Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] [adv] [vb infin] your [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The certificate of search conveniently gives both the date at which the search was made , and the date on which the period of priority will expire — and note , again , that to have the protection of that priority you must not only complete your purchase or mortgage , but also lodge the application to register the transaction ( LR form A4 or A5 ) within the priority period — hence the virtue of the procedure for effecting registration when there is unavoidable delay mentioned above . |
| 2 | You should not therefore expect your appointment to extend beyond the period referred to above . |
| 3 | I 'd better just have your address and National Health Number for the records . ’ |
| 4 | Conversely , if you have a serious disagreement with your boss , it could so adversely affect your standing in the firm that you may decide you would be better off elsewhere . |
| 5 | Omitting the scanning side means you can only fax things you can produce on a PC 's screen — you could n't easily add your signature to a letter , for instance . |
| 6 | Social Worker : It may be wrong , but you could n't then make your body not a body which was the only way then you could make yourself not experience some pleasure . |
| 7 | All I knew , in the heat of that moment , was that I had to protect you from me , had to take heed of that barely grasped truth that I could n't perhaps take your virginity and then just walk away . ’ |
| 8 | Second , you could n't really choose your destination . |
| 9 | ‘ We could n't possibly pay your travelling expenses though . ’ |
| 10 | The fog is so bad now that you could n't possibly find your way . |
| 11 | Got ta get there early to bloody get your , you could n't bloody park your car there I should n't think . |
| 12 | She smiled again ‘ Six months post doc at London University , Mr Higgins , I 'd very definitely prefer your tea . ’ |
| 13 | And what kind of relationship can you have , if you dare n't even tell your boyfriend you 're on a period ? |
| 14 | Using a variation ( possessive it 's ) means that you are asserting your right to your own language ; but you may well also alienate your reader , who might decide that , at least in her or his view , " you ca n't write properly " . |
| 15 | ‘ I would much rather forgo your interest if it is to be tempered with interference ! ’ she spat through pursed lips . |
| 16 | I presume he would not therefore question your method for disposing of your money before , er … your demise ? ’ |
| 17 | ‘ But you would n't even give your name ! ’ |
| 18 | Well I suppose you could erm I suspect it would be cheaper than but it would n't actually increase your pension per se at the end of the day because it 's as I said it 's a separate you know it 's a separate sort of erm income to your pension lump sum . |
| 19 | I mean , they ca n't just take your house away ! ’ |
| 20 | Oh yes , and of course when you have it for two days you ca n't actually guard your language all the time |
| 21 | Yeah , you ca n't really defer your pension you have to take it when you retire , do n't you ? |
| 22 | You ca n't really improve your productivity much beyond that . |
| 23 | If you would very kindly state your name and your organisation just for the record . |
| 24 | ‘ If your husband is glancing sideways at younger women , your elderly parents are driving you mad and your daughter looks now how you would like to look , HRT will not magically put your world to rights . |
| 25 | Because the relationships are simple , they will not considerably burden your memory , and at the same time will assist you in building up your intuitive picture . |
| 26 | You will not necessarily see your physiotherapist doing exactly the treatment techniques described below : she may use some of these techniques plus others she has devised herself , or she may use a completely different method . |
| 27 | Remember , it takes your skin between 24 and 48 hours to start producing melanin , which will not only give your skin colour but some natural protection , too . |
| 28 | A poor verbal presentation will not only devalue your message but you along with it . |
| 29 | FILLED WITH LUXURIANT , LEAFY PLANTS , A CONSERVATORY WILL NOT ONLY BRING YOUR GARDEN INDOORS BUT ALSO CREATE A STYLISH EXTRA LIVING SPACE TO ENHANCE THE APPEARANCE OF YOUR HOME |
| 30 | But if you do live in a village you will almost certainly know your vicar , and the same could be said of inner-city communities . |