Example sentences of "you [vb mod] [verb] [to-vb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Ye 'll have to give me a hand . ’ |
| 2 | You may choose to circle them very lightly with a soft pencil which can easily be erased later or you may use a highlighter pen — it rather depends on how precious the book is ( and , indeed , whether it belongs to you ) . |
| 3 | At the end of the sequence , you may choose to close it with a fade out , but a straight cut to the first shot of the next sequence might be more brisk and businesslike . |
| 4 | Even if you are a very small business or taking on domestic staff you should write a job specification , although you may prefer to make it a more informal list of everything the job entails . |
| 5 | You may refuse to believe it 's happened to you : some people who 've been made redundant pretend everything 's the way it was and set off for work at the same time , then spend hours hanging around the streets , teashops or libraries until they can go home at the usual time . |
| 6 | Although you could re-use the tape for another recording , you may decide to keep it : it 's surprising how even the most unambitious personal video recordings often contain scenes , or just brief moments , which are worth preserving . |
| 7 | You may want to instruct him to say each pair twice all the way through , without you having to ask for a repeat each time . |
| 8 | You may want to use it to chop through modest-sized tree and bush roots so an effective , labour-saving cutting edge is a must . |
| 9 | But if you have that information you may want to confirm it 's right . |
| 10 | If your item of concern has been placed at the end of the agenda , the probability is that time will run out and you may want to get it moved forward . |
| 11 | I 'll do in that case is hold this press release because you may want to change it again a little bit . |
| 12 | It shows does n't it ? you may want to discuss her too |
| 13 | You may have included words that do n't fit , and you may want to remove them immediately from the list , so as to avoid confusion when you check . |
| 14 | You may wish to leave your monthly transfer at the same amount ; or you may want to amend it in the light of an increase in the cost of living or changes in your expenditure plans . |
| 15 | If the template veers off target , you may attempt to bring it back towards the original target . |
| 16 | But I fear you may live to regret it , Creggan . ’ |
| 17 | There are advantages and disadvantages of each and you may need to see them all before deciding . |
| 18 | You may need to allow her to feel very free to express mixed feelings of grief and anger too within the safety of your confidential relationship . |
| 19 | Read the instructions supplied with the card as if there are serial and parallel ports on the card you may need to configure them as LPT2 , COM3 and COM4 if those devices are already installed . |
| 20 | If a player 's fitness falls below 75% his performance is impaired — you may need to substitute him . |
| 21 | When you want other people to do things for you , then style should be polite and you may need to persuade them to co-operate . |
| 22 | You may need to watch him at first , so that you can clean and dress any grazes or cuts immediately . |
| 23 | There is , as yet , no system in operation which allows your competence to be assessed to a national standard , and it will be left to the discretion of your service manager , and course tutors if you have undertaken a back to nursing course , to decide whether you are ready to return , or what additional guidance or preparation you may need to bring you up to the required standard . |
| 24 | If wild animals have access to your garden you may need to prevent them trying to dig up your pet 's body ; make sure that the grave is as deep as possible and perhaps place a paving slab over it . |
| 25 | You may need to spell them out or check that they have been understood . |
| 26 | If he is very sweaty you may need to wash him off ( preferably with tepid water , not cold ) . |
| 27 | If the graphics controller on your PC is part of the motherboard then you may need to disable it by removing a jumper switch , altering a DIP switch or running the BIOS setup program . |
| 28 | You may need to adjust it at the centre on long pieces since the ends tend to pull rather tightly to start with . |
| 29 | Birds love the seed , so you may need to net it . |
| 30 | Most should be obtainable at university/polytechnic careers offices , or at local reference libraries where you may need to request them . |