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

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1 Or let my Lamp at midnight hour Be seen in some high lonely Tower Where I may oft outwatch the Bear .
2 I was suddenly really upset as I thought I may never feel the baby moving inside me any more .
3 I may never have the strength again . ’
4 I knew I must soon arrange the memorial party , and the perfect opportunity arose with a letter from one of my closest friends , Margo , now living in Australia , who was planning a trip to Europe with her husband later that summer .
5 ‘ He said I must cheerfully accept the sacrifice ?
6 I must now examine the case that has been pleaded against the third , fourth and fifth defendants in the light of the analysis of section 6(2) and section 61(1) that I have attempted .
7 I must frankly admit the fact , ’ he remarked , ‘ that to the people of Northern Ireland it does not seem that the battle against terrorism is being won fast enough . ’
8 It was to some extent a class conflict and , although I am glad to have had what is commonly regarded as a ‘ good education ’ , I must seriously doubt the wisdom of the County Council 's charitable and well-intentioned scheme .
9 The only complaint — and she was not really complaining against her uncle , perhaps I should rather say the cause for depression — was that from time to time she was very homesick and longed to see her mother and girls of her own age . ’
10 I should also mention the mess left near the bridge on Gubberford Lane Scorton after work done recently to clean up the sides of the bridge .
11 For the sake of completeness , I should also mention the development of the fuel cycle from the mine to reprocessing , which France and Great Britain have mastered .
12 His letters closes with : ‘ I should also welcome the opportunity to discuss the publication of the board 's advice . ’
13 Some of them turned out to be not as indifferent to my plight as I 'd feared they all would be , and a few murmured that if I did really feel strongly about the way I had been treated , I should indeed take the matter up with the Senate .
14 That I should ever see the day … ’
15 Perhaps I should always take the case for his solution as being 20% stronger than it would otherwise appear to me to be .
16 Without proof I should really lay the idea to rest .
17 I should definitely take the paste down .
18 Perhaps I might just take the chance to say that if there is a local group that would like to hospitality to people from developing countries that are at the Institute , we always welcome that sort of opportunity and invitation .
19 It 's hardly possible to hear , in translation , the way in which the increasing tempo from the initial individual raindrops on the windowpane , to the final , single sound of the rain striking the window , it 's difficult to convey the manner in which this is subtly rendered , I think , by length of phrasing , by using adjectives of increasing syllabic length , and so on , and perhaps just in this one particular case erm I , I might just read the passage , very quickly , in French .
20 The suite , everything had screw on legs and we bought erm a radiogram , that was a Pye , beautiful thing it was , it was ever so expensive then , I might even have the bill for that somewhere , we bought that at the town centre in Laytoners was it ?
21 I might even see the remainder of my old Hyundai back on my desk as a loaner while ADM irons out the inevitable bugs in this Frankenstein 's monster I 'm creating .
22 For an instant she told herself she had imagined the almost feral glint behind the long , dark lashes as Niall said casually , ‘ If I did n't know better , I might almost get the idea that you were jealous . ’
23 For though when I say Gold is a metal , I say by implication that if there be any other metals it must resemble them , yet if there were no other metals I might still assert the proposition with the same meaning as at present , namely , that gold has the various properties implied in the word metal …
24 The closest he comes to it is , I think , in the passage quoted earlier in which he says that ‘ though when I say Gold is a metal , I say by implication that if there be any other metals it must resemble them , yet if there were no other metals I might still assert the proposition with the same meaning as at present , namely that gold has the various properties implied in the word metal ’ .
25 Look , I 'll even clean the upstairs rooms after all if you want me to !
26 I 'll just feel the cervix , ’ she said , and as Yvette became aware of the gentle examination , she opened her eyes and gave a doleful little whimper .
27 OK , I 'm not doing those , I 'll just do the tea
28 I 'll just leave the meat .
29 I 'll just set the scene for the others in that he 's er fifty five is n't he ?
30 No I 'll just go and , I 'll just quickly clean erm I 'll just set the camera up that 's all .
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