Example sentences of "you [vb mod] be [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You may be unhappy with the work you are doing now . |
| 2 | When you retire , you may be due for a tax rebate . |
| 3 | You may be dissatisfied with a disciplinary decision for any one of a number of reasons . |
| 4 | You may be dissatisfied with your reflection in the mirror but you do have to admit that it has its good points ! |
| 5 | Why do n't you invite me on the show unless you feel you mi you may be overawed in my company ? |
| 6 | ‘ If you enter land which does not belong to you , against the wishes of the owner of that land , without a legal right to do so , you are a trespasser , even though you may be unaware of the fact that you are trespassing . ’ |
| 7 | There are also parts that can be changed that you may be unaware of . |
| 8 | If you have a Caribbean or African background you may be susceptible to high blood pressure and to diabetes , but less so to heart disease . |
| 9 | ‘ You may be convinced of Rick 's innocence , but it 's asking a lot of me . ’ |
| 10 | On one level you may be preoccupied with establishing greater financial stability but what may be equally as pressing is finding a real sense of belonging and a deep emotional rapport with a partner . |
| 11 | You may be worrying about such people because you are left to pick up the pieces afterwards . |
| 12 | Unfortunately it now enjoys common usage in social services parlance , and I use it here principally as an umbrella term for those people you may be close to , and have some responsibility for , be they elderly or disabled relatives or friends , children or other family members . |
| 13 | A punch travels faster than a kick and you may be stop-punched by an alert opponent . |
| 14 | As a public relations executive you may be involved in work during industrial disputes , the moving or opening of a client factory , large scale redundancies , or other employment changes to your client 's company . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm not here to investigate any underhand dealings you may be involved in , ’ she managed at last . |
| 16 | He exhorted his readers never to omit the prayers for the Sovereign in the Communion Service , because ‘ the county in which they lived was the seat of the late rebellion ’ and ‘ the tares of sedition have been industriously sown among you and you have the greater reason to pray that you may be firm in your allegiance . |
| 17 | More expensive , but still good value , are the units from direct-sell kitchen manufacturers — their quality and installation services can be excellent , but you may be subject to some fairly hard selling methods at first . |
| 18 | If you do not give us this information , or you give false information , you may be subject to a penalty of £50 for the first offence and £200 for any subsequent offence . |
| 19 | You may be subject to disciplinary action if the offence : |
| 20 | You may be familiar with the London Chamber of Commerce English for Business exams which aim to test these important business writing skills . |
| 21 | Then , as students , you may be familiar with " the examination dream " — of sitting and taking an examination or a test which you 've already taken and passed . |
| 22 | You may be familiar with those sorts of stories which say my convent life was hell with the Sisters of Mercy er that kind of story about er church organisations that absolute not to show er Christian qualities in the way that they are organised is quite true that often Christian organisations do find it hard to show forgiveness . |
| 23 | you may be relieved of worries and uncertainties |
| 24 | You may be right about the other two though . ’ |
| 25 | Well , you may be right at that … |
| 26 | You may be NEW on telly , but anyone who 's followed ‘ the circuit ’ in London will see your name very much as an old slipper . |
| 27 | Yet if the customer is adamant that you must go and you can not be fitted into another niche where you would have no contact with him , you may be vulnerable to dismissal . |
| 28 | If you know , or think you may be vulnerable to getting Thrush when using antibiotics for Cystitis , do mention this to your doctor , who may well prescribe treatment ‘ just in case ’ . |
| 29 | For example , the adverb well in He speaks well of you may be equivalent to an adverb in French Il a très bien parlé de vous or it may be the equivalent of a noun , Il a dit du bien de vous . |
| 30 | Or you may be concerned about transferring pension arrangements . |