Example sentences of "[noun pl] you [modal v] do [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I see things like senile dementia as being a direct result of restricted breathing over very many years — in 20 , 30 or 40 years you can do to yourself the same sort of thing that happens in an operating theatre if oxygen is withdrawn . ’ |
| 2 | Write down five things you would do in that time . |
| 3 | I joining the company something like that and if they did when you do join a department that does it you have a great sense of belonging , because some of the things you 'll do for the training will be allocated to other members round a team , yeah , all this sort of stuff and it becomes very easy , takes a monkey off your back as it were , you do n't have to worry . |
| 4 | The things you 'll do for a cheap holiday ! |
| 5 | Tell me when , when we when we s started our discussion of the planning the future document I did say that er there was one or two things you could do for me and er one of those of course was to ask you if you could , during the course of our discussion , if any names came to , to mind , anybody who you would find that you could er you could recommend me to or can refer to me to if in fact you found our discussions were of benefit |
| 6 | is n't very specific , it gives eighteen different things you should do through all of them , you could just get |
| 7 | However , there are a number of things you can do at home to keep the coat healthy and to minimise your trips to the salon . |
| 8 | of the things you can do of course . |
| 9 | Clicking on an object with the right mouse button brings up a menu listing all the things you can do to it — a feature first seen in Borland 's Quattro Pro for Windows . |
| 10 | Short of outright brutality that is probably one of the most degrading things you can do to a person . |
| 11 | Serious Maintenance is best left to the professionals but here are three simple things you can do for yourself . |
| 12 | ‘ It 's so versatile , ’ said Henry , aloud , as he drove back down the hill , ‘ There are so many things you can do with thallium ! ’ |
| 13 | Indeed , one of the worst things you can do with anger is suppress it . |
| 14 | One of the most exciting things you can do with Harris 's hawks is what 's called ‘ flying a cast ’ . |
| 15 | There 's lots of things you can do with it . |
| 16 | So we 've had a look at some of the numbers now have n't we and some of the things you can do with them . |
| 17 | ‘ I ca n't imagine how they 'd manage with the zimmer , although there 's probably a whole magazine in the library devoted to obscene things you can do with disability aids . ’ |
| 18 | There are certain things you can do with a sixteen year old . |
| 19 | There are certain things you can do with a sixteen year old . |
| 20 | There are certain things you can do about it . |
| 21 | All these things you can do by yourself , but at the same time you will be making some sort of social contact . |
| 22 | If you think of the variety of commercials you see on TV , there are many different things you can do in commercials : animation ; live action , used in perhaps the majority of commercials ; puppetry ; mixed live action and animation ; computer graphics and picture modification ; a variety of special effects . |
| 23 | I think it 's the diversity really , the number of things you can do in it [ that appeals ] . |
| 24 | Because one of the worse things you can do in this and it 's a it 's a it 's something everybody does I think , I understand anyway , is to prejudge who will or who will not advertise in |
| 25 | If you want to go back to basics and try to assess the sort of person you are , and the kind of working environment best suited to you , then there are a number of exercises you can do with an honest friend . |
| 26 | ‘ Mrs Rossitter is an invalid , ’ she said , ‘ and I 'm sure there are lots of odd jobs you could do for her . |