Example sentences of "[conj] you [vb base] [adv] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their house , Carceri , is a complex world of ancient stone galleries and courtyards , with weird ( and scheduled ) spiral staircases that you go up only to find yourself on the floor below the one you started on — an old dungeon perched among the treetops on a hillside overlooking the city , which they found by a miracle , and had converted . |
| 2 | As you near the end of your first video safari , the low-battery warning in your viewfinder may begin to flash , indicating that you have not long to go before switch-off for the day . |
| 3 | That 's why it 's impossible to be prescriptive about how you should allocate your own time — and that 's why it 's essential that you learn how best to manage your time for yourself . |
| 4 | ‘ Such a shame about the weather , and you have n't long to enjoy our Mediterranean climes , have you , my dear ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I do n't doubt that , Claudia , but you also want to keep me away from Garry , ’ she added shrewdly , ‘ and you want even more to keep me away from Roman . |
| 6 | Unlike traditional sales where you wait until you get round there to tell them what the price is you have you have to er tell them what er the price on the phone . |
| 7 | ‘ People get bored if you try hard enough to tell them how things were . ’ |
| 8 | " If you have somewhere else to go , you will go . " |
| 9 | By deprivation I mean that the parents or school recognized the child 's achievements , but only grudgingly , for example , ‘ You have done quite well ’ or ‘ You 've passed this exam , but you have still more to pass ’ . |
| 10 | What happens if , as you move in close to grab his arm , he suddenly kicks you hard in the groin , and then stabs you as you double over in agony ? |
| 11 | But the detective in a detective novel is not altogether your real policeman , though you do well never to make him ( if he is a police officer ) flout details of proper police procedure . |
| 12 | For when you are dry , empty , sick , or weak , at such a time is your prayer most pleasing to me though you find little enough to enjoy in it ’ ’ |
| 13 | Though you journey so far to see their ancient endeavours . |