Example sentences of "[adv prt] and you [vb mod] [not/n't] [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 What I did not realise when I bought the house was that in the winter , and sometimes in the summer , the fog rolls thickly in and you can not see your hand in front of your face .
2 Er the water was coming in and you could n't put mats on the floor .
3 You see I think if I I 'm trying to en envisage it , if you are erm you , you live in an area and er there have been some er outbreaks of violence of , you know , a nasty nature , some people have been killed , there 's been sort of erm disruption and er and so on , I do n't know how you 'd feel , I think you may feel erm a bit concerned about this , you 'd see things breaking down and you would n't see quite where it 's going to , to lead .
4 My mind refused to clear and I felt delirious , like in a dream where everything slows down and you ca n't reach your destination .
5 ‘ Yeah , there are times , because certain guitars do n't have a wangy bar , that you get a great solo for most of the song and right at the end you want to maybe slide down and you ca n't do it , so you 'd have to find a guitar that would do that , and then blend it in . ’
6 You know walked right the way down and you could n't see
7 You 'd get bogged down and you could n't use the path and it was always overgrown in the summer .
8 Lady Amory 's reaction to this was a mixture of sadness and the old excitement : ‘ We 're very fortunate in that in the near part of the wood garden we 've been able to grass over and you would n't realise the number of big trees that have come down .
9 and someone cuts you off and you ca n't get back
10 ‘ My mind 's made up and you 'll not change it .
11 That 's it line that up and you ca n't go wrong .
12 There 's something definite I want to say , but I ca n't get it out and you wo n't help me . ’
13 And they go and walk back and you would n't know they were there .
14 So next time a lazy Sunday rolls around and you ca n't face the performance of getting together a roast , try a vegetable alternative you may even convert grandma !
15 ‘ The truth is , ’ Rosa began , in her most teacherly tones , ‘ that when you want a man , and you look around and you ca n't see the one you like , you go into the kitchen , and you take a pound of the whitest flour , a pound of the whitest sugar , a pound of the most refined fat you have , and a flask of rosewater and a handful of raisins , another of currants , half a pound of almonds ground to paste , a squeeze of lemon-juice , a pinch of cinnamon and a sprinkle of powdered clove .
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