Example sentences of "which [verb] [conj] you [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There 's a little old rhyme about sowing crops which accepts that you ca n't expect the maximum potential from a crop every time — you 've got to allow something for the other occupants of the land and it goes : |
| 2 | That would usually be called an engine , and in a car the engine just burns petrol and produces the mechanical energy in the shaft which turns the wheels , so the course is learning about the nature of mechanical forces and energy , thermal forces and energy and of the conversion of one form of energy to another , and in the process you learn that there are fundamental scientific laws — in particular the second law of thermo-dynamics — which says that you ca n't necessarily go form energy in one form with a hundred percent efficiency to getting it out in another form , so this limitation on your ability to convert from one form into another without waste in fact comes into many , many processes and every day processes . |
| 3 | This common experience recommends the approach to writing which says that you should start immediately by writing your ideas down , being prepared to discard them later when your thinking has evolved beyond your early plan . |
| 4 | I have a Rule of Life ( No. 74 , actually ) which says that you can work your way out of most situations if you can give yourself enough thinking time . |
| 5 | There is a popular cliche , usually uttered in the tones Stephen Potter would have called " plonking " , which says that you can not get out of computers any more than you put in . |
| 6 | Most big banks make the same charges for club accounts as for ordinary personal ones — which means that you may have to pay up to 70 pence for every cheque you write . |
| 7 | Once again , you have a case which asks for an answer divided into two main sections , which means that you ca n't use the classic problem-solving structure . |
| 8 | And the costume itself enforced this , if you can imagine , you can see , see their upper sleeves , this is actually quite full round here , but the upper sleeves are quite tight , which means that you ca n't move like this very easily . |
| 9 | ‘ I know less than nothing about you , and if you 're important , which you must be if you 're a , well , a tycoon , then I expect you entertain a lot — friends , business associates — which means that you 'll need someone who 'll be a credit to you — and I do n't know if I can ! |
| 10 | Now , could we just consider this , because you 're all about seventeen which means that you 'll be starting taking driving lessons some of you , quite shortly . |
| 11 | Some purpose-built blocks of flats fortunately have rubbish chutes on each landing , which means that you can dispose of the rubbish daily down to a large bin . |
| 12 | The Post Office , of course , operates its own cheque account scheme — Giro — which means that you can have full bank facilities . |
| 13 | Or you can apply for an ecclesiastical licence from you local diocesan council , which means that you can dispense with the formality of having the banns called at all . |
| 14 | You can choose your own hours , which means that you can fit in with the needs of your baby . |
| 15 | Better than that , the Power Launcher itself has a timed event facility , which means that you can set it to open an application at a given time — so that file you promised to send to a colleague via modem by ten o'clock on Thursday can be sent automatically , even if you 've taken the day off sick ( assuming the cleaner has n't switched your PC off , of course ! ) |
| 16 | This is because computerised information is not as rigidly organised in advance , which means that you can search through it in any way you please . |
| 17 | For example , an estate agent might say , ‘ The house is situated four miles from the company where you work ( product feature ) which means that you can easily be at work within fifteen minutes of leaving home ’ ( customer benefit ) . |
| 18 | so I said but I 'm not disappointed but she said just listen to what I 've got to say , she said , erm , because anybody else that 's failed we 've just said I 'm sorry we ca n't have you , but she said with you , we all feel that you 've got so much to offer she said I 'm gon na offer you a relief post which means that you can go into other people 's ho er other homes , all around , all different hospitals if somebody 's short , they can call on you and I said could it be a full time job , will it give me enough money to say that I 'm working ? |
| 19 | The leaves will need to be clear of the soil surface , which means that you will have a row of cuttings protruding some 3–4 inches ( 8–10cm ) . |
| 20 | He was noticing everything , the way the light played on a broken brick in the wall opposite and sometimes it looked hollow and sometimes it looked a bulge , which proved that you could n't say that what you saw , however carefully , scientifically , you analysed it , was a scientific fact . |
| 21 | I decided that anything which said that you could have as much mayonnaise , avocados and nuts as you like and still do yourself good must be worth trying ! |