Example sentences of "you [vb mod] [verb] [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So if you go poking and prodding about , you may dislodge something and hurt yourself . |
| 2 | Sometimes you may miss one but anyone who writes good songs will eventually come across someone who can help them — like a lawyer , a DJ or a producer . |
| 3 | If you 're scared of going out because you may meet someone else , I 'd say your chances look slim . |
| 4 | Although our hatch was raised above the worktop , you may prefer one that 's level with it for full , easy reach of the area behind , then you 'll have no need for a shelf to stand things on . |
| 5 | If more boards are available at the time of booking , you may hire one for your exclusive use while living afloat . |
| 6 | Although you may think you know what you want , sub-consciously you may want something else . |
| 7 | On the other hand , you may want something sturdy enough to take a growing baby on frequent weekends away , or to double as a playpen on trips to friends , which will make your investment really worthwhile . |
| 8 | Also , you may want someone to be able to see base figures and a final result , but not the devious manipulations you have performed on the route twixt the two . |
| 9 | You do n't need a solicitor although you may consult one if you wish . |
| 10 | I think that the tour around the factory will be quick , but you may see something that will set your mental cogs turning again . |
| 11 | Even if none of it is proof of anything , yet you may see something there that I have not seen . |
| 12 | I think you may learn something about the human spirit . |
| 13 | You may learn something about combat . ’ |
| 14 | You may learn something . ’ |
| 15 | If you stop , listen and you may learn something to your advantage that may ease the burden you have been carrying . |
| 16 | You may find one temporarily encamped between the buttresses of a tree or beneath a fallen log . |
| 17 | If you are replacing one copper cylinder with another , you may find one with the connections in the same place . |
| 18 | You may find something that will affect your decision . |
| 19 | Hiring some machinery can cost £2000 and you may find nothing . |
| 20 | What seems to happen there is the bird that 's deserted has to stay with the existing family because if he or she erm deserts , those chicks will , will , will die , so er it 's what is sometimes called the Concorde fallacy that if you put a lot of resources into something , you 've got ta see it through , because if you pull out just before the end you can lose everything , whereas i if , if you stay on even if you know it 's a failure , erm at least you may get something out of it , so the , in that case wi with monogamous birds the parent that 's deserted the one that 's left may have to stay , because if they desert then they can have no reproductive success whatsoever whereas at least if they stay they get something . |
| 21 | you may get one very high , again that 's alright . |
| 22 | And you , Rose , if you want to be useful you may keep everyone away , run any errands I may require , and take over from , or help McAllister , when I tell you to . |
| 23 | The fact is that you may need something to help you cope , sleep and carry on with your life . |
| 24 | Otherwise you may aggravate something that , with a little rest and good management , could have been no more than a minor injury . |
| 25 | But has that not always been the cry , you may say everything already written , heard or said ; art dead , creative spirits extinct ? |
| 26 | If I am wrong , you may say nothing , and I vow I will not ask you again . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ You may know somebody who can make a dress for you , or help you make your own , ’ said Fenella Willis . |
| 28 | You may have something infectious . ’ |
| 29 | Though I trust you may have something slightly better than a stall , ’ suggested the gentleman wryly . |
| 30 | You may have everybody shouting out ‘ heave , heave ’ . |