Example sentences of "[subord] you must [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 but they 're not in control of their body , so you must watch them , talk to them and if , if you can walk along the road with them , talking to them now the , there is the other type where you get the aura , they know they 're going to have a fit , so if somebody at your work place comes along and says to you I 'm gon na have a fit in five minutes , I mean do n't laugh at them and think ha ha , take them to a room where they 're safe and this applies to all epileptic fits , they 've got to be safe , so you 're going to clear a room of any danger , they 're laying down on the floor theirself because they 've got time they know they 're going to have this fit , if they 've got something to put in their mouth alright they will put it in their mouths themselves and once again they 've got five minutes to do it in and then that person will go through their fit , you stay with them , you comply by their wishes , if they say to you right , well just leave me when I come round I , do n't touch me I 'll be alright , they know , so you , you comply by their wish wishes , erm but only go in when you feel it is necessary , if they say right , erm I , I should regain consciousness in ten minutes and they have n't , you 're there , you stay there in case make sure they 're safe , there 's nothing there that can hurt them , then they 'll probably get up at the end of the fit and erm go into a room for a rest and say thank you very much and er , erm that 's it .
2 ‘ Neither have I any time to waste , so you must excuse me if I cut out the preliminaries . ’
3 Other people may keep talking at you as a means of reinforcing their relationship to you : ‘ I matter to you , so you must give me plenty of airtime . ’
4 For instance , you know I do n't have regular help , I 've usually cleaned the house myself , well now I 'm not going to clean upstairs except the drawing room , so you must do it yourself or else employ someone .
5 Okay , and you 've done , you 've done that on one bit of the fraction , so you must do it on the top as well .
6 We have no other guests at the moment , only family , so you must take us as you find us , eat with us , drink with us — make love with us . ’
7 You were adopted so you must find it difficult to understand anyone wantonly rejecting what you never truly had , ’ she replied .
8 You worked and lived with him , so you must know him better than most . ’
9 ‘ Well , if you must go I 'll run you back in the car , ’ said Mark , much to Penelope 's disappointment .
10 If you must compare us with Paris , then look at the international visitors figures .
11 If you must give us presents , make sure they 're safe and sensible , and designed for pets .
12 As bread and milk are not especially nutritious , if you must feed them try putting out dog food , raw mince , raw liver and scrambled egg .
13 If you must smoke you could at least go in the living room while I 'm cooking , ’ said Rodney .
14 If you must know it 's the men in the prison-ships who fire the gun . ’
15 I meant — well , if you must know I would n't 'alf like a cup of tea . ’
16 If you must know I was with somebody , ’ I said reluctantly .
17 ‘ Look , ’ she said , ‘ if you must know I went to a party , got a bit wet , borrowed some clothes and came home .
18 ‘ I ca n't say I care for the idea of you two discussing me behind my back , but if you must know I was suffering from reaction , ’ said Leonora with dignity .
19 Meanwhile , if you must use it , follow it to the letter ( and grit teeth , cross fingers etc ) .
20 Women and Beauty in April nineteen forty three wrote - there is a special kind of beauty preparation that ca n't be bought in a single shop in the world because you must make it yourself from spirit , heart and simple courage and you make it fresh each day .
21 For you must admit I 'm more zealous ,
22 I shall require you to salute me , to speak to me only as vous , and , when you must address me , I should prefer to be called mon colonel . ’
23 I 'll be in touch , my love — as you must know you are .
24 He is splendid company though you must know him well to have his trust for the scars of rebuke when called a traitor for playing in South Africa a decade ago remain etched on his character .
25 He is splendid company though you must know him well to have his trust for the scars of rebuke when called a traitor for playing in South Africa a decade ago remain etched on his character .
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