Example sentences of "[coord] you [modal v] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Father Abbot , you were not with us in Gwytherin , or you would recognize this wonder . |
| 2 | You may forget about this entirely , or you may spend some time exploring possibilities in a rather inconsequential way . |
| 3 | You may prefer their texture or you may need extended periods of wet paint , in which case Blockx colours are very useful . |
| 4 | You may prefer their texture or you may need extended periods of wet paint , in which case Blockx colours are very useful . |
| 5 | The controls are well laid out and become instinctive after a few plays , though you have to let go of the joystick pretty smartish or you 'll move one block further than you intended . |
| 6 | ‘ Well do it , and make sure you satisfy Herr Christanssen , or you 'll get that whipping I promised you . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Or you 'll find this time that you will be court-martialled and end up in the gaol you were originally intended for . ’ |
| 8 | Before you re-use the newspaper and blotting paper for another batch of plant material , do ensure that it is thoroughly ironed to remove any moisture , or you will affect future pressings . |
| 9 | And do n't site it too close to a house wall , or you will get sooty stains — unless you build some form of screening . |
| 10 | Very much easier to produce , these weeping standards consist simply of an easily struck rambler cutting with only the one single strongest shoot allowed to develop into a whip and stopped off at the desired height — or you can throw all convention to the winds and simply use a short pillar , fix an umbrella into position , and let a normal growing rambler fall over it . |
| 11 | It says on it , you can pay two hundred pounds , or over three years , or you can pay ten pounds . |
| 12 | Or you can pay full price somewhere else . |
| 13 | Say there we are you can add twelve add twelve or you can do two times |
| 14 | You can borrow small sums for a short period of time or you can borrow large amounts for many years , such as a mortgage . |
| 15 | Or you can buy some flowers from a shop or market stall . |
| 16 | Or you can read some source of information that predicts the future . |
| 17 | Again you can pick up the stitches and knit them directly on to the edge , or you can knit long strips or tubes and sew them neatly in place . |
| 18 | Gripper strips are nailed to the bottom of each riser and the back of each tread ( or you can get right-angled metal stair grippers which simply fit into the angle between each tread and riser ) . |
| 19 | For these reasons it is necessary for you to check catalogues carefully to make sure the trees you order are compatible , or you could grow self-fertile varieties that do not need cross-pollination . |
| 20 | For example , if your wall units do n't meet the ceiling , little-used dishes can be rowed up along the tops , or you could build extra cupboards in the gap . |
| 21 | Or you could stay another year at school or college and re-take the subjects you failed . |
| 22 | This is a very important way of handling statistics , is n't it , in a sense , I mean , if you 're talking about , in another context , if you talk about recidivism , and , and you say forty percent of people who go into prison reoffend within the following five years , that 's the down side , or you could say sixty percent do n't , or sixty percent keep out , and it 's all a question of how you actually phrase it . |
| 23 | A solution of Jeyes fluid diluted to the manufacturers ' instructions can be sprinkled on the floor when needed , or you could try Stable Boy — crystals from a volcanic rock called zeolite that are said to absorb damp and help horses who normally cough when they come out of their boxes or start work . |
| 24 | You can fit drawer chests inside the units for easier storage of items like underwear and socks , or you could use sliding baskets in a rack for the same purpose . |
| 25 | " Or you could have champagne-tasting competitions from ladies ' slippers , " she said , laughing . |
| 26 | I 'll just switch that television off and you might pay some attention . |
| 27 | But if if a lot of schools opted out could you imagine that there might be one school that was famed for its computer excellence , and another school famed for its musical excellence , and you might have different specialist kinds of schools , not quite as dramatically delineated as I have suggested , but that would be the balance of interest in these different schools and would that be healthy ? |
| 28 | The novelty of touring America is wearing off , and you might spend 24 hours in the bus . |
| 29 | ‘ And you would override that belief ? ’ |
| 30 | It could be that your husband has announced his intention to spend his retirement playing golf or on some other activity which , for one reason or another , excludes you , and you would welcome more time spent together . |