Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] [vb mod] [vb infin] [to-vb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 31 | She wondered how long she would have to keep it up before she could stop convicting herself of hypocrisy . |
| 32 | ‘ Perhaps you would care to join us ? ’ |
| 33 | He said softly as he looked up at a gull wheeling above coral roofs : ‘ Perhaps you would care to tell me instead where you have been since yesterday morning , and what has happened to you ? ’ |
| 34 | Perhaps you would care to tell me more ? ’ |
| 35 | When I asked them about it later , they said , oh no , we have no intention of doing Anthems of the Nations , perhaps you would like to do it for us . |
| 36 | ‘ Perhaps you would like to meet him again ! ’ |
| 37 | ‘ Perhaps you would like to tell them a story , ’ said the aunt . |
| 38 | ‘ Perhaps you would help to persuade her for us . ’ |
| 39 | Perhaps you 'd care to enlighten me as to what exactly you 've been doing ? ’ |
| 40 | Perhaps you 'd like to exchange them for something else in my shop . |
| 41 | So , before you start demanding to know why I lied , perhaps you 'd like to tell me why you lied . ’ |
| 42 | ‘ Now , perhaps you 'd like to tell me what you 're doing with this gentleman 's wallet ? ’ |
| 43 | ‘ Perhaps you 'd like to tell us from the beginning , ’ said Montgomery softly . |
| 44 | Perhaps you 'd like to buy us a drink … ’ |
| 45 | If you have any views about ways in which we could help each other in such situations perhaps you 'd like to jot them down for the next newsletter . |
| 46 | Perhaps you 'd like to pass them are you , erm , you could have a look at them . |
| 47 | So perhaps you 'd like to keep them right |
| 48 | Perhaps you 'd like to play it instead of hide and seek . |
| 49 | Robyn , perhaps you 'd like to help me clear the dishes , ’ he instructed , giving her a warning glance . |
| 50 | Perhaps you will come to see them , visit my room . ’ |
| 51 | He was striding fast up the hill , and it was all she could do to catch him up . |
| 52 | It was all she could do to admit it to herself . |
| 53 | ‘ I could have resolved it for you , ’ he said , ‘ if only you 'd come to see me earlier . |
| 54 | So you 'll want to see me first . |
| 55 | So you 'll have to have yours before they come . |
| 56 | So you 'll have to count me out of your calculations , I 'm afraid . |
| 57 | So you 'd have to ask him , |
| 58 | So you 'd have to deliver them ? |
| 59 | We all know that , however much we may try to deter it , death is the only certainty . |
| 60 | Only we 'll have to make it look as if I am . |