Example sentences of "i [modal v] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 I 'd like to take up a couple of points if I may about getting some erm we were talking before mentioned children coming in on a regular basis er it 's called living .
2 Just one final point if I may about er er about about migration .
3 Now I want to allow a bit more time for questions so I 'll just end if I may with a funny story which , did n't happen to me , it happened to a colleague of mine , erm a young lady , who went to give er a talk like this to group of adults like yourselves and at the end of the meeting the treasurer went up to her and said do we owe you any fee or expenses ?
4 Let's move on if I may to Dr. Nora Worcester calling from Cambridge .
5 The I 'm your representative for the minster governors and I 'll be slipping out later on this evening if I may of the installation of the new headteacher , that will be seven minutes time so if you 'll excuse me .
6 oh I came , came to several conclusions , erm , one , one of the problems that the article faced me with , if it had been a simple outburst , if , if the , the Daily Telegraph had simply taken an advert out as opposed to maybe editorials then I may of had less a problem , because the problem with editorials is that they are believed , companies adverts are n't believed , well they 're partially believed , but an editorial carries a lot more weight and therefore when it 's written like that it tends to strike home much harder , therefore that , my immediate thoughts were that if were going to react , if we were going to find a way of cantering the problems we felt this had created , then we would not have to follow any normal course of action , we simply could n't put an advert out because nobody would have believed it , we would have to look at it a different way of actually cantering and that 's part of the reason for the time taking to think it through .
7 Did , even with the few times my parents have gone away , I 've never held parties , I may of had a couple of mates round just to let them kip over or something , come back I 've never , ever held a party , I would n't , I respect them , well I mean I would n't respect them make , every er penny they earned in the last fifteen years gone into that house , they 've had one holiday in that time and erm , gorgeous house , no its a lovely house , full of nice stuff as well , I , I , I would n't dare have a party
8 I was just going to make a quick comment if I may on Oxfam , because I noticed that they 're down for the street collections and for the flag day , now next year 's their fiftieth anniversary , so I think it 's quite appropriate next year , but I do , my own view is , that we will get , we ought to get one comprehensive list of all these organisations , for both the street collections and the flag days , with an indication in the column of whether it 's flag day they 've gone for or a street collection , so that we can identify that sort of situation .
9 Well , then , let me put it this way : neither you nor I is happy ; but I may at least continue to be only moderately unhappy in reasonable comfort , while you may abruptly cease to be anything at all except on Social Security if goat 's cheese and sheep 's yoghurt hit a rough patch .
10 No wonder we have always eaten as we have , she thought ; if nothing else comes out of my malaise I may at least learn how to cook in the spirit of the times .
11 If I try , then , to describe to you what I believe made my father thus distinguished , I may in this way convey my idea of what ‘ dignity ’ is .
12 The way I see it — if I had saved the world from a lot of boring belly dancers I ought to be congratulated .
13 I found myself thinking affectionately that I ought to be straightforward with him ; the English liked that .
14 Accordingly I ought to be able to say that at this stage his comments seem to me beside the point , or more exactly in excess of it .
15 I feel I ought to be nice to them wherever possible .
16 ‘ But really , I ought to be tucked up in bed now .
17 I am doing this because I think I ought to and am in the position to do so . ’
18 I ought to be home in three days and I 've made a deal with Henry .
19 It was so funny — as I walked along , rather disconsolate in the rain , at midday , I suddenly recollected it was Mayday , & knowing I ought to be bright & rejoicing I forthwith was so , at least for a time .
20 I am not what I ought to be ,
21 I 'm young and beautiful , I ought to be kept if anybody .
22 They seem to think I ought to .
23 I ought to be pleased .
24 I ought to be used to it , but I 'm not .
25 Perhaps I ought to formally reopen the inquest ; compel the police to reveal publicly how little they have achieved . ’
26 You know , I ought to be able to order one of you to do this shadow nonsense . ’
27 She could not offer advice as a grandmother , despite her long experience of children ; and now her own children had ceased to confide in her ‘ because they felt that the time had come when I ought to be ‘ spared ’ every possible worry .
28 I told her I was scared to go home but I thought I ought to , and of course she said , ‘ You 'd be best to come here , then , and when you feel like it , we can phone your parents and tell them whatever you want them to know .
29 What did you say I ought to be ? ’
30 ‘ Well , at my age , I ought to be . ’
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