Example sentences of "you [modal v] [verb] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | You are unlikely to want to copy slavishly what you see in the magazines but you may choose to adapt those ideas which appeal to you in order to feel happier with the way you look . |
2 | Sales-packs containing samples of our goods are available or you may prefer to take specific items . |
3 | Of course , you may prefer to choose outside alliances rather than restrict yourself to the family , but in times of hardship the family may be more dependable . |
4 | You may want to invite former colleagues to work for or with you in your new sphere . |
5 | Cutting and drilling into mirrors can be tricky , and you may want to leave these jobs to a glass merchant . |
6 | Also , you may want to do future business so look after your trading goodwill . |
7 | Well , on top of the expense of maintaining the house and the car , you may want to continue any hobbies you may have or take more holidays . |
8 | If you ca n't move straight into your new home , or you find yourself with too many belongings , you may want to put some things into storage . |
9 | Yeah mhm yeah I mean you may want to select some stuff that 's y'know that represents different kinds of things because as I remember our conversations earlier , you were interested in er y'know sort of ideological soundness , political correctness and y'know were some things funny but sort of off-colour for other reasons erm er I 'm paraphrasing it badly but er y'know I think that th s so you might want to get some stuff that 's sort of ideologically sound and humorous and er some stuff that 's a bit off-colour and humorous and some stuff that 's erm sort of I do n't know some stuff that 's main stream but has got a lot of y'know if you look at something like say The Two Ronnies or something , there 's a lot of there 's a lot of racism and sexism in there but it 's because it 's sort of main stream because it 's family viewing and stuff like that people tend not to think of it as problematic . |
10 | So you may want to modify such formulations along the lines , " a reader is likely to feel at this point " or " many readers may respond by … " , or — possibly better — by tackling the issue of heterogeneous reader-responses more directly . |
11 | On other occasions you may want to place specific feature material or to say " thank you " , and personal meetings are obviously useful here . |
12 | You may want to store these copies on different media types . |
13 | In some cases you may want to add further information : books are published in Cambridge England and Cambridge USA , so saying just " Cambridge " may not be helpful ; add country details if you think there is a possibility of confusion . |
14 | Good idea to have a list of all the file names , cos er , you may want to copy this system to some other computer . |
15 | If you achieve success in local unaffiliated competitions , you may want to investigate affiliated competitions . |
16 | If you 're faced with a slippery floor problem , it is inexpensive these days to get exhibition contractors to supply some cheap carpeting and you may want to investigate this option . |
17 | If you are a driver with a full licence giving LGV or PCV entitlement and that licence was issued by another Member State you may continue to use that licence for up to 12 months from taking up residence in the UK . |
18 | ‘ You may enjoy playing those kinds of games , but count me out . ’ |
19 | And they 're going to have a good look and you may need to do all sorts of interesting things , okay . |
20 | You may need to conduct special research among consumers , the client 's own employees , the trade whom he serves , and among the media . |
21 | ( If the sounds cause you real difficulty you may need to mimic each word across , before you mimic them in pairs . ) |
22 | If you live in a village with only a few shops , you may need to include several streets on your plan . ) |
23 | The same is not so true of 22mm to ¾in and 28mm to lin where the pipe size has changed slightly as well and you may need to use special types of adaptor fitting . |
24 | You may need to give boiled water to compensate for fruit juices or other extra liquids that you have withdrawn . |
25 | If , however , you suffer from a skin complaint such as eczema , psoriasis or acne , you may need to seek further advice ( an aromatherapist , herbalist or nutritionist ) who will devise for you a personalised healing programme . |
26 | I mean you may need to recall that capital later . |
27 | COMMUNION ( You may need to organise eucharistic ministers ) |
28 | You may need new clothes and , perhaps , a briefcase ; the price of travel can make a hole in even the deepest pocket ; and depending on where your job is , you may need to pay advance rent on new accommodation . |
29 | " I have explained to Mr. Ingard that you may need to discuss various matters with departmental heads in the group , " Sir Geoffrey added . |
30 | The most effective sound barrier is provided by a combination of sealed unit double glazing , combined with secondary glazing with a gap of 100 to 200mm between the two ( you may need to lengthen indoor sills ) . |