Example sentences of "you [vb mod] [vb infin] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And , who knows , you may go on to become a Master of Wine . |
| 2 | From what you said , I did n't think that you were very settled , so I am sending you this note via Mum — I suppose you may go home to see the new baby , anyway ? |
| 3 | Also , you may choose merely to fill the background with a solid colour ( up to 256 — 16 and 24 bit colour are not supported ) or use a graduated fill . |
| 4 | Despite it all , though , you may end up looking a bit foolish if you find you 've been barking up the wrong tree . |
| 5 | BEWARE of taking part in karaoke — you may end up hurtling towards the ground from a great height with only a length of elastic preventing a headlong dive to oblivion . |
| 6 | The second drawback is that if you spend too much time standing back , commenting on what 's going on , using humour and changing the subject you may end up disrupting a collective sense of purpose and fail to meet your objective . |
| 7 | In fact , if you think you may end up wanting a second machine ( of a different gauge ) as well as a standard gauge , it makes sense to buy the model without a KnitRadar and then buy the KnitRadar as an add-on accessory which you can use with whichever machine you are knitting on . |
| 8 | You may end up preferring these practical , hard-wearing materials in this well-used room . |
| 9 | Talking too much has the additional disadvantage that you may end up revealing more than you intended , especially if you do not want to draw attention to a lack of relevant expertise , or a past unhappy work experience . |
| 10 | But … through a degree of thoughtlessness and ill-considered preparation you may end up putting forward social views that you disagree with . |
| 11 | If they ca n't be moved ( for example you may prefer not to call in a plumber to move the sink ) , stick them down . |
| 12 | You may prefer not to do so because of the risk of breach of confidence or discrimination . |
| 13 | You may feed safer watching nature at second hand on the television , and would find it hard to rough it in an uncharted forest . |
| 14 | December 7 , 1786 : I am in a fair way of becoming as eminent as Thomas a Kempis or John Bunyan , and you may expect henceforth to see my birthday inserted among the wonderful events in the Poor Robin 's and Aberdeen Almanacks , along with the black Monday and the battle of Bothwell Bridge . |
| 15 | You may feel so attached to your baby that you loathe the thought of leaving him . |
| 16 | Other people will be making changes today , and you may feel out feel put out if you have not been consulted well that should be your stars . |
| 17 | It seems as though every area of your life is poised for some new influences , but because of your cautious nature and natural attachment to the past , you may feel somewhat overwhelmed by the rush of momentous events . |
| 18 | Aspects on the 5th and 30th suggest another turning point has been reached , and although this may involve the home front , you may feel personally challenged by events . |
| 19 | One day you may come back to see Victoria , and perhaps she could visit us in England ! ’ |
| 20 | Right will you you may work together to work out . |
| 21 | No , last week you probably would have got the little joining letter with map , but you probably talked to people in the branch who may have been there , or you talked to your manager , or you picked up the phone and said , how do I get here , you may have even got the map out if you were driving , to actually see what junction you came off the motorways and things like that . |
| 22 | Just to check the journey , if you 've checked the train times , you may have even give th , what were you doing ? |
| 23 | You may have also heard of ‘ stealth ’ viruses . |
| 24 | This is something that you may have already influenced . |
| 25 | You may have already decided what sort of walking boots to buy , but the shop assistant will , with barely disguised contempt , correct you , telling you how foolish you would have been to buy such footwear , how lucky it was you came here first , and convincing you that for only an extra £65 you can have the boot you really need . |
| 26 | So for instance you may have already have a relational database management system , it may or may not be , but that information exists as a service or service provided on the network . |
| 27 | You may have already saying that Mrs attended recently . |
| 28 | One problem that you may have already thought of , is the fact that the machine comes equipped with one yarn mast that has only two tension devices . |
| 29 | This is courtesy of the Press Association so you may have already read this in your papers . |
| 30 | In a similar way , ‘ mat ’ might be a neutral word for you — unless , perhaps , you are a member of the Islamic faith when it may be associated with your religious observances , or ( at a lower level ) you may have just lost a great deal of money in an investment in floor coverings ! |