Example sentences of "you [vb base] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The type of notes you make are personal but the important point is that you can follow them with only a glance . |
| 2 | The key is to start with something simple ; 95 per cent of the decisions you make are unconscious — for example , when you drive a car you never really think about putting it into first or second gear . |
| 3 | If you want to carry the smallest possible quantity of water or get the best possible price in the market , the judgements you make are important in a way those made in a water tray or school shop can never be . |
| 4 | ‘ Precision of the kind you mean is important in science . |
| 5 | Many of the issues you raise are important , and are being addressed . |
| 6 | I 'm going on a fast for a few days because everything you eat 's bad for you . ’ |
| 7 | ’ So you 're trying to say that the beer you sell is healthy ? ’ |
| 8 | You can borrow up to six items at any one time and most items you borrow are due back in 28 days ( not a month ) , but some in heavy demand are due back in 14 days . |
| 9 | What you advocate is similar to the International Baccalaureat , a successful school-leaving certificate pioneered by the International School in Geneva and now accepted by reputable universities worldwide , including Britain . |
| 10 | I would estimate that on present form our cost to the heads of agreement stage may be another [ ] assuming it is a UK buyer and that the information you supply is satisfactory to the potential purchasers . |
| 11 | The Flight levels at which you fly are odd and even . |
| 12 | Temperatures can fall very low during the night so some form of heating in the room where you sleep is advisable . |
| 13 | What you suggest is monstrous . |
| 14 | But , you might find the trip you want is full , and you have to go for another . |
| 15 | Old fashioned notions , perhaps , but since what you want is old-fashioned marriage , those are the principles on which it should be based . |
| 16 | So assertive is just being clear in what you want being prepared to keep going until you 've got something along those lines rather than letting people dismiss you or make you feel as though they 've dismissed you and your point not being considered i.e. your point not being heard or going away feeling that your point you did n't have a fair crack because you did n't give your point properly . |
| 17 | If you 're small and the thing you evade is big ( have you ever had this dream ? ) , then the only place to hide is a place where the big thing ca n't fit . |
| 18 | On the other hand , your reader will be interested in your writing only to the extent that what you say is convincing ; and while a film reviewer or a famous literary theorist may be able to rely on their position or fame to guarantee the authority of what they say , you will need to rely on the quality of your argument . |
| 19 | ‘ And if one man did just what you say is impossible and slipped in on the darkside ? ’ |
| 20 | I 'm not really doing that right because I mean I should n't agree I What you say is right whether I agree with it or not . |
| 21 | ‘ What you say is close to the truth . |
| 22 | At worst , if what you say is true , we 'll both be fried ; but what a way to go ! ’ |
| 23 | ‘ If what you say is true , ’ I said , ‘ I think I 'd rather stay here . |
| 24 | But if what you say is true … |
| 25 | I shall do my very best for him and , if anything you say is true , getting away to a different atmosphere with other boys will be the answer . |
| 26 | ‘ If what you say is true , we can not take chances . |
| 27 | ‘ Yes , ’ I said , speaking directly to him — ‘ you are right , what you say is true . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ And the other thing is that if what you say is true then you have a form of extra-sensory perception . |
| 29 | I 'm sure what you say is true . " |
| 30 | ‘ Hugh , if what you say is true , then I hope something good may come of it . |