Example sentences of "you [modal v] [vb infin] that i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You may think that I want to destroy the milk boards , but if you believe that you will believe anything . ’ |
| 2 | However , you may see that I worked over many lines before the ink had been allowed to dry , so in some places the black ink has become fused with the watercolour . |
| 3 | ‘ You may remember that I begged you to make love to me the first time , Penry Vaughan ! |
| 4 | In the third place , you may recall that I escorted you to your room at half-past twelve ; but the college gates are locked at midnight , from which it follows that I would have had to rouse the duty porter in order both to be let out and to be let in again , something he will most certainly confirm I did not do . |
| 5 | You may recall that I proposed earlier a scheme to do just that — namely , the registration of a new entry , but accompanied by a code known to the Registrar which would alert him in any case of attempted fraud . |
| 6 | For you must know that I had a twin brother , as beautiful as the day , and gentle as a fawn , and wholesome as new bread and butter , whose company pleased me so much , as mine also pleased him , that we swore an oath never to marry but to live forever peacefully in the castle , and hunt and play together the livelong day . |
| 7 | You must know that I do . ’ |
| 8 | But you must believe that I kept you here not because I wanted to , but because I believed it my duty to those whom God ( or , well , the Company anyway ) has placed in my care . |
| 9 | You must realize that I 've got it all worked out in my head so that this does n't have any bearing on you at all . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Surely you must realize that I have placed myself in a difficult position ? |
| 11 | No problem — you must understand that I 've aged a little , I mean I still look roughly the same . |
| 12 | ‘ That 's not my style , Ian — you should realise that I set great store by not creating ‘ scenes ’ ; by not making those that I esteem suffer any unnecessary discomfort , whether it be social , physical , or otherwise . ’ |
| 13 | We both know what an outrageously male chauvinist pig you are , Ross — but , in case you have n't guessed , I find it very insulting that you should insinuate that I have somehow slept my way up to my present position ! ’ |
| 14 | He took the list , that list right there , and he went like this with it — I was sitting across the table — and he said , ‘ For someone who has seen so much war as you have , North , you should understand that I want to end the war on terms that are acceptable to Iran . |
| 15 | Mr Sugar said : ‘ You should remember that I have devoted my life and energies to Amstrad since the age of 17 . |
| 16 | It 's just this problem you might say that I 've got , y'know . |
| 17 | In an attempt to defend his activities Iarreson says : ‘ You might say that I sell sex , but the girls in Bangkok appreciate this . |
| 18 | Now , if you look at Example 2 , you 'll see that I 've written out the same scale pattern in thirds . |
| 19 | I think you 'll find that I have , tell you the truth I think you 'll find that I have |
| 20 | I think you 'll find that I have , tell you the truth I think you 'll find that I have |
| 21 | ‘ I think you 'll find that I finish what I start . |
| 22 | Most of the other laws if , in a way , follow on from that one You 'll notice that I 've sort of spaced the writing out today so you have n't got to do so much . |
| 23 | You 'll notice that I 've said to you we 're going to run the . |
| 24 | You 'll notice that I gave that one a miss , because I had erm , so much more pressing things to do . |
| 25 | You 'll notice that I say end of the fortnight , that was the settling time . |
| 26 | And you 'll note that I prefer the somewhat old-fashioned personal touch to high-tech methods . |
| 27 | From the look on her face you 'd think that I had confessed to a desire to murder her family and steal all her money . |
| 28 | ‘ I wish you 'd remember that I have n't got a fast-forward button , Flo ! ’ |
| 29 | ‘ You could say that I had worked my fingers to the bone for you ! ’ |
| 30 | But you could say that I have never really stopped missing Mother . |