Example sentences of "[modal v] i really " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ May I really ? ’ he said eagerly . |
| 2 | After a while , after a silence broken only by the whispering of the fire , she raised her head and said , ‘ May I really have some hens soon ? |
| 3 | " Must I really ? " said Martin . |
| 4 | As I was walking over to the piano I was thinking , ‘ Should I really be doing this ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Should I really ? ’ she said , looking at the wine glass doubtfully , speaking as much to dispel the strange feeling that was coming over her every time she looked at him as to reassure herself over the wine . |
| 6 | Should I really have supported this venture rather than the raffle tickets ? |
| 7 | Oh I should n't say that , should I really ? |
| 8 | I should n't have asked should I really ! |
| 9 | Could I really be part of a war machine ? |
| 10 | But what could I really have done about it , anyway ? |
| 11 | Could n't make a lot with that , could I really ? |
| 12 | I thought I could , I thought I could I really thought I could but oh God I 'd be okay if I could |
| 13 | The cherries were most certainly stolen , but would I really have been a better person if I had left them on the plate ? |
| 14 | With £250 to blow on a set-up , what would I really want ? |
| 15 | Oh , they would make a show of looking — taking my belongings was , after all , theft — but would I really prosecute my … lover ? |
| 16 | ‘ It 's true that I had the opportunity to be alone in the office , and we both know that I was angry and said a lot of things in the heat of the moment … but would I really be this vindictive ? ’ |
| 17 | Would I really ? |
| 18 | But can I really maintain that the affliction is ‘ visible , painful , incurable , distasteful to others ’ … ? |
| 19 | ‘ Before I got in the first team , ’ he says , ‘ I was asking myself over and over again : ‘ can I really do it ? ’ . |
| 20 | Can I really expect her to do that for the rest of my life ? ’ |
| 21 | But can I really improve my relationship with the earth by going shopping ? |
| 22 | ‘ Okay then what can I really do for you ? — or did you just want to talk about old times ? ’ |
| 23 | Er however I I I can I really am talking about one area here |
| 24 | Can I really mean to personify the community in this vivid way ? |
| 25 | Can I really throw it away ? |