Example sentences of "you be [adv] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 I promise you , the village wo n't think you 're one of them because you are n't in the proper rectory .
2 Even when you are away from the racing scene , you sometimes find yourself thinking about it , thinking about the next race .
3 If you are not on the inside track , then decision are taken over which you have no influence .
4 When you are not on the international panel it is hard to work your way in .
5 A libel trial is in large parts intensely soporific , if you are not on the receiving end .
6 Try not to draw attention to yourself today — you are not in the best of moods and arguments could ensue .
7 Try not to draw attention to yourself today — you are not in the best of moods and arguments could ensue .
8 Try not to draw attention to yourself — you are not in the best of moods and arguments could ensue .
9 They get bored easily , so if you ca n't excite them in the first 30 seconds of your record , you are probably in the wrong business .
10 But whether you are here for the first or merely the latest time , as you enter the square — better still , as you emerge into it , blinking away the bright Milanese light as you climb up out of the Metro — there can be no doubting its magical ability to conjure a timeless moment of calm from out of the bustle .
11 Once you have completed this , you can discuss it with your boss and ensure you are both on the same wavelength .
12 Having said that , you are both in the same business , and as in bookselling , if the rep wants to continue business with you , it is still about getting the stock levels right and that means buying to sell out .
13 Climb a little higher and things become much smoother because you are out of the so-called ‘ ground effect ’ .
14 You are now at the halfway mark of the first week of this programme .
15 Although you may get ridiculously low because of pressing on too hard , when , a few minutes later , you are back in the good conditions several thousand feet up , you must forget the wasted time and concentrate on flying normally .
16 When you are back in the main square of the Malá Strana , imagine it encircled with medieval houses set above arcades .
17 This now brings you to the extraordinary position , 20 years on , in which you are essentially at the same table as your old adversary Edward Heath …
18 ‘ I 've known just what sort of a woman you are ever since the first time I was unfortunate enough to meet you — though I confess I did n't realise even you could stoop quite as low as you have this time . ’
19 Determined not to be put down , she said , ‘ There 's really no more to add except that I would like to know if you are still of the same opinion . ’
20 You 're already on the right track !
21 Well , that 's good if it 's working well , it 's working well , but here , if you 're here , say for a late afternoon meeting or something , and you 're wondering what these screaming bells are , they 're the night bells , and you can pick them up by picking up your handset and pressing 8 and that is it , and you 're through to the outside world .
22 ‘ You 're on the right deck — you 're just on the wrong side of the ship !
23 You 're on about the old King George !
24 Where are you then , yeah , but , you 're up in the high
25 ‘ It 's like Elinor says , you 're not on the right wavelength . ’
26 But you 're not on the medical register .
27 But you 're not from the ten-a-penny tray , Floyd .
28 ‘ You mean you 're not from the British Committee ?
29 ‘ But these days if you 're not in the Premier League you do n't even merit a look .
30 At a consultation you 're not in the vulnerable position that you are in a hairdresser 's chair .
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