Example sentences of "you [vb base] [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you qualify as an English solicitor you can work outside the U.K. for government organisations , such as the United Nations in New York or the Commission of the European Community in Brussels . |
| 2 | This , in turn , gives your reader a sense of what sort of debate or discussion you see yourself as being engaged in ; and it is this , alongside whatever concrete arguments you make on a given topic , which shapes a reader 's or examiner 's general response to what you write . |
| 3 | Hold the camcorder to one subject at a time , starting a new shot every time you change to a new subject ; each of these shots could be of say five to ten seconds duration . |
| 4 | ‘ Before you change to a personal plan you must compare like with like : |
| 5 | In chronic cases if you change to a complementary remedy you generally start from 0/1 again and work up . |
| 6 | If you insist on a public debate then I suggest you give us your views in a more suitable manner . " |
| 7 | ‘ You mean for a little holiday ? ’ |
| 8 | Well it , it depends what you mean by a good day ? |
| 9 | If you suffer from a real lack of space , you can grow plants in grow-bags placed on window sills , or in minute patio or terrace gardens . |
| 10 | You can train to be a Navy Cook without any particular previous formal qualifications , although any knowledge you bring from a technical college will give you an advantage . |
| 11 | You sit in a rocking chair but ca n't make it go . |
| 12 | You borrow at a fixed rate of interest and repay the loan over a number of years . |
| 13 | But , as every kite flyer discovers early in the hobby , if you wind onto a static reel over its edge , or do a similar action by winding around a handle , then the line becomes ‘ lively ’ and wraps itself into snarls . |
| 14 | if you land on a certain square you can keep it ! |
| 15 | But I do n't want to forget him , it 's not you forget it save your own life , you see er Irene one Wales , er she 's Greek , she 's only a young woman , she lost her husband I think two years ago and she 's already , cos you needs , delicate and people , people keep on thinking that you , you , you do n't want nobody then , you land in a mental home or stroke or , or something |
| 16 | I suppose you have to be if you sleep with an erstwhile nun . |
| 17 | You could do it even better if you want with a straight line , if it 's stretch the scales to infinity . |
| 18 | Within a long programme you may find a short sequence which contains exactly what you want for a particular lesson . |
| 19 | Yet they 've got their own individual consulting suites , a colposcopy suite and an enormous waiting area , everything you want in a modern clinic , and yet they 're still moaning … |
| 20 | Do n't worry if you get cold feet at the end of June — you will soon be back on target knowing exactly what you want from a loving relationship . |
| 21 | ( i ) The Preview-knowing what you want This is a crucial stage since it predetermines what you want from a particular history book and therefore how you are to approach it . |
| 22 | To do this , number each article and associate each number with its own " hook " , for example , your list might begin as follows This time you associate in a ridiculous way bun and aeroplane , pew and clock , bee and carrot and so on . |
| 23 | Both were winter occupations and helped keep you warm on a cold day . |
| 24 | You long for a recognisable villain . |
| 25 | But if you want real change , if you long for a better future for yourself , your family , your community and your country , then read on . |
| 26 | Just as you say to a small child , ‘ Keep on the path , ’ rather than ‘ Do n't go on the road , or Please can you talk more quietly , ’ not ‘ Do n't shout ! ’ so it is necessary to seek out what is good in any situation . |
| 27 | So that if you say to a primary teacher ‘ Here 's a new toy , here 's a new idea , why not try it ? ’ then they 've got the opportunity to do so without sort of dramatically changing things . |
| 28 | What you say during a political campaign is the concrete foundation of it . |
| 29 | You owe that to the extraordinary talents which you have received from a beneficent God ; and now it depends solely on your good sense and your way of life whether you die as an ordinary musician , utterly forgotten by the world , or as a famous Kapellmeister , of whom posterity will read … |
| 30 | The scent of jasmine greets you as you walk through a creepered archway into the wide lawn . |