Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] your [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It also means that if the piece is cut you , or rather your company , will still benefit from having all the facts reported albeit briefly . |
| 2 | Explain to sellers that under the new National Protocol , it is their obligation ( or rather your obligation on their behalf ) to undertake a local authority search . |
| 3 | Easton 's section police tour the district in their vehicles awaiting such calls , although this meander does have another purpose in that ‘ You just never know what you could come across : maybe someone in a car that might containammunition , perhaps a stolen car , or perhaps your wife in a car with a best mate ’ ( FN 7/3/87 , p. 3 ) . |
| 4 | The same applies to changing your chairs or perhaps your kitchen fitments . |
| 5 | First , take time to talk to your husband or wife , or perhaps your family doctor , other parents or teachers |
| 6 | Or perhaps your sink is always clogged with rubbish . |
| 7 | The problem was that I could not be sure if this was your true feeling for me , or just your terror of Mathilde 's ghosts making you cling to me in that delightful and extremely inflammatory fashion . |
| 8 | Try to obtain recommendations for a good kennel in your area , either from breeders or possibly your vet . |
| 9 | It seemed eminently believable that you , or possibly your family , had been annoyed , devastated — whatever — on finding out that your grandfather had been playing around with a young Irish girl , and had sent you over to demand an explanation , exact retribution … ’ |
| 10 | He adds persuasively : ‘ If you write about dances , about cards or political situations , sooner or later your material sounds pass , dated . |
| 11 | Now my turn to be mindless : is it any of your business or even your concern if I sleep with my business partner ? ’ she husked back . |
| 12 | Even when it was something bad , like the mice-damage in the apple room , or the wasps ' nest in the orchard , or even your husband jumping off a plane and dying , she managed to see the good part of it . |
| 13 | They can prevent a person from entering your home or even your neighbourhood . |
| 14 | You can have an instant garden for a windowsill , balcony , roof terrace , or even your doorstep . |
| 15 | So of course it can be quite a shock when you discover that your mum or maybe your aunt has Alzheimer 's disease . |
| 16 | This is a training session for , life assurance , well it 's to pro , it 's to provide permanent health insurance benefits , and whilst I think there 's evidence at the moment to suggest that obviously your health is in by smoking , erm , insurance companies have n't got round yet to saying it 's enough of a risk that it will keep you off work , although quite clearly I think it will . |
| 17 | So much time does it take , day after day after day , and nights too , nights in cars , that it becomes your life rather than merely your occupation , especially for those who winter abroad and accordingly know of England little other than cricket . |
| 18 | First , it can cover more than just your PC . |
| 19 | Maybe being a Virgo is more than just your star sign and that explains all this maidenly modesty . ’ |
| 20 | With Stacker 3.0 it 's now possible to more than double your disk capacity using the package 's customisable compression features . |
| 21 | It is clear that both your specialist and GP feel that your vasectomy operation is a red herring with regard to the pain which you are suffering . |
| 22 | However , it is good practice to make sure that both your sale and your purchase file are kept at roughly the same level . |
| 23 | Wayne 's World may have made Scooby Doo hip , but we 're talking serious addiction to cartoon characters that even your five-year-old sister would think are naff . |
| 24 | You are in the top form competing against children more than twice your age and all that mental energy is being used up in class . |
| 25 | Genetic differences may mean that although we eat the same diet , the level of cholesterol in your blood may be , say , 200 mg/100 ml ( 5–17 mmol/litre ) while mine is 300 mg/mI ( 7–76 mmol/l ) , giving me more than twice your risk of a heart attack . |
| 26 | But you may find that sometimes your doctor will explain that a prescription will not help to treat your illness and that the best way for you to get well is to rest , change your diet , drink plenty of fluids , stop smoking , cut down on alcohol or take more exercise . |
| 27 | If they subsequently discover that actually your knowledge is pretty sketchy but at least you 've got some well |
| 28 | Fortunately , it is a temporary condition and eventually your hair will return to normal . |
| 29 | The presence of your firm has to be pushed against the competition — and eventually your firm has to be advanced at the expense of others . |
| 30 | Another way of looking at tranquillizer use is to think of the following analogy : you are driving along the motorway and suddenly your car oil warning light comes on . |