Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] [vb infin] [vb pp] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not surprising that many people , some of whom may have seen the equity in their homes rise tenfold , should decide to spend more . |
| 2 | Either of them may have seen the killer . |
| 3 | ’ The concluding words show that a claim to contribution might arise under the Act of 1935 out of tortious conduct committed by two or more persons even though one or both of them may have committed a crime in the course of such conduct . |
| 4 | I think , however , I may have discovered a cure . |
| 5 | Not much to report this week on the home front , except that I have a sneaking feeling I may have broken a bone in my right hand . |
| 6 | But the time has come to admit that in my efforts to explain this one valid point I may have misled the reader in other ways . |
| 7 | But I feel I should return just a moment to the matter of my father ; for it strikes me I may have given the impression earlier that I treated him rather bluntly over his declining abilities . |
| 8 | In distinguishing between ( a ) and ( b ) I may have given the impression of wishing to maintain a strict distinction between space and time as against the physical space-time . |
| 9 | I may have abused the trust Dr Kingdom placed in me . ’ |
| 10 | Raymond is n't fond of Jewish cooking and I may have lost the knack . |
| 11 | ‘ I may have got the idea from him in the first place , but that 's all . |
| 12 | by then I may have sold the house and , I mean , as soon as I sell the house |
| 13 | A little too sweet , and I may have overdone the spice . |
| 14 | I may have changed a word here or there , but apart from that it 's all exact . |
| 15 | I must have heard a car door slam , or something . ’ |
| 16 | I must have destroyed a bomber ! |
| 17 | I told Michael what he wanted to hear , pretty much , without actually promising anything , because I could tell he was going to make it easy for me He was falling asleep on my shoulder When he did , I slipped out from under him , picked up his sexy uniform , which did n't seem quite so sexy any more , and took his glider key off the chain Then I got dressed quick , holding the key in my teeth , and then I went over to the kite , but I must have made a noise ; because Michael woke up I looked back and saw him putting both feet in one leg of his trousers , calling my name , trying to back out of it |
| 18 | ‘ I 'm sorry , sir , I must have made a mistake . ’ |
| 19 | I must have made an impression ! ’ |
| 20 | Then she slumped back in her chair , mouthing the nicotine-dosed chewing gum she used instead of cigarettes , and I thought I must have imagined an intensity of which she was surely incapable . |
| 21 | So I had a market cornered and good access to American trips because I used to like writing about that , even though on the early stuff I must have affected a punk rock stance long after it was all over . ’ |
| 22 | I must have accepted the prospect of this baby with a vengeance , if I were seriously thinking of knitting as a desirable occupation . |
| 23 | Because I suppose I must have appeared a bit untrustworthy , thought Caspar , what with working for the Gruagach and everything . |
| 24 | But I must have felt the need for some support , because I found I 'd grabbed hold of one of my hammers — a geologist is always armed with a hammer — and when I got through to the back of the house he was there already , at the kitchen window . ’ |
| 25 | Some of the super models like Linda Whatsername have actually dyed their hair red , so I guess I must have set a trend ! . |
| 26 | ‘ I must have left a hole somewhere , because one has slipped through — straight into my heart . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ I must have left the garage door open . |
| 28 | I must have got a splinter in the engine , somewhere . ’ |
| 29 | I think I must have known the truth about myself , in some deep part of my mind , when I first read those few pages of your book in my master 's study . |
| 30 | er one thing or another , I must have spent a couple of thousand pounds on these photos . |