Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [vb infin] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Everyone must decide for himself . |
| 2 | ‘ I should demand that everyone should account for their movements but , ’ he smiled thinly , ‘ in the main we all sleep alone and I have no authority to ask . ’ |
| 3 | After a long discussion , they decided that one of them should ask for more food after supper that evening , and Oliver was chosen . |
| 4 | I may long for her . |
| 5 | ‘ My lord , if I may speak for Shrewsbury , both abbey and town , I must tell you how grateful we are that Saint Winifred fell into such noble hands as yours . |
| 6 | If I may speak for the Law Officers of the Crown , we are scrupulous in bearing that vital principle in mind . |
| 7 | I append a list of the 15 drawings that we should like to borrow , and should be grateful if you would assign individual values to them so that I may arrange for them to be covered by government indemnity while in our care . |
| 8 | While I am on my feet , perhaps I may apologise for referring in an earlier answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Northampton , North when I meant my hon. Friend the Member for Littleborough and Saddleworth ( Mr. Dickens ) , who made the suggestion . |
| 9 | I may look for another opportunity to talk to Mrs Tate . ’ |
| 10 | If I may digress for a moment , I refer him in turn to the successful water system invented by the Greeks at Pergamon . |
| 11 | I feel confident because I know I came out to help : directly , by leading them as well as an officer can ; indirectly , by watching their sufferings so that I may plead for them as well as I can . |
| 12 | It appears contradictory that someone should ask for advice and then reject it . |
| 13 | If , as I must assume for present purposes , the plaintiffs have a good cause of action in professional negligence against the third party , then it must be at least possible , if not indeed likely , that the damages recoverable by the plaintiffs from the third party would include damages under at least some of these heads . |
| 14 | ( I must apologise for ignoring our ladies here , because their record is much better , but at present , the Slater scheme is only open to boys ) . |
| 15 | ‘ I must apologise for disturbing you at such a late hour , ’ Potter said . |
| 16 | I must apologise for this stupid oversight which is doubtless my fault — a symptom of the pressure we seem to be constantly under these days . |
| 17 | ‘ Ladies and gentlemen , I must apologise for dragging you in here at such short notice , but as you will have guessed from the Meeting Notice the urgency … ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I must apologise for keeping you waiting , Miss Stanton , ’ he said formally , indicating a chair and seating himself to face her across a big black desk . |
| 19 | I must apologise for returning somewhat dryly to the procedural point that has been raised during the debate . |
| 20 | I must apologise for taking so long to respond to your offer of a Village Sports Information Pack . |
| 21 | I must apologise for the delay in responding . |
| 22 | Both have given every indication that they will stay this trip , so I must go for Martin Pipe 's runner Minnehoma . |
| 23 | ‘ I must go for the priest — ’ she said to the empty room . |
| 24 | ‘ If that can be done by private firms , then that is what I must go for . ’ |
| 25 | There is no one here who cares for me or will look out for me and I must shift for myself in everything which is not easy now I am big with child and not well as I was with my first-born . |
| 26 | After a moment or two he lifted his head and , his face impassive , said , ‘ I must leave for my business appointment in ten minutes or so . |
| 27 | ‘ Then I must speak for it , ’ said the deep , stern voice . |
| 28 | Ranald , lad , I must sit for a while . ’ |
| 29 | I tell myself I must prepare for the worst . |
| 30 | ‘ I must send for Twitch , ’ added Rose thoughtfully . |