Example sentences of "you [modal v] be [v-ing] " in BNC.
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1 | Ye 'll be meeting Colonel Fawcett , ex-Royal Engineers , who 's the head man , and his two assistants , Bill Shanks who runs the radio link , and Jack Haslam , general factotum and the — best tennis player on the island . |
2 | That 's where ye 'll be living — near our hospital behind Hill Street which runs parallel to Main Street , but a wee bit up the hillside . ’ |
3 | Phillis said , ‘ Ye 'll be looking for fingerprints ? ’ |
4 | Ye 'll be drivin' when we take it over . |
5 | Not that she 'll recognize ye , her sight 's none too good , but we 've been tellin' her for days ye 'd be coming . ’ |
6 | With a planned hospital stay you will have been told to prepare for the operation as best as you can , perhaps by losing some weight , discontinuing any medication that you may be taking , or attempting to stop smoking . |
7 | as well as any current diseases and drugs you may be taking to treat them . |
8 | If you think you may be harbouring a priceless heirloom in your attic , why not satisfy your curiosity and take it along to a special Valuation Evening at Claydon House , Buckinghamshire , on 28 September ? |
9 | Have you considered the harm you may be causing to people , tearing up the past in this way ? |
10 | You may be receiving help soon from an unexpected source . ’ |
11 | And if you have recently tested EFC-negative then you may be facing 10 years of bitter medicine , without any guarantee that a full cure will be found for your distressing condition . |
12 | One of the problems you may be facing in your church is inertia the feeling that we 're doing fine everything 's ticking over . |
13 | ‘ I ought to make it quite clear to you , ma'am , ’ he murmured in the taxi , ‘ that any knickers you may be wearing may well be taken down and used in evidence . ’ |
14 | Yes , I do understand , but I think you may be over-reacting . |
15 | it sounds as though you may be over-soaking the paper prior to stretching . |
16 | Try and put yourself in the employer 's place , or perhaps in the place of one of the people you may be dealing with as the employer 's representative . |
17 | You may be reading this newsletter as someone the Regional Council has consulted in its efforts to identify the options for reform in Lothian . |
18 | On the other hand you may be expecting too fast a weight loss . |
19 | You may be expecting some kind of platform game with bouncing mushrooms but instead you need a fair bit of brain power too ! |
20 | If your household has two cars and you get rid of one of them you may be helping the environment , but are certainly worse off . |
21 | Some widows who have been moderate social drinkers begin to drink more during bereavement , in order to take the edge off their emotional pain ; but this of course creates more problems than it ever solves , so you should never encourage your elderly parent to start taking ‘ tonic ’ wine for her ‘ nerves ’ or a tot of whisky at night to help her to sleep , for you may be helping her to establish a habit that can easily get out of control and become very hard to break . |
22 | Add to that determination , patience , skill , desire , stamina and a good pair of shoes and you may be getting close to finding out . |
23 | you may be getting somewhere near . |
24 | You may be getting it all wrong . |
25 | You may be getting a friend or neighbour , and handy some s social event they are planning be careful losing money or credit cards while out shopping , your interest can help you with your career , meeting this month may solve problems with high finance . |
26 | It simply means they promise anything to get you off the phone , so keep your fingers crossed or you may be staying here more than one night . ’ |
27 | If your diet is based on a cultural background originating from a hotter country , you may be lacking in vitamin D , which is absorbed through sunlight , as well as being present in food . |
28 | But you may be spoiling it for yourself . |
29 | You may be initiating the correspondence . |
30 | A pair of pliers : Pliers are a real jack-of-all-trades tool — they 'll grip all sorts of things you may be trying to undo or tighten up , bend things like stiff wire or metal sheet , and crimp wires together if you 're doing any electrical work . |