Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [adv] [verb] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 And I may well have some input files which you could u test with .
2 I may never see this house again ! ’ thought Melanie .
3 I may never see another movie for the duration . ’
4 I may never have another chance to set up my own business … and it means so much to me …
5 I must just finish this letter , ’ says Rose .
6 IMPRESSED just this side of awe as I am by the Department of Transport and its fearless tackling of such problems as juggernaut lorries and EEC regulations , I must nevertheless confess some disquiet about a recent plan .
7 I must now bring this matter to a conclusion .
8 She circled three times , then thought to herself , ‘ Maybe I should just take any exit — at least I 'll be heading somewhere . ’
9 Erm , I should also say that bit about some of us were even gods , erm that also is erm there are some options there on translation erm you could also say men who were different and particular , that is we were and erm particular humans and we were gods .
10 And should it have the misfortune not to please these stupid Frenchmen , all would be over — I should never get another commission to compose … the devil himself must certainly have invented the language of these people — and I fully realize the difficulties with which all composers have had to contend .
11 I should now clarify that statement by rephrasing it : I adopted the only strategy open to me in order to preserve any sort of identity , however precarious , and in order to believe in myself as an individual being , separate from both the family and the school .
12 Oh I think I might just put some petrol in over there .
13 Were it not so , I might well have more sympathy with an isolationist approach .
14 tell me about taking bearings , what do you do , let's give you an example , of some bearings to take , erm , and then you can tell me what you 're doing , so there 's a point there , and we 'll call that erm , P , just to be awkward , now let's say what we 'll do , this is what we 'll d , this is a typical problem in fact , erm , I 'll even draw that line on for you to start with , yeah , here 's the problem , a ship is sailing due North , okay , and when it 's at the point of A it takes a bearing on the lighthouse , so the lighthouse is somewhere , do n't know where it is , but bearing of L from A is forty five degrees , and the bearing of L from B , which is when the ship has sailed on a lot further
15 I 'll just drop this register in to Mrs Ellis and double check that address .
16 I 'll just dump this lot in the car . ’
17 Elizabeth replied , ‘ And I 'll just pour this milk into the skimming trays then take my apron off and come with you .
18 I 'll just do this crossword .
19 you did , yes I 'll just give this potty , move , oh I 'm gon na fall over your feet , I 'll just give it a rinse out and dry it
20 I 'll just switch that television off and you might pay some attention .
21 Yeah , I 'll just move that chair from out the front
22 I 'll just put some newspaper round them to keep them together , ’ said Perks .
23 Then she says , I 'll just clean this bit of tartar off .
24 No no I 'm no I 'm I 'll just get some cough medicine .
25 I 'll just shut this door
26 Shall I take an e no I 'll just take another tape along .
27 Now if they 're multiplied or divided then you ca n't say , Oh well I 'll just take this bit and do that and then I 'll come back for the other one .
28 I 'll just close that door for a minute , because my
29 I 'll just read this bit
30 I 'll also get that confirmation letter off to you as quickly as possible .
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