Example sentences of "[modal v] [pron] [adv] [verb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | If a drug company receives letters of complaint from a few reputable doctors who have prescribed its product , should it then withdraw the product or warn other doctors of the problem ? |
| 32 | Should he ration the number of pages he read per day or should he just read the book straight through ? |
| 33 | And should he ever make a sequel , he 's been warned — someone will be watching very closely . |
| 34 | But why should he alone make the headlines ? |
| 35 | A peaceful lunch , some bread and cheese — or should he perhaps tidy the lounge first ? |
| 36 | Why should anyone now doubt the truth of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ ? |
| 37 | How might she still resolve the dispute by creative thinking ? |
| 38 | Might one then ask a favour of you ? ’ |
| 39 | May you lastly reach the shore , |
| 40 | So could I please see the Master and arrange it as quickly as possible ? ’ |
| 41 | Could I just make a correction , which would help in that respect . |
| 42 | Chairman before before we do that could I just make an observation on |
| 43 | Yes , could I just raise a point on two on the analysis of fire calls . |
| 44 | Could I , could I just raise an issue |
| 45 | Erm chairman could I just ask a question in relation to that ? |
| 46 | Could I just ask a question ? |
| 47 | Could I just ask a question about that ? |
| 48 | Er could I just ask the advice of the assembled expertise here ? |
| 49 | erm And there are erm it 's quite difficult to read until you get used to it , but erm the title is nice and easy , could I just have a copy , erm down there ? |
| 50 | Could I also ask a question which you might be completely clear on , but I 'm not , when we do back checks on files and make sure they are all up to date and so on , we come across maybe a research approval which has n't been signed off in the right places , how far back in time do we need to get that signed off . |
| 51 | Could I also add a Jack Dempsey , or can you suggest something similar ? |
| 52 | Could I then ask the convenor to respond to it please . |
| 53 | Could I then ask the clerk to read the words that have been proposed to be added to number two as it stands on page one eight five . |
| 54 | ‘ After all , how could I ever possess a brother who was remotely talented ? |
| 55 | So could I therefore ask the minister to , on another matter , to ensure that later in his remarks would he agree to the proposal that the right to a postal vote should be highly publicised in this country , perhaps by putting the R P F nine A form in the newspapers well before the closing date of May the twentieth . |
| 56 | Could I provisionally book the hall for the full day ( 10.00am–4.00pm ) on Sunday 21 November ? |
| 57 | Well I 'm coming back to see you in two weeks ' time so could I maybe get the information off you then ? |
| 58 | ‘ How could I possibly forget a walk that was so full of — er — incident ? ’ |
| 59 | Jannie , could I possibly borrow a couple of aspirins ? |
| 60 | I mean … could I possibly have a word with you ? ’ |