Example sentences of "you [vb mod] [not/n't] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You c-could n't be b-beastly if you tried , ’ Pogo said . |
| 2 | You may not be here tomorrow . |
| 3 | You may not be able to find the help you would like in your area . |
| 4 | The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents , the Consumers ' Association , and the Department of Trade and Industry have got together to produce a leaflet to warn you of garden hazards which you may not be aware of , and may not be aware of , and how to safeguard against them . |
| 5 | In all such cases you may not be satisfied to receive even large damages for the wrong done ; and what the amount of damages is to be may be very uncertain . |
| 6 | You May Not Be An Angel . |
| 7 | You may not be able to reconcile differences but you will have gained further insights into the perceptions that others have of the school and maintained the personal caring touch ; and the discussion may well encourage you to take another look at your policy for encouraging complaints . |
| 8 | You may not be aware of the Hayes Society , for few talk of it these days . |
| 9 | You may not be able to measure the results exactly but at least the appraisal discussions are based on some known criteria , rather than likes and dislikes |
| 10 | Now of course you may not be able to do anything to change the basic situation — you ca n't very well turn the children out onto the street or walk out on a job just because it is tedious . |
| 11 | You may not be able to afford that trip to a South Sea Island with its blue skies , its sandy beaches and its glorious sunshine . |
| 12 | For this reason it is a good idea to have emergency telephone numbers written clearly where they are easy to locate as you may not be able to remember them should the need arise . |
| 13 | If you are not permanently resident in the U.K. or you work or reside overseas you may not be eligible for this offer . |
| 14 | You may not be able to retire when it would be most convenient . |
| 15 | If you are not permanently resident in the U.K. or you work or reside overseas you may not be eligible for this offer . |
| 16 | Even when there is a grain or more of truth in a criticism , you may not be wholly or , indeed , mainly to blame . |
| 17 | In the simplest case , you may not be sure whether you should continue to turn up for work or not . |
| 18 | If you occupied a senior position , you may not be under an immediate duty to accept an alternative job of an inferior status . |
| 19 | If you are not disciplined enough to arrive at the agency as though dressed for work you may not be taken on to the books . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | You may not be able to actually tell them . |
| 22 | If you hope that you will live for the rest of your life in this place then do not choose a house with an awkward staircase that you may not be able to negotiate when you are old . |
| 23 | You may not be a salaried person at all , you may be a student or a retired person with no mortgage left to pay . |
| 24 | It will cost at least £1.00 a day to feed , needs some companionship from you throughout the day , and all sorts of other commtments from you which , on consideration , you may not be prepared to make . |
| 25 | ‘ You may not be at risk from what is in here . |
| 26 | In hot weather you may not be aware of how much a horse is sweating because it evaporates so quickly . |
| 27 | Some days you may not be able to fit in your daily walk in one session , so you can divide it into an a.m. and a p.m. session . |
| 28 | Sometimes vision is affected , for example by flashing lights or zig-zag lines , and you may not be able to stand light or noise . |
| 29 | Iron deficiency — anaemia — sometimes causes nails to turn upwards and then flake , so you may not be getting enough iron ( found in red meat , eggs , and green veg ) . |
| 30 | You can also decide to help some charities after your death in a way you may not be able to while you are alive . |