Example sentences of "you [modal v] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Indeed and I think ye may be right , Malachi , ’ he said , coughing a little as the whiskey burned his throat . |
| 2 | ‘ Then ye must be crazy . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ But ye might be right , ’ he conceded . |
| 4 | But maybe ye 'll be different , ye just want a taste of the exotic life and then ye 'll go back to the big time . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ If ye hold one end o' the skipping-rope ye 'll be able tae stop me from slipping when I work down towards Dick . |
| 6 | ‘ We were hoping ye 'd be able tae go wie Phillis , when she identifies the Weasel , ’ the cop said , ‘ that 's this fellow 's nickname . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Ye mean ye 'd be willin' to try and kill off her friends just to keep her to yerself ? ’ |
| 8 | Well you may be certain he did n't consult with me . |
| 9 | I only wish I was clear as to what we will do myself , you may be sure . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ We have tried to initiate such action , you may be sure . |
| 11 | If our message to ourselves is ‘ You 'll never do it ’ , you may be sure we shall live up to this suggestion . |
| 12 | You may be sure that I have now placed a regular order with CRA St Albans , my local stockist , so that I am not disappointed in the future . |
| 13 | If you use binoculars or a telescope and see a star as a large , shimmering globe , you may be sure that there is something wrong with the focus . |
| 14 | If you look at Corona and find only one star in the bowl above the seventh magnitude , you may be sure that R Coronæ has faded . |
| 15 | If you look at Algol and find that it is no brighter than Epsilon or Zeta , you may be sure that an eclipse is in progress . |
| 16 | If you see any star of comparable brightness , you may be sure that it is T. Pyxis is included on the chart with Puppis . |
| 17 | Now she 's fawning over her mistress again and whatever plans Horatia has , you may be sure Connell will help her . |
| 18 | If you find that this expansion is really necessary for the same sub-topic on several occasions , you may be sure this is an important and perhaps developing aspect of the subject , and therefore one deserving more than normal attention . |
| 19 | The report was filed five years previously ; the opposing Counsel has a copy and , you may be sure , is thoroughly familiar with every page of it . |
| 20 | Taliesin said , ‘ You may be sure , sir , that we are the Queen 's men through and through , ’ and Calatin said he was very glad to hear it . |
| 21 | If you find the same language in distant countries , you may be sure that the inhabitants have been the same people , that is to say , if you find the languages a good deal the same ; for a word here and there being the same will not do . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Whatever happens , ’ Brigadier Fowler-Thrown said , ‘ You may be sure I shall do my duty . ’ |
| 23 | They gave my new acquaintance a somewhat belligerent aspect , you may be sure ! |
| 24 | But you may be sure that the lords of the other cities will be appraised of these conditions by nightfall . ’ |
| 25 | If it were not , you may be sure that I would have arranged a better climate for the Brits than the Lord has seen fit to give them . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ You may be sure , ’ said Jared Tunstall , ‘ that if ever I do go bankrupt I should certainly die of grief , or of mortification at such a turn . |
| 27 | Examine any relationship you have experienced ; you may be confident that the initiative was taken by one party rather than the other , but was it ? |
| 28 | You may be unhappy with the work you are doing now . |
| 29 | You may be honest , reliable , trustworthy , caring and good at handling people , to name a few examples . |
| 30 | If you are dealing with a matter which upsets you , you may not be as objective in your judgement as you would normally be and you may be oversensitive . |