Example sentences of "[prep] [conj] you [modal v] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 a question of whether you can go back
2 But this is like the argument about nature and the biosphere : of whether you can mess around with it as much as you like , and expect it to survive .
3 Without me going into any other detail what do you think about if you 'll fit in ?
4 ‘ The thinking is that everyone should be placid and passive , as if you can creep up to the polls in carpet slippers .
5 It 's not as if you can stagger in like when you 've got a heavy cold , at least
6 Like SuperCalc these are n't pictorial in content , but at least the shadowed button look makes them appear as if you should click then with a mouse — which is more than can be said for either of the other two packages .
7 He 'd much more likely kick a drunken beggar , but that 's what most people are like and you can put up with it .
8 Tersteeg had finally told him venomously : ‘ You failed before and you 'll fail again — it 'll be the same story all over again . ’
9 When , when I 'm not sure what 's happening , and people are sort of weaving about and things like that , you can use that and you can just tick over and your ready to move if you need to and you can stop quite quickly if you need to as well .
10 Think of the difference it makes when you can look at programmes like that in the classroom on a video player : you can stop the programme at any point , you can go back and look at something again , you can choose to break it up into as many short sections as you want to and you can come back to it another day to refresh students ' memories .
11 If you are in any doubt as to whether you can carry out this modification , have it done for you by your local repairer , or at least seek more detailed instructions .
12 If you will not come to us I am resolved to bring Oreste to you by and by so you may see how he progresses which I hope will be as well as when he was under your care .
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