Example sentences of "[noun] [modal v] [vb infin] you " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed like having children , the experience may bring you eyeball to eyeball with some of the thoroughly unpleasant aspects of your own personality . |
| 2 | Experience may help you take some of these into account but if you went for a fixed fee you may have to pitch it at such a level to allow for these that it 's perhaps twice what it might be and you could lose the client . |
| 3 | If you ca n't , but would n't mind keeping the draft till you 're in Prague ( it 's good for six months ) , it may be less of a hassle cashing it there , especially as the bank in Brno may charge you something for the transaction . |
| 4 | Some employers may encourage you to start with fewer hours than you think you can manage , with the intention of adding to these as you gain more confidence . |
| 5 | If you 're unlucky enough to have a machine that goes wrong regularly , a service contract may save you hundreds of pounds . |
| 6 | In one form or another these different facets of the modern English concept of marriage reappear in most of the cross-cultural examples which I shall mention later though some of the particular forms may strike you as surprising . |
| 7 | The message here is that romantic cliches may safeguard you from a heart attack and prevent you making a fool of yourself . |
| 8 | A controversial decision may cost you votes , but a courageous decision will lose you the election . |
| 9 | Consider if faith in God and prayer may help you — and your teenagers . |
| 10 | ‘ And if you are angry and rude , Mrs Reed may send you away , ’ added Bessie . |
| 11 | Mid-June may find you concerned with earning your own living and your fiancé 's ideas may be very different to your own ! |
| 12 | If you have it in you to comment on our times through humour , generally of the deflationary sort , then combining this with a crime story may bring you extra dividends . |
| 13 | This true story may encourage you : Some years ago , after what he now describes as " no education " Alan got a job as a messenger boy in a London agency . |
| 14 | The Index at the back of the book will direct you to the details , but if you are only aware of a symptom , this checklist may help you to diagnose the plumbing problem . |
| 15 | The term recruitment consultants does imply ‘ high flyer ’ and this description may lead you to organisations with an interest in placing nurses in particular specialties , in management positions , or abroad . |
| 16 | I confess I feel perplexed to find that any communication which you may have had with Mr Blair should lead you to think that I would consent to preach at Kildalton as a candidate . |
| 17 | Damages for breach of contract should put you as nearly as possible in the position that you would have occupied had your contract been performed properly — but no better . |
| 18 | A few more work experience spells on NME should stand you in jolly good stead for the future . |
| 19 | Then fall down to the left and shift right ; the ghost should follow you down and scare the blue guard away . |
| 20 | The logic of this suggests that we blokes should introduce you to our exes just to show what perfectly normal , likeable girls they are . |
| 21 | The guideline of a total of 47,520 BITS for all stitch patterns should allow you to work comfortably without problems . |
| 22 | Paraphrasing should tell you whether you can answer the question . |
| 23 | If you are reading this book before starting on your higher studies , the present chapter may cause you to decide not to study Law at all , or not to specialise in it . |
| 24 | A call to your local Trading Standards Department may give you information about the state of the business and your next step . |
| 25 | The following books on different aspects of dealing with stressful tension may give you new ideas . |
| 26 | The following case study may give you some idea of what is involved . |
| 27 | To quote : ‘ The nature and demands may neccessitate you to work at times other than your normal hours . |
| 28 | During the check period , the Inland Revenue may allow you conditional non-resident status ; and if they are satisfied , full status will be granted retrospectively . |
| 29 | In special circumstances , the law of equity may enable you to seek an injunction or declaration , with a view to restraining your employer from carrying out his threat . |
| 30 | For example , being born in a neighbourhood may entitle you to a higher place in the queue for housing provided by that local authority . |