Example sentences of "you would [verb] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You could even have a do-it-yourself health farm treatment at home , by devoting your whole time to exercise , diet , sauna baths , or any of the programmes you would want from a health farm at about one-tenth of the cost . |
| 2 | Then you would remain as a group and could observe your own customs , those which do not conflict with our law . ’ |
| 3 | They seem unskilled in the simple acts that console women when they are distressed — like being held gently for as long as they need to be held , making murmuring noises rather than using words ( or even worse , forming sentences ) , wiping tears away and blowing noses … in other words giving the same comfort which you would give to a child . |
| 4 | You actually do exactly the same thing as you would do to a joiner in a , in , in , in , in a fitting shop , to say , This task c c c can take this length of erm time . |
| 5 | As a potential First Prize Draw Winner , it would certainly make sense to consider now exactly what you would do with a £100,000 Tax-Free lump sum . |
| 6 | If you sign the document in your own home , as you would do with a doorstep salesman , er then the law does give you a chance to change your mind , although I hope for goodness sake you would all be very wary about signing any kind of legal document thrust under your nose from a doorstep salesman . |
| 7 | I 'd like to go into a little more the composition of the net debt which again is something that er interests some of you we have er a reduction both on gross debt and equally an increase in cash as you would expect as a result of the Elsivir sale the increases are not fixed debt fixed term fixed rate debt is a function again of the exchange rate we have n't in issued any more the whole of the reduction of debt therefore is confined to our floating rate or variable debt and that amount 's ready to the repayment of the gilder drawings we had under our to hedge or partially to hedge our holding in Elsivir We have increased our cash holdings and they remain concentrated in sterling as part of our sterling er asset er portfolio which is managed from Millbank and which we regard as our investable funds as and when needed . |
| 8 | Hardly the weather you would expect on a summer 's Monday morning in Corfu . |
| 9 | As you would expect of a gas cooker with such an advanced hotplate , the controls of the new Discovery are equally sophisticated . |
| 10 | Schmeichel , 27 , is everything you would expect of a Dane . |
| 11 | Both coastal and inland clubs offer dinghy parking areas , changing room , safety boat cover and the facilities you would expect of a club house , including catering and a bar . |
| 12 | ‘ The corrosion rate is not out of line with what you would expect of a steel hull lying in quiet sea water , ’ claimed John Bernie , head of the National Physical Laboratory 's National Corrosion Service . |
| 13 | And as you would expect in a town of enterprise , some of these buildings have been sensibly adapted to modern use . |
| 14 | In many ways this is a no-frills jacket , but one with the features you would expect in a mountain jacket — four cargo pockets and one internal pocket , a generous hood , Velcro cuffs and a good wide flap over the front zip . |
| 15 | The action is perfectly smooth , as you would expect from a top of the range product . |
| 16 | Not the sort of mistake you would expect from a mammal or a man . |
| 17 | Designed by Nautor 's house naval architect , German Frers , the new 55 has all the beauty , performance and reliability you would expect from a Swan , yet has been designed to satisfy the needs of the cruising sailor . |
| 18 | AS YOU would expect from a company founded in Scotland , CCG has a particularly strong presence in its native land , with a large diversity of work . |
| 19 | As well as all the things you would expect from a home finance package , such as automatic standing orders debits and bank reconciliation , this package has all the extras that , once used , you will wonder how you managed without them . |
| 20 | It is the type of attitude you would expect from a man who cites Buck Shelford as his role model and who learned his trade in the best of all academies . |
| 21 | Added to that , the policeman gave evidence , mentioning my concern , and also adding that ‘ It was a clean-cut blow to the jaw , sir , as you would expect from a man who got an Oxford Blue for boxing . ’ |
| 22 | All equipped with a full suit of sails , including optional tri-radial spinnakers , plus the creature comforts you would expect from a Swan . |
| 23 | Adams showed the authority and leadership you would expect from a defender who has won 17 caps at senior level but in World Cup terms the most significant performance came from Gascoigne , who cut out the asides and showed some of the tactical discipline he has to acquire if he is to make the most of his natural talent in international football . |
| 24 | As well as their expertise in the field of wedding and engagement rings , Beaverbrooks offer all the services you would expect from a quality jeweller . |
| 25 | As you would expect from a bank as big and established as First National Bank ( group assets exceed £1 billion ) , the interest rate on the money you borrow is extraordinarily competitive : 22.6% APR variable . |
| 26 | And private management means that you would go to a bank or stockbroker , and then you would pay them an annual fee , and there would be other charges , you know for selling er and buying of shares , |
| 27 | Well , you had n't got a great deal of money , now you would go for a walk out in Edinburgh , out to black Blackhole because Blackhole was a village . |
| 28 | I do n't think you would go on a Sunday at . |
| 29 | Then the men-at-arms under the two banners , the King 's and the Earl 's , had waited outside , and the rest had got round the gate and walked talking inside : the King Macbeth with less meat on him , like a man who fed at sea , and Siward of Northumbria the way he always was , with his chest round as a shield under his tunic , and only his hair and beard greyer than you would think for a man not much past fifty . |
| 30 | There may be occasions when the time involved in the journey home means that you would arrive with a pile of wilted , or even dead , flowers , in which case there must be some forward planning . |