Example sentences of "you be [verb] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ When you are developing an act up to a record deal , you spend a lot of time with them , ’ confirms Doyle . |
| 2 | CONSIDER WINDOWS IF YOU ARE REPLACING AN OLD GARAGE DOOR |
| 3 | If you are replacing an old bathroom suite with a new one , and plan changes to the layout , which will require alterations to the water pipework , you will again need to meet Building Regulations ' requirements . |
| 4 | Whether you are replacing an existing faulty drain or laying a new one , perhaps to lead from an extension , the major part of the job will be excavating the trench . |
| 5 | If you are organising an event or thinking of doing so , we can help you . |
| 6 | If you are organising an event in the coming months , please send us full details of your race at lest 12 weeks in advance to meet our deadlines . |
| 7 | If you are conducting an interview in less formal surroundings , in your own home for instance , or in a workshop , the same principles apply . |
| 8 | They have hunter 's jaws and when they suddenly expose a huge gape , they can be quite alarming if you think you are handling an ordinary , inoffensive worm . |
| 9 | You are owed an apology also . |
| 10 | BATTEUR DE MESURE : When you sing in recitative , Mademoiselle , I follow you ; but you are singing an air in regular rhythm , very regular . |
| 11 | MOST IMPORTANT : whether you are choosing an essential oil for health or pleasure , check that the essence is safe to use ; for example , if you are pregnant , avoid basil or myrrh ( see page 126 ) . |
| 12 | Not only will it help you afterwards but it will show the candidate that you are taking an active interest in his responses to your questions . |
| 13 | You realize you are taking an unfair advantage ? ’ |
| 14 | They are easier to iron — assuming , of course , you are taking an iron . |
| 15 | First you are looking for some mystery man called Svend , then it is your sister , but all the time you are taking an inventory of my apartment . ’ |
| 16 | From the viewpoint of this being an objective experiment , I would be a little bit worried about everyone knowing the nature of the experiment you had in mind because , as you probably know , in industrial studies there 's a well known effect , I think it 's called the Hawthorne effect , which merely by studying a group of people you change their behaviour and their output simply because they know that you are taking an interest in them and they 've got some idea of your expectations . |
| 17 | Also , when you are addressing an envelope to a man alone , would you use Mr or Esq ? |
| 18 | If you are addressing an organisation or a person known only to you by their title — the Head of Business Studies , The Metal Consortium PLC the Department of Health and Social Security — then the salutation will be Dear Madam if the recipient is known to be a woman and , traditionally , Dear Sir if the sex is unknown . |
| 19 | If you are writing an MA , MPhil , MLitt or PhD dissertation , you should look at this book to see what other people have written about the topic you are working on . |
| 20 | Imagine that you are writing an essay , and want to refer to what Norris says about deconstruction . |
| 21 | We will assume you are using an efficient undergravel , or internal power filter . |
| 22 | If you are using an extension flex reel , always uncoil it fully to prevent it from overheating . |
| 23 | But if you are using an older Japanese machine , you will have to punch a special card ( not difficult ) . |
| 24 | These rooms are nothing but a dangerous hazard for the adventurers , and best avoided , unless you are using an adventure theme which forces them to enter these terrains to regain some lost object or person ( see Adventures in Castle Drachenfels ) . |
| 25 | If , however , you are using an agency capable of providing a reasonable service — even if it is not a ‘ full service agency ’ — you are likely to meet , at one time or another , an account group , consisting of at least five or six people , who will be doing between them all the tasks involved in creating and placing your advertising . |
| 26 | If you are using an extended keyboard there are alternative methods to just using the mouse to select the area . |
| 27 | The problems came later , when you are given an exam paper : twenty questions to be answered within one hour ten minutes . |
| 28 | You are given an ‘ Are you Sure ( Y/N ) ? ’ option before the files are deleted , so check the list to make sure . |
| 29 | You are given an indication in brackets of the feeling or attitude expressed , and you must mark on the text the intonation you think is appropriate ( mark only the response ) . |
| 30 | If you are removing an asbestos cement guttering system , do not attempt to cut it and do n't break up the sections . |