Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 31 | You really are not so handsome as you promised to be ; and I have long wished , by conversation like this , to do away what mischief the flattering character I gave of you may expose you to . |
| 32 | Asthma , heart conditions , diabetes or epilepsy may expose you to special risks with watersports in the heat . |
| 33 | But I ought to report him ! |
| 34 | Now as I understand it the minister 's position is that he be bound to refer that matter to the partner responsible for audit and that partner er would then be put on notice that er he ought to report it to the relevant authority . |
| 35 | But antiracist activities encapsulate one final problem which may outlive them . |
| 36 | Do you think I ought to thank them ? |
| 37 | Humans ought to thank me . |
| 38 | ‘ They ought to thank us for letting our Thing do their job for them , ’ said Gurder solemnly . |
| 39 | We may lend you any amount from £500 to £10,000 ( in units of £10 ) and , in certain circumstances , may advance 100% of the cost , although we normally expect you to make some contribution from your savings . |
| 40 | You ought to shop him for the income tax then |
| 41 | It is not simply that it is a vital matter for some small group of people ( as some may think them to be ) called ‘ Christian feminists ’ who would reconcile their feminism with their Christian faith . |
| 42 | But you may think me merely biased if I say that my own father could in many ways be considered to rank with such men , and that his career is the one I have always scrutinized for a definition of ‘ dignity ’ . |
| 43 | And Herbert , you may think me lucky . |
| 44 | We may think we are an uncaring society but in this matter of looking after our own , we are most emphatically not : for every hundred old people only one is in a home and then often after enormous efforts to help them at home have failed . |
| 45 | ‘ You may think we 've been putting pressure on you , but — ’ |
| 46 | We may think we are monitoring how they are getting on . |
| 47 | We may think we see the dead person walking down the street , or hear them calling our name . |
| 48 | Most schools that have gone grant maintained have declined to use the D S O. Now my concern is , erm that we 're not actually , when we come and compare with the outside world , we 're not actually giving the service that we may think we are . |
| 49 | If they ask for an explanation and are told that it is shooting at a wooden bird in the graveyard with bows and arrows , they may think they are being hoaxed . |
| 50 | It does not matter how silly you may think they are , if it 's something you are unsure about or have wondered why , please let us help . |
| 51 | ‘ Those who engage in and encourage secret plans and conspiracies may think they are patriots , but they are the worst enemies of their country . ’ |
| 52 | But remember to keep them away from very young brothers or sisters who may think they are sweets and try to eat them . |
| 53 | You may think they were tainted , but we know they were tested at the priory and I doubt the Lady Eleanor would have taken them solely on the Prince 's word . ’ |
| 54 | Of course , we sophisticated Westerners may think they are not asking for the right things . |
| 55 | Let's just consider the political problem though you have still got a problem selling it to a lot of MP s , if they 're listening to this interview and they are concluding , maybe rightly , maybe wrongly , that actually things are n't changing very much , and they may think they 've been sold a pup with these amendments , indeed I hear that some of them have had to be bought off , well , is it true that one of them was sent off to Peru on an on an election er supervision mission in order that he might not be around when the bill came up . |
| 56 | Many directors who take dividends in lieu of salary may think they are on to a good thing . |
| 57 | Well I did see him , he seemed alright but you see you ca n't tell what people are like , yo you may think they have ni |
| 58 | And Scots comic Gregor Fisher — the man behind Rab C. Nesbitt — added : ‘ Lilly may think she 's never been to Scotland , but what about in a previous life ? |
| 59 | The woman may think she is no longer desired but neither may be able to discuss what is happening . |
| 60 | Bowling took no further part in the proceedings , but he may think it a small price to pay for providing one of the turning points in a memorable match . |