Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [modal v] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The light may be flickering wildly , but my head must be clear , my thoughts steady . |
| 32 | Once I leave the group my behaviour will be different again . |
| 33 | But like many Chinese people my friend would be terrified to live abroad . |
| 34 | My father would be willing to move with me and this of course would allow me to sell my present house . |
| 35 | It never occurred to me that other children were n't spoiled as a matter of course , the way I was , and it would be years — and my father would be dead — before I understood that the expense of sending me to a boarding school was just an excuse , and the simple , sentimental truth was that they knew they would have missed me . |
| 36 | ‘ My father will be mad if he finds out , ’ he said . |
| 37 | My father will be angry with me if you leave early ! ’ |
| 38 | All my pleasures will be solitary , even when I happen to be in company ; I shall not be exhilarated simply because the people around me are enjoying themselves , nor depressed because they are in low spirits . |
| 39 | I soon learned to differentiate between the occasions on which I would not be missed , like chapel , and those on which my absence would be obvious , like team games where positions were allotted in advance . |
| 40 | There my people would be healthy … |
| 41 | ‘ My aunt will be able to explain better , perhaps . ’ |
| 42 | One day as she tripped forward to greet me I had , without pausing to wonder if my embrace would be acceptable to her , bent down and kissed her . |
| 43 | But my argument will be double-edged ; and this brings me to the second reason for discounting ‘ higher learning ’ as a chapter title . |
| 44 | Whatever your problems , or lack of them , I trust my comments will be useful . |
| 45 | ‘ My lord will be angry with me … ’ |
| 46 | My life will be good again . |
| 47 | ‘ My uncle would be delighted to hear you say that . |
| 48 | ‘ Personally , I do n't believe my uncle will be able to bring himself to do it when the moment actually comes . |
| 49 | My ma 'll be mad at me . ’ |
| 50 | I warned you at the outset , gentlemen , that my suspicions may be unfounded . |
| 51 | ‘ My gown will be lucky if it gets any attention at all ; you forget some of the top designers are taking part . ’ |
| 52 | All my friends would be busy with their ink erasers trying to scrub me out of their address books . |
| 53 | ‘ I think my friends will be pleased enough , Major . ’ |
| 54 | Retired RAF squadron leader Ted Cowling said : ‘ I hope justice will prevail so my friends will be able to sit in their gardens and continue to enjoy the tranquility of their countryside existence . ’ |
| 55 | ‘ I have read and thought and practised and observed and written for over a quarter of a century , survived a world war , and still I have not been able to provide a home in which my children may be happy . ’ |
| 56 | He told enough boring stories about them and ended each office day with : ‘ I must go or my children will be afraid I 've got lost . ’ |
| 57 | My line 'll be due now Doc , can you give me another line please . |
| 58 | A woman in my situation may be vulnerable . |
| 59 | Although the book suggests my beavers should be aggressive , alas , try as I might , I ca n't get them to be anything less than overjoyed at the prospect of more delicious fish-eggs . |
| 60 | Who in my school will be involved with Compact ? |