Example sentences of "[vb base] you [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Reck'n ye could 've fried the eggs on the cylinder heads it 's so bright and clean and polished . |
| 2 | If there is a tide flowing , to avoid being swept downtide you can take a transit on the next mark to steer the rhumb line . |
| 3 | ‘ Blue I can handle , blue you can see , blue is self-destructive and the posture of an idiot . |
| 4 | He kept their backsides so warm you could have fried eggs and bacon on them ! |
| 5 | As I walked down by the riverside one evening in the spring Heard a long gone song from days gone by Blown in on the great North wind Though there is no lonesome corncrake 's cry of sorrow and delight You can hear the cars and the shouts from bars and the laughter , and the fights May the ghosts that howled round the house at night never keep you from your sleep May they all sleep tight down in Hell tonight or wherever they may be … |
| 6 | It is impossible to detail every virtue or fault you should look for when making your choice , but here I list a few pointers which may help . |
| 7 | But rather to join in the search for new ways forward for the common future of our society and I suggest you might do worse than try a few committees and working groups on pragmatic coalitions , collaborative democracy and local community . |
| 8 | I suggest you might bring a sandwich along Paul . |
| 9 | If they 're abroad I suggest you leave them out , if they 're still in the country I suggest you can leave them in . |
| 10 | But I expect you 'll tell me one of these days . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I expect you 'll think it was a colossal cheek , but I called the Norwich HQ to get your address . ’ |
| 12 | He watched me pull down the Jolly Roger and throw it overboard , then he said , ‘ I expect you 'll want to go ashore now . |
| 13 | Most of you do n't know Alf , but I expect you 'll want to wish him , and the bride of course , a happy , er , future . |
| 14 | I expect you 'll want to talk about computers later but there 's a simple computer game which , which shows a screen with thirty-six numbers from one to thirty-six . |
| 15 | So , Alec , I expect you 'll finish moving that dung today . |
| 16 | ‘ I expect you 'll do much as our other American tourists do , ’ said Alice . |
| 17 | I expect you 'll come round to it in the end . ’ |
| 18 | Well if you go and look for it I expect you 'll find it . |
| 19 | I expect you 'll find |
| 20 | I think your mum will buy you some when you are a bit bigger , I expect you 'll have some next winter , when you go in the , at the moment you do n't really need them do you ? |
| 21 | ‘ If I say one of my contacts tipped me off , I expect you 'll pester me for his name . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Oh , I expect you 'll survive , ’ Constance said , coolly . |
| 23 | ‘ I expect you 'll wish I was with you — or at least I hope you will , ’ said John at last . |
| 24 | The bad news , on which I expect you 'll agree with me , is that across all parties , the professional politicians have been letting us down for decades . |
| 25 | I expect you 'll know some of them already . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I expect you would like some brandy . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ I expect you would like to go upstairs to tidy yourself before the opening . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Well , I expect you can guess the rest ! |
| 29 | ‘ I expect you can rely on your clerk to keep the guineas rolling in . ’ |
| 30 | I expect you can watch a bit of video . |