Example sentences of "[adj] you [vb mod] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( c ) Undertakings When giving an undertaking , remember that unless you make the contrary very clear you will be personally responsible for carrying out its terms if your client fails to do so — see the pronouncements of the Law Society published in the Law Society 's Gazette at various times over the years . |
| 2 | Push the rudder down , prepare everything because if you get it wrong you 'll be straight back on the beach again and then climb in and sail away . |
| 3 | It shows you how wrong you can be , and what you can do if you fight your fear and try . |
| 4 | It just shows how wrong you can be . |
| 5 | he was greatly concerned , too , with getting the correct scale of things , emphasising that the eye can only see at one glance an object which in size is one-third of the distance between the object and that eye ; in other words if you are painting a man six feet high you should be 18 feet away from him . |
| 6 | If you 're Libyan or Lebanese you must be a terrorist . ’ |
| 7 | It does n't matter how wet you may be , or how much lube you use , by the time you get going most of the moisture has gone . |
| 8 | Buying a second-hand board is rather like the second-hand car or computer market in that there are plenty of bargains but unless you are careful you can be ripped off . |
| 9 | ‘ I was so afraid you would be hurt , then I found myself wondering if I could trust David or whether he would walk out on me at the first sign of trouble . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ If you do n't co-operate , I 'm afraid you 'll be seeing a lot more of them . |
| 11 | " I 'm afraid you 'll be wasting your time with me . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm afraid you 'll be punished for this , Heathcliff , ’ I said sadly . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm afraid you 'll be needed here . |
| 14 | Or as Dr Ed Wheat puts it in Love Life for Every Married Couple , ‘ If you are afraid to try it because you are afraid you will be hurt , consider this : the risk of pain is always the price of life . ’ |
| 15 | A I am afraid you must be strong as regards starving your Oscars out . |
| 16 | ‘ I was afraid you 'd be waiting on the doorstep . |
| 17 | Certain cities cast a bewitching spell on people — no matter how fond you may be of country life or seaside resorts , Italy 's cities are just the type to enchant . |
| 18 | If you 're Colombian you must be a drug dealer . |
| 19 | If you 're simply replacing the old cistern — and not putting in a new system alongside the old you will be without water for some considerable time while the job is done . |
| 20 | By the time your young dog is about six months old you should be developing other commands which will form part of its outdoor training requirements , in preparation for allowing the dog off its leash . |
| 21 | It 's funny you should be here , John . |
| 22 | Show people how clever you can be . |
| 23 | First , when you 're told from every conceivable angle that something is , in itself , dangerous you can be lulled into thinking the very opposite . |
| 24 | To be honest you 'd be better off instead of aiming for Watford going straight across . |
| 25 | ‘ I do n't fear that , Miss Mackenzie ; I 'm convinced you 'll be back up that ladder before the ambulance has had time to drive away . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ And you 're convinced you will be able to persuade Suzie to go back to England ? ’ |
| 27 | Yo it 's possible you could be one of those . |
| 28 | And if you are medium-framed you should be 8 st 13 lb. |
| 29 | So give him a good clean show suitable for all the family , or you can rest assured you 'll be playing the tavern tonight . |
| 30 | Also , at the end of the turn when the boom is grasped , unless you are low you will be pulled straight over as the power comes on . |