Example sentences of "you [vb mod] [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Catch that train and the pair of ye will be in Dublin before nightfall . ’ |
| 2 | Certain cities cast a bewitching spell on people — no matter how fond you may be of country life or seaside resorts , Italy 's cities are just the type to enchant . |
| 3 | ‘ You may be on the level about having done a runner , or maybe not . |
| 4 | FOR the first half of the year you should have plenty of attack , although you may be on the receiving end of a show of force . |
| 5 | I mean you may be on a diet and see a wonderful cream cake and consciously resist temptation to eat it . |
| 6 | As beautiful and as wholesome as you may be on the outside , I shall reveal you for the black-hearted trickster that you are . |
| 7 | ‘ Think of Estella , and her education , and how unhappy you may be with her . |
| 8 | You may be with us unwillingly , but you are certainly with us for the time being . ’ |
| 9 | Although you may be at some bar or club with the community interest at heart , people do n't look at you like that . |
| 10 | ‘ But if they ca n't be shifted , there 'll never be room for you , no matter how much better than them you may be at the job . ’ |
| 11 | You have to know where you are all the time ; this means you must know what mile number you are at , so on day 4 you may be at mile 47 . |
| 12 | You may be at home when someone calls round and leaves their children with you ; you want to do your own thing but do n't feel you can say ‘ No ’ , so you say ‘ Yes ’ . |
| 13 | For example , it is possible for doctors to monitor how well you are , so that if your health deteriorates to a point at which you may be at risk from infections like PCP ( a virulent pneumonia ) , drugs can be prescribed which prevent or significantly delay their onset . |
| 14 | ‘ But you may be at ease . |
| 15 | So , if you are not aware of your environment and purposeful in your movements you may be off balance ; this will cause many of your muscles needlessly to work harder . |
| 16 | Leave the area southbound or you may be under arrest . ’ |
| 17 | But I warn you , Mr Jacobsen , you may be under the impression that you have some sort of droit de seigneur over make-up artists but , let me assure you , you 're way off the mark . |
| 18 | I also wonder how the system copes with changes to people 's incomes , er many people particularly in recession we heard that unemployment in Cambridge is now approaching ten percent and if you 've been turned down by the council , your council housing on your means test are you really going to go back to them at a time when you may be under a lot of stress with unemployment to have your circumstances reinvestigated , I very much doubt whether people do go back . |
| 19 | There is no need to pay in advance for the work even if you are asked to do so ; you may be in an awkward position if the firm ceases to trade without having completed the job . |
| 20 | Mumm , Cuvee Napa , California Sparkling Wine Victoria Wine £7.99 ; Safeway £8.49 ; Tesco £8.55 WITH the first results of the Election due on Thursday night , you may be in the mood to celebrate or drown your sorrows . |
| 21 | You may be in the habit of using some visual behaviours that run the risk of giving the other person a poor impression of you . |
| 22 | However , because you may be in a situation where there is no equipment available for lifting a resident , we 've included some guidelines to protect both care assistants and residents from injury : |
| 23 | It 's when you move from that to communicating domestically that you may be in trouble . ’ |
| 24 | Is Paul saying , now you are a Christian , you may be in a dead-end job , but you 'd better grin and bear it ? |
| 25 | Additionally , when you retire , you may be in a lower tax bracket . |
| 26 | There is next to no hierarchy in advertising , so you may be in charge of the account in the managing director 's eyes , but an experienced creative person wo n't consider that you are " senior " to him . |
| 27 | When the file comes to be consulted you may be in another part of the world , in hospital or long dead ! |
| 28 | You may be in an institution which has video-viewing facilities in the library and a selection of English language programmes for learners to borrow . |
| 29 | If you 're on too friendly terms with him , you may be in danger of not doing your job properly as a governor , because it can be quite difficult to stand back from somebody in an objective way when you know them too well or are too closely involved with them . |
| 30 | 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 . |