Example sentences of "[modal v] [pron] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | May I present Lucien Earthlight , the new vibrancer from Por Tanssie . ’ |
| 2 | I have also sent you a catalogue of Greenpeace merchandise so that you may choose from it , and may I draw special attention to the Greenpeace enamel dove badge which we would particularly like you , as a new supporter , to purchase and wear . |
| 3 | So on my behalf and of many others , may I offer sincere congratulations to the Diocesan Vestment Guild and express also true thanks and appreciation . |
| 4 | Please may I have compassionate leave , sir ? ’ |
| 5 | May I have full authority to support our AMG by force of arms if necessary . |
| 6 | There was little that could be done to improve the overall unkempt appearance , except to dig the whole lot up and start again , but , as Luther Reynolds told David on one occasion , ‘ I do n't use the bloody garden , so why should I waste precious money on it ? |
| 7 | ‘ That was then and why should I swim naked when you — ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Why should I feel guilty ? |
| 9 | Why should I feel sorry for Flora ? |
| 10 | Should I tell Central T.V. ? |
| 11 | SHOULD I STAY MARRIED ? |
| 12 | Should I make fresh efforts to get him back ? |
| 13 | Should I put green or purple against that dark blue ? |
| 14 | Should I get ready ? |
| 15 | ‘ You keep saying that , but why should I get hurt ? |
| 16 | I have to stick to my guns , I 'm paying a fortune for this stuff , why should I have faulty |
| 17 | Why should I support mock interviews ? |
| 18 | Why should I support Compact ? |
| 19 | So the choice is not , should I become organic , or shall I go into parsnips ? |
| 20 | I have a fitting on Sunday for the ‘ New Faces ’ final — one gown with three jackets to ring the changes over the ninety minutes of live T.V. It 's imperative that I do the show as I ca n't think of anyone who could step into the breach should I become ill . |
| 21 | Why should I say sorry when it 's always my brother 's fault ? ’ |
| 22 | Thank you very much indeed for the smelly duck — or should I say scented , it is such a nice smell ! — and for the pretty scarf which , you may be surprised to hear , Mark admired when I was wearing it the other day though he had n't realized it was new and from you ! |
| 23 | Match anglers often complain about bad , or should I say thoughtless , pegging . |
| 24 | Should I say expensive Chancellor ? |
| 25 | But er , I never heard of them if they did and er , I mean I , I used to involve meself not in politics or anything like that is the last thing I ever thought of involving meself in but er , I did er , sort er , well being on the milk round you used to see the people in , because they come to door to bring a jug you see and you , you talk to people and you know they were , er were sensible and they were , were should I say soft or had no er conversation at all like , you know . |
| 26 | I felt very sorry that someone who was a partly trained civil engineer should have to waste his time sweeping floors and doing other such menial tasks , but that 's how it was — he was one of the unlucky ones — or should I say lucky ? |
| 27 | Biggles — we named him that because of his flying , or should I say crashing , antics — had the misfortune to be one of Barny 's babies . |
| 28 | I want to upgrade to a much larger reef tank in the near future , but first should I gain much-needed experience in keeping invertebrates before committing myself to the expense of failure with a large tank ? |
| 29 | The knowledge model , if it can be mapped to the physical world , must itself comprise discrete quantities , varying in a quantised ( step-wise ) manner . |
| 30 | Amnesty needed the benefit of their first-hand experience and must itself show open solidarity with then in their courageous efforts . |