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 .
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