Example sentences of "i [modal v] [vb infin] [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shakespeare must have thought them common enough : in As You Like It a frustrated Rosalind says , ‘ I prithee , take thy cork out of thy mouth that I may drink thy tidings . ’ |
| 2 | I may modify my behaviour to conform to the expectations of the group , and I will do so in a much shorter time than I would in a one-to-one relationship . |
| 3 | But then I may fuse my gun … |
| 4 | ‘ Are you afraid I may burn my fingers ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I may change my mind . ’ |
| 6 | More literally translated that verse runs like this : ‘ I may cover his face with the present that goes before my face ; and afterwards I shall see his face ; perhaps he will lift up my face . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Miss Kenton , I wonder if I may draw your attention to the fact that the bed linen for the upper floor will need to be ready by the day after tomorrow . ’ |
| 8 | My conscience tells me that I owe it to God to be grateful to my father , who has spent his time unwearyingly upon my education , so that I may lighten his burden , look after myself and later on be able to support my sister … |
| 9 | that I may fear your name . |
| 10 | ‘ I hope I may trust your honour even that far ! ’ she shouted after him . |
| 11 | ‘ I may spend my days in a welter of silks and satins , but I 'm not an entire moron , you know . ’ |
| 12 | A slight lift of one winged brow the only sign that he was amused by her deliberate omission , he went on , ‘ Well , then , Luce — I may call you Luce ? — what would you like to know ? ’ |
| 13 | 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 ? |
| 14 | I may have my faults , but ungratefulness is not one of them . |
| 15 | And soon , when I 'm old enough — he has said that I may have his camera , and take pictures for myself . |
| 16 | ‘ Do you know , I 'm coming to the conclusion that the time is fast approaching when I may accept his proposal ? |
| 17 | ‘ If I may use your telephone , then I 'll ring my surgery and get someone to bring the vaccination cards in right now . ’ |
| 18 | Giles is a longstanding me I must finish my speech |
| 19 | I must wash my hair . |
| 20 | I do very much appreciate this invitation although , for another year I 'm afraid , I must tender my apologies . |
| 21 | I have always had very limited sympathy with what is rather mis misdescribed in my er er view , as industrial action , but there is one in history , one instance of industrial action with which I must tell Your Lordships I feel an increasing sympathy . |
| 22 | PAMELA : I must tell your ladyship I scorn your words and am as much married as your ladyship . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'll do as you say , young master , ’ he said , looking up at the young boy on the quayside , ‘ But I must tell your father about this . ’ |
| 24 | I must tell you Minnie that things have not been good between my old beloved mistress and me which it is not fitting that I should now go into but this blow has brought us closer together in our love and concern for Miss Henrietta . |
| 25 | I must redouble my efforts . |
| 26 | Perhaps we will refer later to the blatant dishonesty — I am sorry , I must watch my language ; let us say something bordering on the dishonest — of the suggestion that we can have a banding system which avoids for ever the problem of revaluation . |
| 27 | That being so , I must watch my step and keep my ears pinned back . |
| 28 | I must hold my hand up and say that their goal was down to me . |
| 29 | I became very conscious that I must cover my chest . |
| 30 | Which is why I must cover my traces , I thought , then go up and check the state of the relics . |