Example sentences of "[modal v] [pers pn] [adv] [vb infin] [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or should I just change my name to Keith ? |
| 2 | ‘ Well , why should I always spend my time with you ? ’ she asked crossly . |
| 3 | Must he now grind his pride in the dust and sue for the hand of she to whom he owed that indignity ? |
| 4 | ‘ Might I just put my ego in formalin and send it to him ? ’ |
| 5 | If the police were to question Gladys again , might they actually believe her evidence ? |
| 6 | Could I just borrow your pen and I 'll write that down . |
| 7 | Could I just clarify my position on this . |
| 8 | So I wonder , could I just crave your indulgence very briefly . |
| 9 | Could I just have your attention , it 's just the end , for practice , for summary , you need to be very aware of why certain pieces of writing are written the way they are . |
| 10 | Could I also express my satisfaction and that of other residents with the service provided by Mr Curwen 's taxi-bus on school days . |
| 11 | ‘ How could I possibly tell its sex since , as you know very well , I 've had no time to examine it ? |
| 12 | Now could you please answer my question ? |
| 13 | And could you please put your hand up if you have n't got |
| 14 | Could you please turn your name boards round so we can see who 's who . |
| 15 | Mr could you again give your name , rank and station currently . |
| 16 | Now , when reviewing amplifiers , could you also include their weight ? |
| 17 | Could you just spell your name so that I can get it right ? |
| 18 | Could Ireland only be prevented from copying England by English rule , or could she somehow rediscover her pride , her lost Sovereignty ? |
| 19 | Could she really take his cock up there . |
| 20 | So how could she possibly tell her friend about the almost wild grief she felt at the prolonged absence of her husband ; the deep , stabbing pain in her heart when she remembered their wonderful night of passion ? |
| 21 | Sir , — Now that the election is over , and Mr. Kinnock has retired , could we please have our red rose back for St. Georges day next week ? |
| 22 | But er , we 'd we obviously like your agreement to er to this very important er resolution . |
| 23 | How could he possibly explain his presence ? |
| 24 | Could he possibly talk his way out of this situation ? |
| 25 | How else could it seriously expect my custom ? |
| 26 | It was not with her will , not at her command , that Brother Tutilo — dare I even call him Brother still ? — stole her away , and worse , in the blackness of his offence brought another innocent soul into sin , if not to his death . |
| 27 | ‘ Nor would I ever mention your name . ’ |
| 28 | But now , would you kindly remove your hand from mine ? ’ |
| 29 | Would you kindly write your press releases on a sheet of this paper , if you can bear to do this , so that we can pin them up on the wall and we can walk around and see each other 's press releases and this 'll be a good way of actually discussing them , I think . |
| 30 | " And tell me , child , would you willingly betray your grandfather " |