Example sentences of "you [modal v] be like " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or you may be like those who tell me they 've used what could have been a disaster to make their lives more what they wanted them to be . |
| 2 | I want to see evidence of both of them , that is my purpose , that you may be like me . |
| 3 | You must be like a piece of wood in the ocean : wood always floats to the surface , even though it is rolled over and held under . ’ |
| 4 | You must be like a good wine . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Perhaps you should be like that more often . |
| 6 | It 's difficult enough dealing with you when you 're halfway normal — I dread to think what you might be like in a state of delirium . ’ |
| 7 | I was very put out to read in your article on Rachel Friend , her answer to the question : ‘ What do you think you 'll be like when you 're 60 ? ’ |
| 8 | What do you think you 'll be like when you 're 60 ? |
| 9 | You 'll be like some savage to them , clutching a wooden idol . ’ |
| 10 | else you 'll you 'll be like grandma was at Mrs |
| 11 | You 'll be like , do you want one ? |
| 12 | I reckon you 'd be like one of them statues — all hard and cold , sort of stuck in one shape . |
| 13 | Another pint and you 'd be like those young lads all falling over themselves to make an impression . |
| 14 | Do n't you think that at eight at eighty four you 'd be like to be chasing the girls with your wig on . |
| 15 | The ‘ hidden message ’ is that you could be like that too , if you ate X 's yogurt . |
| 16 | You shall be like him because you shall see him as he is . |
| 17 | When he appears you shall be like him , for you shall see him as he is . |
| 18 | Everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself just as he is pure , That 's that 's Colin goes on to say , because you shall be like him does not mean that you are to care little about how much of him can be seen in your life . |
| 19 | The fresh air she breathed made pure blood for you , and often during the day she wondered what you would be like , whether your eyes would be blue or brown , and prayed God to make you a good child . |
| 20 | CATHERINE That you would be like my sister , not caring any more . |
| 21 | You pray you will be like him and all will be well . ’ |
| 22 | The small age gap will bring you closer together , and you will be like friends . |
| 23 | ‘ You will be like the many . |
| 24 | Alcohol will turn men away from you and send your soul to hell ; you will be like a ship with a broken rudder , like a temple without its god , like a house without bread … |