Example sentences of "what you [verb] [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To our philosophy teacher , Professor John Macmurray , I owed the perception that my chosen trade was a treacherous one if what you looked for was strict objectivity . |
| 2 | " That 's what you get for being public-spirited . " |
| 3 | ‘ Is this also what you meant by being psychic ? ’ |
| 4 | Quality : Do not say what you believe to be false . |
| 5 | These principles are expressed as follows : ( 13 ) The co-operative principle make your contribution such as is required , at the stage at which it occurs , by the accepted purpose or direction of the talk exchange in which you are engaged ( 14 ) The maxim of Quality try to make your contribution one that is true , specifically : ( i ) do not say what you believe to be false ( ii ) do not say that for which you lack adequate evidence ( 15 ) The maxim of Quantity ( i ) make your contribution as informative as is required for the current purposes of the exchange ( ii ) do not make your contribution more informative than is required ( 16 ) The maxim of Relevance make your contributions relevant ( 17 ) The maxim of Manner be perspicuous , and specifically : ( i ) avoid obscurity ( ii ) avoid ambiguity ( iii ) be brief ( iv ) be orderly In short , these maxims specify what participants have to do in order to converse in a maximally efficient , rational , co-operative way : they should speak sincerely , relevantly and clearly , while providing sufficient information . |
| 6 | It may be hard to stand by and see your grandchild subjected to what you believe to be wrong methods of mixed feeding , potty training or general discipline , but you have already had your chance to bring up children . |
| 7 | The fact is that what you pay for is instant accuracy — but not really convenience . |
| 8 | Now , one of them will rotate to the right , one will rotate to the left what you need to be able to do is to identify the condition that will give that give rise to optical isomers , in other words , to be able to say yes , that molecule will have optical isomers . |
| 9 | It 's got you need to write a hundred words or less what you want to be older and plans for the future . |
| 10 | cos I thought what you talk about is such a load of bollocks and he looked at me madly , and I thought oh how funny , I thought . |
| 11 | In the left column , put what you consider to be all the main points made in the book . |
| 12 | All you have to do is put the qualities for the Man of the Nineties listed on the coupon in order of what you consider to be important , from one to six . |