Example sentences of "[det] [noun] [prep] [Wh det] you [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm but not everybody 's quite so erm y'know not everybody gets on with everybody and um this kind of what you might call personal chemistry , to lapse for a moment into pharmacological determinism er maybe helps um maybe helps a bit . |
| 2 | A charcuterie in Aurillac or Vic-sur-Cère or some other small but locally important town will possibly provide a pâté the like of which you never tasted before , or a locally cured ham , a few slices of which you will buy and carry away with a salad , a kilo of peaches , a bottle of Monbazillac and a baton of bread , and somewhere on a hillside amid the mile upon mile of golden broom or close to a splashing waterfall you will have , just for once , the ideal picnic . |
| 3 | Before , it gives you quite a few clues to what you may be asked and will help you to present yourself properly and to prepare your answers . |
| 4 | B : [ pragmatically interpreted particle ] the milkman came at some time prior to the time of speaking Yet it is clear to native speakers that what would ordinarily be communicated by such an exchange involves considerably more , along the lines of the italicized material in ( 3 ) : ( 3 ) A : Do you have the ability to tell me the time of the present moment , as standardly indicated on a watch , and if so please do so tell me B : No I do n't know the exact time of the present moment , but I can provide some information from which you may be able to deduce the approximate time , namely the milkman has come ( see R. Lakoff , 1973a ; Smith & Wilson , 1979 : 172ff for a discussion of such examples ) . |
| 5 | Erm it 's a very , it 's always a good idea to do a plan , cos yeah , spend five minutes or so planning and jot down a rough plan and it might be that we would , we wo , we would normally ignore , ignore the plan when marking but if , you have n't finished a question and er , it 's a bit thin we might look at your plan to get some idea of what you would actually written |
| 6 | The list below will give you some idea of what you can do . |
| 7 | Yet another way in which you might choose to use the second half of your daily Fibre-Filler is to divide it into two portions and eat one of these half an hour before each of the two main meals of the day . |
| 8 | Here is another way in which you can lord it over you players . |
| 9 | Codes can easily be devised to suit your individual tastes , but the following are a few hints on which you might build . |
| 10 | Mind you , is n't there some restrictions on what you can do with fridges ? |
| 11 | Yet women , of my generation were the first to have the chance to refuse burdens that just could n't be borne , to understand that it was possible to refuse them without censure , to realise that if you still could n't have everything , you could at least make some choices about what you could have . |
| 12 | There are very few careers in which you can use solely numerical ability , unless of course you become a statistician or school-teacher . |
| 13 | With modern varieties there are so many ways in which you can grow them , such as unheated greenhouses , outdoor patio pots and tubs and trailing bounteous croppers for hanging baskets . |
| 14 | Under her guidance there are many ways in which you can assist in looking after someone who is very ill . |
| 15 | There are many ways in which you can help yourself without incurring extra costs , either on your own or with a small group of friends . |
| 16 | There are many ways in which you can improve your chances of becoming pregnant before you need to involve your doctor . |
| 17 | Indoors , there are many ways in which you can adapt your environment to suit the needs of your pets . |
| 18 | Here are just a few of the many ways in which you can use potatoes — we hope you enjoy them . |
| 19 | There are many ways in which you can help schools provide relevant and interesting learning for young people . |
| 20 | If the outdoor work is not for you , there are many ways in which you can still help . |
| 21 | The following are all exercises in which you must look at phonetically transcribed material from different English accents , and decide on the best way to transcribe them phonemically . |
| 22 | If you were ever interested in sociology , psychology or community studies , there are many jobs in which you could use your reasoning abilities . |
| 23 | Whether you believe you are saying those words to God , fate or life itself , they will help to bring to mind those things for which you can be grateful and this in turn will help to increase your own state of joy . |
| 24 | Respondents were therefore also asked : Are there any circumstances in which you might break a law to which you were very strongly opposed ? |
| 25 | Are there any ways in which you would , or do , bring up your own children differently ? |
| 26 | There are several ways in which you can do this — I use a professional glazier 's staple gun which is both quick and efficient , but if you find this too expensive an investment when you first begin pressed flower work you can use a hammer and nails instead . |
| 27 | There are several ways in which you can help the Society and make more of your membership . |
| 28 | When I said to you earlier erm there 's several ways in which you can help me now the main way you can help me is erm is er the way I do , the way I prefer to do business is by personal recommendations and you 've seen the service that I can give you , you 've seen , we 've been through your , your personal situation , your financial situation , have you found that of benefit ? |
| 29 | Similarly , extracts from Agatha Christie or general run of the mill commercial theatre very rarely have enough substance on which you can work . |
| 30 | You very often can not even lay down any principle upon which you can give damages … |