Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] [verb] i [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It does not follow that he could not say , ‘ You must now pay me the arrears of rent for the past year . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ So if you 'll just give me a signature on this … ’ |
| 3 | ‘ If you 'll just give me a chance , I 'll explain what I was doing . |
| 4 | He said if there 's one thing I always carry quite close to my heart and if you 'll just give me a minute I 'll take out . |
| 5 | Mike in the audience and he 'll probably give me a rollicking afterwards , cos I have n't prepared anything about this and I suspect I wo n't be able to speak till the red light . |
| 6 | The last show of the tour was in Atlanta and I decided to give a little party for the singers and musicians and the crew and I tried to rent a banquet room at the hotel , but because it was Thanksgiving Weekend , they said they could only give me a suite . |
| 7 | He 'd just give me a look , the way the French do and eventually when I was thoroughly humiliated , he would repeat it properly . |
| 8 | Perhaps you 'd just tell me the details , and I 'll make one or two notes . |
| 9 | I mean , why did n't she tell me the truth , I can understand you know , I could , you know , I could perha if she 'd just tell me the truth you know tell me why she 's u , what she 's up to and that . |
| 10 | I wonder if you could possibly give me the address of the ‘ Dogs for the Disabled ’ charity , as I would like to send a donation but do n't know where to send it . |
| 11 | Do you think you could possibly find me a small drink ? " |
| 12 | CAN YOU put me in touch with someone who could possibly get me a window wiper arm for a 1985 Fiat Strada 1300 ? |
| 13 | ‘ I 'd wait by the commentary-box and he 'd always offer me a glass of wine , though I hardly ever touched the stuff . |
| 14 | Current medical technology could never make me a man in full fact , but I could have what was available . |
| 15 | It may well give me a reason to break the law when encountering the secret police , when coming up against censorship , or when confronting other forms of injustice or repression . |
| 16 | If the government would only give me a small piece of land for my people in the Wallowa Valley , with a teacher , that is all I would ask . |
| 17 | That way there would be plenty of decent players for each team and it would only take me a couple of hours per week to sort out . |
| 18 | ‘ If you would just show me the route on this map , ’ says Robyn , without returning the smile , ‘ I 'd be most grateful . ’ |
| 19 | My movements up to this had been quite natural , and if I could continue to make her think I was unaware of her presence , she would possibly give me a second chance . |
| 20 | While I have friends who would probably help me a great deal , there is no legal arrangement to deal with someone who has declining health because of AIDS . |
| 21 | If you have leisure , I 'd be grateful if you would kindly show me the castle ? ’ |
| 22 | Midway through the voyage he wrote to a friend , ‘ I often conjecture what will become of me ; my wishes would certainly make me a clergyman . ’ |
| 23 | Alexandra said , ‘ You will both think me the poorest — sport , but I 'm going to refuse . ’ |
| 24 | depends on my advice there 's my business card I will now give me a ring . |
| 25 | Right I 'll have to check back against all the figures , if you can just give me a moment . |
| 26 | Cos some people er er may think , you know , the agreement because I have split the load you can still charge me the same price and it may not be the case . |
| 27 | If they can change me from one to another by using hormones , they can now give me the male hormones and then I 've got everything I want . ’ |