger is that we sit here and we say to our clients , ah but you really ought to be coming to us because we 're railway experts .
22 and then you really should with the staff we 've
23 You even used to be able to bring them here with you .
24 YOU NEVER USED TO BE SO SELF-CRITICAL , CAPTAIN .
25 You never used to .
26 And you were n't you see you actually used to be interesting when you were talking and sit complete miserable bastard like Patrick does .
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