Example sentences of "what you [modal v] do " in BNC.
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| 1 | What you might do , although I say you 'd reject this particular model and that |
| 2 | All the time during each turn it is essential to have a plan for the worst contingency and to know exactly what you would do if you suddenly lost 200 feet . |
| 3 | Just a trick to find out what you would do ? |
| 4 | ‘ That 's just what you would do . ’ |
| 5 | What you would do for her , so would I. ’ |
| 6 | Think about why you have accepted the situation as it is and what you would do if you were totally powerful to change things . |
| 7 | As a potential First Prize Draw Winner , it would certainly make sense to consider now exactly what you would do with a £100,000 Tax-Free lump sum . |
| 8 | It is the conversation that keeps things bubbling along , ranging from such familiar male topics as what you would do if a beautiful alien wanted to have guilt-free sex with you , to how to work the video programmer . |
| 9 | What you would do in your case with children is probably appoint them all and then they do n't all have to prove so they would hopefully discuss this at the time and say Well you know I 'm a long way away why do n't you two get on with . |
| 10 | And what , did you have nay thoughts of what you would do when you left school ? |
| 11 | And for what you would do , if I let you live . |
| 12 | X take away minus X. Take away X , which is just plus X , X take away X. And three X take away minus two X. Hey now on the number line you ca n't it 's difficult to do X take away X but you can work out roughly where they 'd be and what you would do and what the system would be . |
| 13 | ‘ That 's what you would do , I suppose , but Garry 's wife is one of those women who think they have an ideal marriage , and she would go into a decline at the very mention of another woman , so Garry is presenting her with concrete evidence that their marriage is over . ’ |
| 14 | Erm , so , if you really want to erm , make sure there 's no deadwood , what you would do is do a range format reset of the range you want to erase first of all . |
| 15 | What you would do is copy a blank cell . |
| 16 | Erm , cos what you would do is you would er , reset that whole range , that whole range , that whole range , that one and that one , that one , that one , that one . |
| 17 | You never can tell what you 'll do next ! |
| 18 | This is what you 'll do . |
| 19 | ‘ You 'll get back and keep out of my way , that 's what you 'll do , ’ said the man , by now justifiably irritated . |
| 20 | That 's what you 'll do . |
| 21 | If you have a look at the four versions of the videos , I hope what you 'll do is have in front of you er the advocacy criteria guide , which we 'll speak a bit more about in a moment , and actually look and see well , how is it that these people meet , those things , they do n't necessarily but how , how are they persuasive advocates ? |
| 22 | I think what you 'll do is help me to find them . |
| 23 | I wonder what you 'll do at nursery today . |
| 24 | And that 's what you 'll do , you 'll become fit . |
| 25 | And this explains what you 'll do next week . |
| 26 | That 's what you ought to do . |
| 27 | PAMELA : I can not say what you ought to do , but only beg you will not ruin me and if you think me virtuous let me go to my poor parents . |
| 28 | He told Took about a consultation he had had with a doctor , who told him : ‘ What you ought to do is to get yourself a retired petty officer to look after you . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ What you ought to do is teach these girls some manners , ’ the American muttered crossly . |
| 30 | well she did have one it , she 's had an operation , but er , I , she manages to go to the post on a Sunday afternoon , she must write to her sister in Australia , which makes a little round trip , a bit of exercise that 's what you ought to do more of |