Example sentences of "[adv] [pers pn] [vb mod] [vb infin] [art] " in BNC.

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31 If only I could find a masseuse as good as Pauline in London , I would be happy !
32 Some temperaments hanker after blueprints — ‘ if only I could find the right formula I 'd triumph ’ .
33 If only I could find the connection ! ’
34 Deep down I would regard a draw at both Coventry and Ipswich as being better than a win and a defeat .
35 The next unit down I would consider the heart of any system — the preamp .
36 PAMELA : If I should say I am not , then you will call me hard names and perhaps I shall tell a fib .
37 Perhaps I shall catch a cold . ’
38 Still , perhaps I shall get a chance to at least pass my regards to young Mikhail while I am here . ’
39 Perhaps I shall ask the farm workers ' union .
40 Perhaps I 'll make a profession of being an amateur .
41 I 'd like the words when they 're crytalised … since thefirst thing my daughter ( now 19months ) learned to do was the arm movements to ‘ ooh aah Cantona ’ , I suppose I should teach her something new … perhaps I 'll modify the last phrase though ; - )
42 Perhaps I 'll do the minutes of the meeting , like at the bank .
43 Perhaps I 'll play The Honey Smugglers ' ‘ Listen ’ just one more time , then snooze off counting the many great records that indie music has thrust our way in the past .
44 Perhaps I 'll get a medal for bravery . ’
45 Perhaps I 'll get a bit of peace , for a change . ’
46 Perhaps I 'll write a play .
47 Perhaps I 'll write an article for Contact , erm along those lines and see what sort of response we get .
48 Perhaps I 'll try the total honesty line . ’
49 Perhaps I 'll have a bath to see if that helps this backache — oh no not again — I 'll never get dry in time —
50 Perhaps I 'll have a best friend , ’ Flora said .
51 " Perhaps I 'll have a chat with him , " said Alice vaguely , and went downstairs to survey her territory before going to the telephone .
52 Since you 're obviously a young man of ardent passions , perhaps I 'll have a chance to show you personally what I mean — and sooner than you think .
53 Perhaps I 'll have a rollie .
54 Well perhaps I 'll have a look in town next Friday then , I could definitely do with a pair
55 Perhaps I 'll take a look at her feet myself , then , just in case , ’ Tom decided .
56 Perhaps I 'll let the ending come as a surprise . ’
57 If I had the opportunity , which I have not had , to go round the rest of Scotland , perhaps I would form the same view of the rest .
58 Perhaps I would write a book about this one day , I thought .
59 ‘ Thank you , but perhaps I might cleanse the journey 's dust first ? ’ suggested Theda .
60 He thinks perhaps I might have a few days away from here .
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