Example sentences of "[adj] that i [modal v] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I expressed my appreciation of the honour he had done me by inviting me to his coronation , he replied that as the eldest son of his trusted friend , to whom he owed so much , it was proper that I should be present . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's just possible that I may be able to help you . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ It 's all owing to you three that I 'll be able to go to Gridford at last . |
| 4 | After all , I live here , so it 's only natural that I should be interested in what goes on . ’ |
| 5 | Well , I keep my fingers crossed and plan to do my best to make sure that I 'll be prang-free for the rest of my flying career . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm sure that I should be satisfactory , ’ she said stiffly . |
| 7 | I will be sure that I will be sure of that |
| 8 | Should the weather be unkind , or fish reluctant to rise , then I am sure that I will be able to find plenty of other sea-borne activities to keep me fully occupied ; and , hopefully , merrily amused . |
| 9 | I was sure that I 'd be safe from then when I finally emerged from the city on the far side — it was n't likely that rats would abe allowed too close to the Divine Sanctum — but I could n't yet see any sign of a far side . |
| 10 | I took over in August 1968 , far from sure that I 'd be able to hold down the key anchor-man role . |
| 11 | In order to reassure himself , he might question the stranger about things from my own past , recalling occasions which only I could possibly remember and comparing his answers with those that I would be likely to give . |
| 12 | Moreover , when I actually stopped to think about the problem I became uncomfortably aware that it was very unlikely that I would be able to obtain such commitment . |
| 13 | I currently have 10 days Annual Leave entitlement outstanding , and with the present staffing situation in the Library it is unlikely that I will be able to take any leave in January . |
| 14 | But I think he 'll be so shocked that I shall be able to make him do what I want . |
| 15 | But he was genuinely shocked that I should be frightened . |
| 16 | One very urgent and necessary reason for our absence is that next Friday my opera is being performed again and it is most essential that I should be present . |
| 17 | I 'm worried that I could be developing agoraphobia . |
| 18 | ‘ I was always hopeful that I would be able to fight my way back into the representative scene but that was the early chance I needed ’ , recalled Roebuck . |
| 19 | ‘ I thought it would be more amateur , ’ she kept saying , obviously surprised that I could be involved in anything that was n't a total failure . |