Example sentences of "[modal v] [pron] [vb infin] that the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | May I suggest that the government abolish forthwith the Foundation for Sport and the Arts , and replace it at once by a Foundation for Gardeners , Handymen , Babysitters and the Arts . |
| 2 | ‘ May I suggest that the college direct its attention to providing adequate parking facilities for the students already attending existing courses ? ’ |
| 3 | May I add that the promotion of fast cars and reckless driving by the media is not good for the youngsters attracted by such aspects ? |
| 4 | May I submit that the Aussie cricketers of this year had it and our lot did n't . |
| 5 | Sir , — In reply to the letter headed Ugly anti-hunt shock tactics , may I say that the aim of the Surrey Wildlife Protection Group is to enlighten the public to the true facts , by displaying posters and handing out leaflets . |
| 6 | Details of the steps to be taken should you consider that the cause for complaint has not been dealt with satisfactorily , in spite of the approaches to the above officers , are given in the Staff Handbook . |
| 7 | Nor should we think that the situation is better at secondary level . |
| 8 | Should we assume that the meaningfulness of such a hypothesis necessarily depends on the possibility ( in principle , at least ) of turning the relevant propositional schema into a meaningful singular proposition , viz. by replacing the " bound " variable ( the variable governed by the " existential quantifier " ) with an appropriate name , or a naming phrase ? |
| 9 | If there is this source of contamination necessarily present in the procedure , why should we insist that the input to the procedure be completely sterile , i.e. devoid of any taint of falsehood ? |
| 10 | The formulae ( ‘ it seemed good ’ , ‘ straight away ’ ) are aped from ‘ city ’ terminology ( and note the deme agora , something normally characteristic of a polis , cp. p. 66 ) — or should we say that the city aped the demes ? |
| 11 | From all this it should he clear that the conduct of war and foreign policy left too much to chance and personal axe-grinding . |
| 12 | ‘ It was not logic that carried might one say that the quicksilver in the barometer changes the weather . |
| 13 | Thanks very much Alan , before we move on to the agenda colleagues , er could I announce that the collection yesterday for the Burnstall strikers realized a magnificent sum of five hundred and forty-nine pounds . |
| 14 | Erm could could I suggest that the committee might like er to ask me to right to the W I to thank them for getting a new piano ? |
| 15 | As a cyclist myself , I should like to make a personal request : if you should find it necessary to use a tractor-mounted flail hedge trimmer to cut the hedges please could you ensure that the hawthorn clippings are swept up and removed and not left in the road as a danger to cyclists . |
| 16 | And it is not easy to discover any more covert or sophisticated moral view of the characters and the events of the poem : it does not dwell in any suggestive way on the irremediable carnality of human desires , and only with a degree of distortion and uncalled for determination could we assert that the poem is significantly antifeminist or anticlerical . |
| 17 | In none of the primary schools studied by Clarricoates could one say that the gender code was characterized by weak classifications ( i.e. equality between the sexes ) and weak frames ( freedom to negotiate the definitions of gender ) . |
| 18 | May we expect that the cost of transporting freight from the mainland to Orkney and Shetland will be comparable with the cost of such transport to the Western Isles ? |
| 19 | I will say in moving that , would I note that the property services , the property sub- committee I should say , is receiving a further report on recommendations on how to preserve the long-term viability of the estate , which I consider to be the right priority , erm , the long- term viability of the estate is essential for the value both as an estate and for the value of it er , to us should we need to dispose of any of it for development land in the future . |
| 20 | Work out indicators of success by answering the question ‘ How shall I know that the end result has been successfully achieved ? ’ |
| 21 | Would you propose that the Supplement text is marked up and ordered in correct alphabetic position prior to capture ? |
| 22 | Presumably it would be necessary to ask questions like this : ‘ Would you say that the word ‘ chip ’ begins with one sound , like ‘ tip ’ and ‘ sip ’ , or with two sounds , like ‘ trip ’ and ‘ skip ’ ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Would you say that the production of a novel is something akin to the process of childbirth ? ’ |
| 24 | I mean , would you say that the non-existence of God can be proved ? |
| 25 | Would you believe that the sight of her in that condition made me feel differently about her ? |
| 26 | Would you note that the subject will come back to SMT on April 12th . |
| 27 | Shall we assume that the Home Secretary , too , will grant a reprieve to William Joyce ( ‘ Lord Haw Haw ’ ) because by January 3 , 1946 , the date of his execution , Germany had ceased to be an enemy country ? |
| 28 | When studying possible reforms and changes in the law , will she consider that the decision to open on Sunday is taken not by local supermarket managers but nationally by their boards , and that if there is any change in the law they should be the ones to be prosecuted ? |
| 29 | Will he ensure that the money is spent throughout the county ? |
| 30 | Will he ensure that the decision that he makes is a positive one ? |