Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] [verb] the [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | County council chairman Ted Wood said everyone should have the right to vote . |
| 2 | Well good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen I am delighted to welcome you to the R Y A's Annual General Meeting if I may call the meeting to order and may I propose that for those who 's convening the meeting printed on the front page of the annual report and accounts ninety , ninety one ninety two to be taken as read . |
| 3 | Well I 've got the dimensions here so I can I 'm just thinking you see , I may persuade the society to do a deal of free stands facing or something like this . |
| 4 | " If we disobey him I may lose the opportunity to go to Canton , " he said shortly . |
| 5 | This is what I say , I ought to make the effort to come to this French ! |
| 6 | Perhaps , too , someone may lack the power to defend his rights , or he may go too far in his own defence . |
| 7 | I do not suppose they should have the right to kill them , though I must confess the thought makes me a little excited . |
| 8 | This raised a cheer from the French , but I must admit the day belonged to Geordie and his special attributes , so much appreciated by the French . |
| 9 | But I must resist the temptation to treat so serious a matter with levity . |
| 10 | Nenna thought , I must take the opportunity to get things settled for me , even if it 's only by chance , like throwing straws into the current . |
| 11 | But I must say the carpet looks better in the sitting room since |
| 12 | I must get the tape lined up so that it 's ready to switch on when we come home cos it 's gon na be , walk home from school if it 's a nice day , we 'll , we 'll have to hurry home . |
| 13 | However , though I must challenge the advice given , I agree that careful consideration must immediately be given to every detail relevant to the business operation . |
| 14 | Oh I should think the garage publicized it . |
| 15 | If you take a time exposure of the stars with a static camera you just get streaks , because of the Earth 's movement , and I should make the device follow the stars at the correct speed , you can get an awful lot of stars that 's completely invisible to the naked eye . |
| 16 | I have not acceded to the application of Madame Bihi to be joined as a representative or other party in this action but I have acceded to her application that I should invite the Attorney-General to appoint an amicus curiae and Mr. Richards has appeared instructed by the Treasury Solicitor . |
| 17 | I should like the Minister to state clearly what checks are made to ensure that police computer information is not available to debt collectors , bailiffs , and other such persons . |
| 18 | I think that hon. Members on both sides of the House will agree that those two issues are closely connected , but I should like the Minister to say a little more about the specific question that I raised . |
| 19 | I should like the Minister to tell us whether he believes the myth about privatising the coal industry . |
| 20 | I attend the Assembly as a Member of this House and I should like the opportunity to report back to the House , during a proper debate , on what I am doing in the Council of Europe . |
| 21 | ‘ I should like the opportunity to learn — ‘ |
| 22 | Er I should get the doctor to call said I 'd get things |
| 23 | The trouble is my boyfriend , with whom I have been living for six months , thinks I should use the money to pay off our overdraft . |
| 24 | My hon. Friend has raised an interesting thought ; perhaps I should ask the Department to look into it . |
| 25 | I should persuade the King to change his mind , and let Messer Niccolò lead an assault . |
| 26 | I should have the blood work through by then , and that would help . |
| 27 | ‘ You 're saying I should let the wench escape with fitzAlan ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ On the other hand , ’ added my mother hastily , as though she feared that I might take the chance to postpone the ceremony in order to accommodate the philadelphus , ‘ chrysanthemums are more reliable . |
| 29 | Later , perhaps , after the funeral , I might find the energy to show more sympathy . |
| 30 | ‘ I 've lost my job just because Jason Prior was frightened I might get the chance to take over his fairly soon . |