Example sentences of "[modal v] [pers pn] [verb] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | And yes , you 've guessed it — a few weeks later what should I discover among my mail but a letter : ‘ Dear Mr Ken Ward , where may I purchase an emergency … |
| 2 | In May I placed an order for an expensive acoustic guitar . |
| 3 | ‘ Then may I have an undertaking that if I can manage to put on a show , a stupendous show — I promise you it will be — may I then retire from the post ? |
| 4 | For example : ‘ May I have an appointment with Mr Block at 4 p.m. on Monday next for a short back and sides ? ’ is preferable to : ‘ I want an appointment please , ’ which leads to a string of questions , ‘ Which day ? ’ |
| 5 | My Lords , may I declare an interest in this question as a user of the British Library . |
| 6 | ‘ May I try an experiment ? ’ she asked . |
| 7 | Must I fake an interest in your mind — ? ’ |
| 8 | A : hello Mr Parkin this is Guy Cook here B : yes A : er do you remember um sending us a er an estimate for electrical repairs * for a hundred and fifty pounds * well I 've er just had a word with the Electricity Board with an engineer called Mr Golding and he tells me that the er the list of jobs you gave us unless there 's any special circumstances should not be more than around one hundred pounds B : oh * A : well he said he 'd have to look at it of course but er is there some special reason why you thought it would cost more A : well would you be prepared to do it for the price he quoted B : no A : well why not B : I ca n't afford it not with my wages and overheads £ I have A : well £ why should I pay an extra fifty pounds if I can get it done cheaper * B : well if you can do that * do |
| 9 | ‘ I thought then why should I join an organisation which ca n't even spell my name correctly . |
| 10 | ‘ Why should I need an alibi ? ’ |
| 11 | Not only must you keep an almost minute by minute diary of what you are doing and why , but once you have accumulated all the information you must then analyse it . |
| 12 | Should you acquire an adult dog from a rescue centre , it may be worth enquiring whether it is marked in this manner to ensure that the record is updated when you take possession of the dog . |
| 13 | SHOULD YOU USE AN ENTERTAINER ? |
| 14 | That said , should you purchase an Abacus with your TriAxis you 'll get it for £325 . |
| 15 | Should you wish an introduction , perhaps you could contact next week . |
| 16 | And should you have an argument with your guitar , then full repair facilities are provided by the highly experienced John Beeby in premises directly behind the shop . |
| 17 | However you could avoid these situations happening to you , should you have an accident … if you join the Midland Personal Accident Plan now . |
| 18 | But should you become an undergraduate , the encouragement comes through the roof ( there has been one recent award of £200 ) . |
| 19 | Yeah so yeah they 've got to add some conditions on top of this things so it 's like should we do an age range thing ? |
| 20 | Should we get an ambulance ? " |
| 21 | ‘ SHOULD WE HAVE AN INCOMES POLICY ? ’ |
| 22 | The subject ‘ Should we have an incomes policy ’ is in fact yours rather than mine . |
| 23 | But exactly how should we define an economy 's international position ? |
| 24 | Should they reach an accommodation with traditional balance-of-power thinking by seeking to build an anti-fascist alliance ? |
| 25 | so if blind people are trying to be on the same level terms with sighted people , then , you know , why should they get an |
| 26 | Not only must it have an overall structure which makes sense , but individual paragraphs and sentences must knit together in a coherent fashion that others can readily follow . |
| 27 | Should it launch an investigation into every going concern qualification ? |
| 28 | Is it to be an up-to-the-minute design that will look good hanging in a bedroom or up the stairs , or should it have an antique feel to match a similarly styled sitting room ? |
| 29 | A paper which I and colleagues in Grampian prepared for Scottish General Medical Services Committee posed the questions does this present an opportunity for general practice to have greater influence in the provision of health care for our patients ? does it put general practice in the driving seat in helping to determine the range and quality of health service provision ? or might it constitute an intolerable administrative burden on the constrained resources of an increasingly cash limited primary care service ? |
| 30 | Could I make an appointment to see her at the Education Office to sort out the dinner money debts once and for all — hopefully . |