Example sentences of "you be [verb] an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whether you are replacing an existing faulty drain or laying a new one , perhaps to lead from an extension , the major part of the job will be excavating the trench . |
| 2 | CONSIDER WINDOWS IF YOU ARE REPLACING AN OLD GARAGE DOOR |
| 3 | If you are replacing an old bathroom suite with a new one , and plan changes to the layout , which will require alterations to the water pipework , you will again need to meet Building Regulations ' requirements . |
| 4 | They have hunter 's jaws and when they suddenly expose a huge gape , they can be quite alarming if you think you are handling an ordinary , inoffensive worm . |
| 5 | MOST IMPORTANT : whether you are choosing an essential oil for health or pleasure , check that the essence is safe to use ; for example , if you are pregnant , avoid basil or myrrh ( see page 126 ) . |
| 6 | You realize you are taking an unfair advantage ? ’ |
| 7 | Not only will it help you afterwards but it will show the candidate that you are taking an active interest in his responses to your questions . |
| 8 | We will assume you are using an efficient undergravel , or internal power filter . |
| 9 | But if you are using an older Japanese machine , you will have to punch a special card ( not difficult ) . |
| 10 | If you are using an extended keyboard there are alternative methods to just using the mouse to select the area . |
| 11 | When you are visiting an elderly parent you will probably notice that there are times when they do not feel particularly like either talking or listening . |
| 12 | The card will not work in unison with another video card so , if you are upgrading an existing machine , you will have to dispose of the original card . |
| 13 | Even if you are running an existing home accounts package it is worth having a look at this one , I feel confident that you will want to change . |
| 14 | Whether your choice is traditional sailing with Moody or motor sailing with Eclipse you are guaranteed an unrivalled after sales service . |
| 15 | Today you are allowed an extra glass of wine or champagne to celebrate the achievement of completing your first week . |
| 16 | You are allowed an immediate ten percent discount if you want on this product but |
| 17 | If you are restoring an old house , you will be interested in the Forgeries range of reproduction ironmongery . |
| 18 | ‘ You are making an unsolicited comment , Señorita Howard ? |
| 19 | If your qualifications are not from the UK , or if you have studied in the UK for less than threee years by the start of the academic year for which you are applying , you are considered an overseas student for the purpose of entrance . |
| 20 | Some pressed tulips can measure as much as 20cm ( 8in ) in diameter , which makes it very hard to use them unless you are planning an enormous picture . |
| 21 | I do hope that you are having an enjoyable summer break from your classes , and that you are benefiting from the glorious weather we are having this year . |
| 22 | If you 're fishing an 18 on the river and missing bites do n't swop to one smaller ; you 'll only end up pulling that one out of the fishes ' mouths too . |
| 23 | These are as essential when you 're planning a company training seminar with twenty-five people as they are when you 're organising an 8,000 delegate , fifty-nation , ten-day congress . |
| 24 | You 're chasing an impossible rainbow . |
| 25 | If you are not eligible to be put in if you do n't have a motor car then you 're discounting an enormous number of people who may have motorcycles or motor caravans or , you know , something which is perfectly valid but it invalidates the information that you think you are getting out of the file because you only put in certain perfectly reasonable , groups of er of things and i in , in , in Boots there 's a , there 's a er there 's a a wonderful expression or actually is , is the one I 'm particularly thinking about , you know we , we sell shall we say a million bottles of aspirin a year , it is in fact considerably more than that , and that is perfectly reasonable and valid and mm but in the definition of that we obviously only included what Boots the Chemists sold because that 's all the people who |
| 26 | ‘ You 're wasting an awful lot of energy hopping up and down like that . ’ |
| 27 | It you 're reusing an old radiator , fix the old brackets to the wall at the new radiator position and rehang the radiator . |
| 28 | You 're wearing an insubordinate expression . |
| 29 | I said with a laugh ‘ You 're taking an awful risk , inviting me like this alone with you on a boat . ’ |
| 30 | There you are you see , that is a very definite skill , which she , you 're using an awful lot of that one , it would be interesting to know how you developed that that skill . |