Example sentences of "[vb mod] [pers pn] [adv] [verb] [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 | Therefore , should we not use our strength and influence to try to organise throughout the west a Marshall plan , similar to the one after the second world war , to strengthen the hands of those who are doing their utmost to stave off anything approximating to anarchy ? |
4 | Given the tremendous wealth in the far eastern regions of the former USSR , should we not consider them part of Europe if we are to try to expand the European Community for the benefit of all mankind ? |
5 | Should he not turn his attention vigorously to sorting out the common agricultural policy , which is endangering the Uruguay round and remains a serious blot which is totally inconsistent with the sort of policies that are embodied in the new treaty ? |
6 | Must he now grind his pride in the dust and sue for the hand of she to whom he owed that indignity ? |
7 | ‘ Might I just put my ego in formalin and send it to him ? ’ |
8 | If the police were to question Gladys again , might they actually believe her evidence ? |
9 | Could I just borrow your pen and I 'll write that down . |
10 | Could I just clarify my position on this . |
11 | So I wonder , could I just crave your indulgence very briefly . |
12 | 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 . |
13 | Could I also express my satisfaction and that of other residents with the service provided by Mr Curwen 's taxi-bus on school days . |
14 | ‘ How could I possibly tell its sex since , as you know very well , I 've had no time to examine it ? |
15 | Now could you please answer my question ? |
16 | And could you please put your hand up if you have n't got |
17 | Could you please turn your name boards round so we can see who 's who . |
18 | Mr could you again give your name , rank and station currently . |
19 | Now , when reviewing amplifiers , could you also include their weight ? |
20 | Could you just spell your name so that I can get it right ? |
21 | Could Ireland only be prevented from copying England by English rule , or could she somehow rediscover her pride , her lost Sovereignty ? |
22 | Could she really take his cock up there . |
23 | 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 ? |
24 | Could we not call it sort of discussions and to try and put our point of view , our , our difficulties that we 're in , rather than erm , er , er , the narrower thing ? |
25 | 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 ? |
26 | But er , we 'd we obviously like your agreement to er to this very important er resolution . |
27 | How could he possibly explain his presence ? |
28 | Could he possibly talk his way out of this situation ? |
29 | How else could it seriously expect my custom ? |
30 | 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 . |