Example sentences of "in a [adj] [noun] [subord] you " in BNC.
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| 1 | This can be especially true if you are a woman who is unused to making sexual demands , or if you are already in a long-term relationship when you begin to ask for safer sex . |
| 2 | If you have already made an application to the tribunal , perhaps to obviate the risk of missing a crucial time limit should negotiations collapse , the detailed terms might , if it is thought appropriate , be set out in a separate document while you withdraw your claim on form COT 4 . |
| 3 | There is then little point in scolding the dog , and in fact this may well be counter-productive , because there is then less incentive for the dog to return in a similar situation if you become angry with it . |
| 4 | You should reassess the case and choose another remedy , though it may first be worth trying a dose of the same remedy in a higher potency if you have it . |
| 5 | I know Dad says he knows all about the theatre because he works there , but he does n't , he does n't know a thing about actually being out there on the boards — waiting in the dressing rooms for your call — putting on your make-up — rehearsing in a real ensemble where you do workshops and Stanislavsky method and … |
| 6 | ‘ You 'll never be in a better position than you are now , ’ Justin Ostro , union vice president , told a rally of 30,000 machinists earlier this week in Seattle , Washington , the site of Boeing 's headquarters and main production facility . |
| 7 | ‘ Sleep in a warm bed while you can , because you 'll be in the gutter soon enough , the lot of you . ’ |
| 8 | I bet it does n't relate to an actual operation in a general hospital because you 've got so many people wanting their rake off in a private one surely ? |
| 9 | They 're only a five minute stroll away from the main resort centre with all its bars , restaurants and nightlife , and yet situated in a peaceful spot so you can get away from it all late at night . |
| 10 | I was brought up in a different era where you had to entertain yourself . |
| 11 | It 's difficult to be a nomad in a cold climate when you 're old . ’ |
| 12 | Does it suit you to have a specific initial commitment , culminating in a natural break when you can leave and pursue other interests ? |
| 13 | It just proves that you ca n't hope to turn in a worthy performance if you have n't done sufficient preparation . ’ |
| 14 | In a kinder way than you lot did . ’ |
| 15 | The whole system of things and people which surrounds us coerces us to be conformist ; even if you want to be a social rebel you will still have to go about things in a conventional way if you are to gain recognition and not be rated as insane . |
| 16 | ‘ It 's more fun in a fast car when you 're doing all the overtaking , but even just sitting at seventy you 'd be surprised how much you pass , sometimes . |
| 17 | It 's so hard being rootless in a foreign country when you do n't speak the language well . |
| 18 | almost hopeful in a bad dream where you were long dead . |
| 19 | The horseshoe ridge that Ben Lawers dominates can be knocked off in a single day if you have legs of iron , but for a more leisurely exploration of the hills , Glen Lyon is where to pick off Meall a' Choire Leith , Meall Garbh , and the more distant Meall Greigh that turns the horseshoe into an S-shape . |
| 20 | Reckons Rundgren : ‘ The album can be different each time you hear it … you swim in a musical direction until you change the vector . |
| 21 | Let your breath flow in a relaxed stream when you speak . |
| 22 | I am not suggesting that you should collapse in a soggy heap if you bang your head or shut your finger in the door ; but suppressing tears when you are really unhappy is suppressing the grief itself and this can be harmful in several ways : |
| 23 | Under the 1953 Act , it is an offence to carry a weapon in a public place unless you have permission or a good reason , and the onus is on the carrier to show that they have one or the other . |
| 24 | This is a city where people move away in a marked manner when you open a notebook , and turn their faces from a camera . |
| 25 | For this reason , an all-round practice gives better training than a specialised one — but it may be well worth taking articles in a specialised firm if you are assured that they are looking out for a bright young man/woman like you to be a partner . |
| 26 | The book department , looked after by Mrs Lynn Bolland , is in a capacious basement where you are greeted by a sign above the Glasgow books and maps proclaiming , ‘ YOU 'D BE LOST WITHOUT SMITHS ’ . |
| 27 | In fact , however , the Council 's composition was not random , as two kinds of evidence show : evidence for the high social class of individual members , and evidence that it was possible to get on to the Council in a given year if you wanted to . |
| 28 | Swing from 41 through Beta and continue in a direct line until you come to M3 , which is just out of the × 7 field with Beta Comæ but which has a fairly obvious star close to it . |