Example sentences of "[subord] i [modal v] [vb infin] my " in BNC.
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| 1 | Treshnish ignored Lachlan , bowed to Eachuinn Odhar with respect and asked , ‘ Duart , will you tell me now where I may find my daughter , who handfasted with Lachlan Cattanach a year ago ? |
| 2 | ‘ Any idea where I could lay my hands on an idiot 's guide to disputes ? ’ he asked . |
| 3 | I have often wondered if Levin made a 12-string guitar and if so , where I could lay my hands on one . |
| 4 | ‘ I wanted a sport where I could give my all , ’ he told ACCOUNTANCY . |
| 5 | After a while I became so deep in my cups I grew surly , said I felt unwell and trotted off to bed where I could nurse my hurt as well as conceal my bad manners . |
| 6 | I had gone , as the doctor had ordered , where I could feast my senses . |
| 7 | Flaubert finished Madame Bovary on April 30th , 1856 : there at Croisset , there where I can jab my finger , between two spreading and unknowing sploshes of watercolour . |
| 8 | What I need is a nice little research job where I can write my books and keep well away from them . ’ |
| 9 | Nay , rather than I 'll leave my Cause i' th' Lurch , I 'll — I 'll — I 'll |
| 10 | Well they 're selling them cheaper than I can supply my customers . |
| 11 | ‘ Don Marco drove me over so I could telephone my ‘ Jottings ’ and the house was crawling with carabinieri . |
| 12 | I pulled my window down and twisted round so I could stick my head out . |
| 13 | ‘ Mummy , ’ Matilda said , ‘ would you mind if I ate my supper in the dining-room so I could read my book ? ’ |
| 14 | That 's not too troublesome for me because my wife has an account ( with a different bank ) , so I can sign my cheques over to her . |
| 15 | I try to twist my body so I can jab my left elbow in his face . |
| 16 | Does anybody know the FM frequencies for Radio Leeds and Radio Aire , so I can tune my car into them permanently . |
| 17 | ‘ Perhaps I 'm hoping to meet a man rich enough to keep me in comfort so I can indulge my every whim and fancy and give up work for good , ’ she said drily . |
| 18 | I get stuck in a crowd of people coming out the tube and I have to stand on tiptoe so I can keep my eye on her . |
| 19 | You 'd better tell me all about your dad , so I can keep my end up . ’ |
| 20 | I like looking in shop windows so I can take my time if I 'm on my own . |
| 21 | But he added : ‘ I am not just trying to play now so I can force my way into the Cup final team . |
| 22 | ‘ Please unlock the boot , so I can get my bag out . ’ |
| 23 | She 's very warm and has no sense of ‘ I 'm a princess so I will keep my distance from you ’ . |
| 24 | ‘ I asked him if I should finish my dissertation . |
| 25 | And if I should change my mind and find the abbey not to my liking , or if Joan returns and it becomes expedient to resume our true identities , then so be it . |
| 26 | Whereas at the time it was a thin old wicket — you know , ‘ Madness are a bit thick and they do come out with some bollocks sometimes , so I do n't know if I can throw my weight behind them ’ . ’ |
| 27 | For example , in discussing his plan to publish Der Freitheitsucher shortly after the First World War he wrote to Benjamin R. Tucker ( in English , for Tucker did not read German ) : ‘ The prices for printing and paper here are abominable , and I am not sure yet , if I can fulfill my plan . |
| 28 | There is an objectivity behind the subjectivity of our preferences which entitles you to recommend to me a dish which you do not choose yourself and which I have hitherto been repelled by , but may come to like if I can forget my prejudices and for the first time attend closely to the flavour . |
| 29 | If I can lift my eyes from pots and pans |
| 30 | ‘ If I can give my fans enjoyment in some small way , that really makes what I do worthwhile . |