Example sentences of "[is] [conj] you " in BNC.

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31 The received wisdom is that you knock off two letters from the French ; so 5c becomes British 5a .
32 One of the problems with not getting killed climbing while still young is that you reach such a great age that your standard falls mercilessly , and it is only possible to relive great exploits by reading about yourself in guidebooks .
33 The good news is that you are not on your own ; many owners share your problem .
34 ‘ The mystery of the coming of a new creature is a great mystery ad incomprehensible , Mrs Virginsky , and what a pity it is that you do n't understand it . '
35 ‘ Part of the charm is that you cross the sea to Skye . ’
36 What is nice about the AX diesel is that you can smile smugly about the miles you are effortlessly squeezing from every gallon , in the knowledge you have sacrificed little along the way .
37 The impression given by the marketing campaign is that you are being invited to invest in a single entity — the British water industry — and that there will be attractive perks for those who do .
38 The idea of the ‘ big plunge ’ is that you rapidly create an economic environment in which producers will spontaneously respond to demand , and the change of profit .
39 The lesson is that you must always keep your defences strong so that you are prepared for any situation .
40 The evidence is that you stand as good a chance of getting the choice of currency right as the experts if the return from the managed funds is anything to go by .
41 The unspoken message of the video they lend you is that you start the week head-planting in the snow and finish it bouncing imperturbably down virgin slopes .
42 The idea here is that you go to a domestic dispute to prevent a crime from being committed …
43 The sole qualification for obtaining a vehicle is that you receive mobility supplement for a long enough period to cover the length of the agreement .
44 The elder was contemptuous when the younger replied to his crushing arguments by the reply , the reason why you think like that is that you do n't say your prayers .
45 The advantage of this scheme is that you do n't need to remember to save the money which you would have paid to the Government later on !
46 The point is that you muddle her , you muddle her up .
47 I believe in the end that one of the casualties of taking short cuts and losing integrity is that you will not get good people coming into the business .
48 The essential thing is that you should do the homework as thoroughly as you can . ’
49 The only thing I would add is that you need to find out what you are good at ; you need to find out what it is you can contribute which other people ca n't and that is something which only you can find out for yourself .
50 His latest joke is that you can tell a happy musher by the dog shit on his teeth .
51 It 's a hell-raiser with 24-carat cuff-links and rounded vowels , it 's a freshly squeezed orange juice with a large shot of vodka — and like a Mickey Finn , the beauty of the Bentley is that you do n't know quite what you 've let yourself in for .
52 What I hope — very much hope — is that you , after consideration , may make the same choice .
53 My hope is that you will become a supporter of UNICEF and that , together , we can give them what they so desperately need : a passport to health for their children .
54 The only conditions the Taxman lays down is that you give the same amount regularly for at least four years and that you are a UK taxpayer .
55 The likelihood is that you 'll go back to your old ways so you 'll have achieved nothing .
56 Ironically , considering they are bought mainly by people who do n't need to ask the price , Armani considers that the selling point of his signature clothes is that you can wear them forever .
57 One of the beauties of Springs is that you dictate the pace .
58 The idea behind it is that you ca n't achieve a total look with one brand but must combine products from both ends of the market for a contemporary image .
59 I think the main ingredient for success is that you have to have a good sense of timing .
60 Another sense in which you 're anti-humanist is that you have no truck with ideas of personal ( or social ) progress — people achieving self-sufficiency and fullness of being by becoming more ‘ conscious ’ .
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