Example sentences of "you [adv] [adj] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm which of these outfits are you most likely to wear on a trip to the , the local shops ? |
| 2 | If you plan to buy a new vacuum cleaner in the next 12 months , which type are you most likely to buy ? |
| 3 | Which make of vacuum cleaner are you most likely to consider ? ( please tick all that apply ) |
| 4 | oh , if you want to meet that fellow he 's scientifically timed and twisted and listed in order of ? ability in the pages you most likely to find them . |
| 5 | Frightening , frenzied and funny by turn , this makes you less quick to dismiss salesmen as selfish and sly . |
| 6 | This would make you less likely to behave like this in similar circumstances in the future . |
| 7 | Knowing you have a structured interview to progress through will make you less likely to fall into the trap of making an intuitive decision at the opening stages of the interview . |
| 8 | WHY are you less likely to get caught speeding in a black car and most likely in a red one ? |
| 9 | ‘ Are you so anxious to see him ? ’ |
| 10 | Are you so anxious to know what it feels like to have both eyeballs gouged out , one at a time ? |
| 11 | What we 're trying to say is that : if you can get your head round this week 's Prize X-Word , it 'll probably take you so long to finish that al you 're friends will have married and moved away by the time you 've finished it . |
| 12 | What we 're trying to say is that : if you can get your head round this week 's Prize X-Word , it 'll probably take you so long to finish that al you 're friends will have married and moved away by the time you 've finished it . |
| 13 | I mean you 've got , it takes you so long to place things and |
| 14 | Ca n't think what took you so long to get around to it , old chap , ’ Aubrey said . |
| 15 | ‘ When it took you so long to get here , I thought you must have gone on up to his place with him , but I suppose Nicky Kai is still in residence . |
| 16 | They say , ah well , we followed you for a tenth of a mile , right , and it took you so long to cover that . |
| 17 | She said , ‘ Why are you so keen to convince me ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Why are you so keen to work on this program ? |
| 19 | ‘ Why are you so keen to find out ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Then why are you so reluctant to repeat the experience ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Then why are you so reluctant to admit who you 're meeting ? ’ |
| 22 | Why are you so reluctant to look back at your very early Crucifixions ? |
| 23 | Why are you so urgent to get away from your husband 's house and back to your father 's ? |
| 24 | Dr Cozens replies : Having experience of life 's traumas and tragedies may well make you better able to understand what others are going through . |
| 25 | You might be forgiven for thinking that the absorption of a stimulant would make you better able to function mentally — but in fact this is far from the truth . |
| 26 | Are you physically able to dig a grave , or would it be more practical to have your pet cremated and then bury the ashes ? |
| 27 | Are you not pleased to have them ? ’ |
| 28 | Are you not supposed to cut it first ? |
| 29 | ‘ Is that a mobile phone or are you just pleased to see me ? ’ |
| 30 | In time to come are n't you more likely to say , ‘ Oh , yes — I 've seen a kiwi , but I ca n't remember where — or with whom ’ ? ’ |