Example sentences of "[v-ing] [conj] you [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We wonder whether this has anything to do with an ‘ upgradeable ’ machine DEC seems to be using where you could yank out the 80486 and substitute a P5 . |
| 2 | Erm I du n no , the thing is our prom , yeah , is the day before so like I 'm gon na be pretty fucked erm two , a couple of my friends who are coming , they 've got they 're like in the middle of the ex their exams like erm I know my one friend 's driving there but he 's going from St John 's Wood , thanks , erm we might be able to pick you up , I 'm not sure , it depends what 's happening or you might go with Josh , like we 'll meet outside probably . |
| 3 | I want to be told that the house-martins are nesting or you might see a badger if you 're lucky . |
| 4 | The recreational facilities range from horse-riding to para-sailing , while inland from the Club the countryside is criss-crossed with tracks for walking where you can discover rural villages , lone mosques and secret lakes among the low hills . |
| 5 | All the while you are praying that you wo n't be thrown off the top of some emotional Empire State Building , by having very similar news broken to you . |
| 6 | I do n't deserve another chance — but I 'm hoping , praying that you will give me one anyway . ’ |
| 7 | So stop bleating that you ca n't ! |
| 8 | It shows that it is no use simply announcing that you can conceive of another 's pain on the grounds that you can suppose that what he has is the same as what you have . |
| 9 | It 's worth stepping back a little and considering your own personality before drawing up a birth plan or vowing that you will never have an epidural whatever the circumstances . |
| 10 | But , erm , that this is gon na be happening and you ought to have an input . |
| 11 | If you worked in the industry you would see what was happening and you would be aghast . |
| 12 | Erm but one , one one , I mean cl clearly the policy which was pursued was one of inequality and there was a rich peasant economy and either you say well yes there is , there is an economic imperative for that and that 's the explanation or you say well there might have been a political factor involved in this that there was a recognition that progress was going to come through class conflict and therefore if you are actually promoting the kind of you might realize it was happening and you might be more prepared |
| 13 | Your care will mean that you 'll probably know if anything untoward is happening and you 'll be able to deal with any problems early on . |
| 14 | She 's dying and you 'll be the only golden eagle here then and wo n't that be nice ! ’ |
| 15 | and I said no waste your bloody time applying cos you wo n't bloody get it anyway |
| 16 | If you go for a pint at dinnertime you 'd Yeah you 're driving and you Ca n't you get done for drink driving ? |
| 17 | Having used these twelve sentences in your do-it-yourself practice and been aware of the sound ( or memory of sound ) and of the slight differences which are visible , you may like to compare two sentences , each from a different group , specially noticing if you can spot any difference in the diphthong shapes . |
| 18 | So Saturday evening was back to the papers and then back home , usually about seven , mostly walking because you could n't afford the penny for the tram , no ha'penny fares , just a penny , w . |
| 19 | Do you remember the mistakes she made , Grant ? mummy , mummy , mummy , mummy could hardly stop laughing because you could go through and she 's older than you , but Aileen thinks you 're wonderful . |
| 20 | ‘ Laughing when you should be crying ca n't be helped but it sends other people the wrong signals , so they may be shocked . ’ |
| 21 | This is top class rally driving as you 'd expect to see it … |
| 22 | I remember suggesting that you might do Bellini 's Norma that way . |
| 23 | She is my responsibility and I am merely suggesting that you may want to go home . |
| 24 | I am not suggesting that you should collapse in a soggy heap if you bang your head or shut your finger in the door ; but suppressing tears when you are really unhappy is suppressing the grief itself and this can be harmful in several ways : |
| 25 | I am not suggesting that you should be totally selfish , but people will put on those who ca n't say ‘ no ’ when they need a helping hand . |
| 26 | ‘ My dear Constance , I am not suggesting that you should no longer visit me . |
| 27 | It 's you making the decisions and doing the work and although I am not suggesting that you will catch twice as many pike , you will certainly catch some which a fast surface retrieve would have missed . |
| 28 | I am not for one moment suggesting that you could do such a thing yourself because I think you would do it with more style and use a magnum of champagne . |
| 29 | I am not suggesting that you can never have another cup of coffee or tea but that here , as in many other areas of life , moderation is the best policy . |
| 30 | Accepting that you will need to provide either training or re-training for your existing staff means that you will remember to budget for it in the overall cost of the system . |