Example sentences of "i should be [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | I know , I should be eight foot six , but , I 'm working on it |
2 | They were , fortunately , not identical , though why I should be pleased they were unidentical I do n't know , as identical twins are conceived of the same coupling ; unidentical very often of two separate couplings , and so far as I was concerned the less sexual congress Hugo and his Stephanie had the better . |
3 | If the hon. Member for Harrow , West ( Mr. Hughes ) would like to intervene , I should be pleased to give way , but if he listens he may learn something . |
4 | I 've just had two great jockeys John Francombe and Jonjo O'Neill phone me and they both agree it 's time I got out and I should be pleased they tell me |
5 | I feel I should be all philosophical and start spouting ! ! |
6 | He says I should be thankful , " she says , and all the players laugh . |
7 | One very urgent and necessary reason for our absence is that next Friday my opera is being performed again and it is most essential that I should be present . |
8 | When I expressed my appreciation of the honour he had done me by inviting me to his coronation , he replied that as the eldest son of his trusted friend , to whom he owed so much , it was proper that I should be present . |
9 | I have nothing in common with those people , I should be bored and cross . ’ |
10 | If I myself joined your community , I should be obliged to adapt myself to your code , even if my spontaneous approvals and disapprovals did not change . |
11 | As with all our industrial estates land is made available for businesses who are seeking to create jobs and , in the event that you are interested in pursuing the allocation of a site I should be obliged to receive more details of your business activities and history ; the proposed use and development of any site ; the reasons behind your interest in a move ; and an indication of the prospects for the generation of employment . |
12 | I should be grateful if you could answer a few technical queries for me . |
13 | I should be grateful if you would amend the small advertisement for the B.A.E.C. at the next time of insertion so that the last part reads : ‘ For details , write to the Secretary , . |
14 | I suppose I should be grateful to be a white man . |
15 | I have a query that seems to straddle tax and company law and I should be grateful if you could help me . |
16 | I should be grateful if you would consider whether exceptions of this kind for categories of pupils can be justified in the case of English . |
17 | ‘ But remember , far from you being beholden to me , it is the other way around , I should be grateful to you . ’ |
18 | I should be grateful if you would advise your counsel of the Crown Prosecution Service 's position so that he might appraise the court if necessary … |
19 | ‘ I should be grateful for the Financial Secretary 's guidance on these two points . |
20 | So you used to say in business letters things like I should be grateful if . |
21 | I mean I got that with my interview at I should be grateful if you would |
22 | I suppose I should be grateful he told me about the call at all , but he had to really , did n't he ? |
23 | " Mr Herriot I should be grateful if you would come and see my dog . " |
24 | ‘ Sir John , ’ Mandeville called , ‘ I should be grateful if you could stay in the hall . |
25 | ‘ I will leave this chamber when I have finished and , Lady Prioress , I should be grateful if you would wait for me in your own chamber . |
26 | I should be grateful to have comments on these two points . |
27 | I should be grateful if you would give me an estimate for translating the enclosed leaflet into handwritten Urdu , Hindu and Punjabi . |
28 | I should be grateful if you could make any amendments on your copy and return to me as soon as convenient . |
29 | I should be grateful if you would let me have any amendments or omissions a.s.a.p . |
30 | Whilst we will review after the initial 3 months period I should be grateful if we take the arrangement up until the end of the calendar year so that it continues to operate whilst being reviewed . |