Example sentences of "you [modal v] do the " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , someone seeing you may do the same thing using a crude ‘ dead man ’ to hold the fuselage upright . |
| 2 | ‘ You may do the article , ’ he condescended , watching her intently and surprising her yet again . |
| 3 | You must do the needles one at a time — no short cuts ! |
| 4 | To do this you must do the following : |
| 5 | To do this you must do the following : |
| 6 | The practical answer is " do n't calculate the inductance , measure it " , but if for some reason you must do the calculation , the best approach may be to abandon the definition of eqn ( 4.33 ) in favour of the equivalent energetic definition ( see Section 4.12 ) |
| 7 | The lecturer is a mine of illumination , and of the philosophy and criticism of his subject , but you must do the digging . |
| 8 | You must do the same . |
| 9 | The essential thing is that you should do the homework as thoroughly as you can . ’ |
| 10 | And just as you would keep a watch on your neighbour 's house if they were away , you should do the same for unoccupied caravans on the site and report anything suspicious immediately . |
| 11 | You should do the same should you be stung in the mouth by a bee or a wasp . |
| 12 | You should do the same when shopping . |
| 13 | I have always maintained you should do the things in life that are most difficult . |
| 14 | At some point , you will probably have to write out your own version of other people 's ideas in the form of paraphrase or summary embedded in your own work ; so it could be argued that you should do the rewriting from the outset , as you take your notes , in an effort to get at the ideas behind the words rather than just repeating the words themselves . |
| 15 | Maybe you should do the same thing . ’ |
| 16 | I think you should do the floor |
| 17 | And because of your naval connections , we thought you might do the interviewing . ’ |
| 18 | The only trouble is that I ca n't help feeling that you might do the job better . |
| 19 | I 'm sure you 'll do The Right Thing . ’ |
| 20 | But if you 're in a situation where that 's not possible then you 'll do the very best you can , but you 're always going to be on the look out for the priorities as they change , cos once the person stops breathing they become unconscious , they stop breathing , their heart stops , then everything else has to wait and you have to try and get on with that , okay ? |
| 21 | ‘ And you 'll do the washing-up ? ’ |
| 22 | You 'll do the presentation of the award . |
| 23 | Of course we 'll look you up if ever we 're within hailing distance , and no doubt you 'll do the same . |
| 24 | So you 'll do the handicrafts , I mean if , if , whoever is . |
| 25 | He 'd give you a visit and put it in his book and you 'd do the same . |
| 26 | You 'd do the same to me if I were your wife . " |
| 27 | Indeed , you 'd do the girl more kindness to put her in your dairy , for she 'll be utterly spoiled for any useful purpose . |
| 28 | ‘ You 'd do the same , Teresa . ’ |
| 29 | If you would like more information on how we coped with the Lloyds ' slope and how you could do the same with yours , write enclosing a stamped addressed envelope to The Horticultural Trades Association , PO Box 56 , Reading , Berkshire RG7 5JJ . |
| 30 | It was your idea for me to do the swimming , so I thought you could do the same for me . ’ |