Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] [adv] [vb infin] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I believe there 's some roadworks at Stafford , I might even get on my teletext and look and see what roadworks are on the M six , I may even give the A A a ring , to say , but it 's all on teletext and this sort of thing . |
| 2 | Or let my Lamp at midnight hour Be seen in some high lonely Tower Where I may oft outwatch the Bear . |
| 3 | I was suddenly really upset as I thought I may never feel the baby moving inside me any more . |
| 4 | I may never have the strength again . ’ |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | ‘ He said I must cheerfully accept the sacrifice ? |
| 7 | In any event , I chose this route and I must ever take the consequences . ’ |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . ’ |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | His letters closes with : ‘ I should also welcome the opportunity to discuss the publication of the board 's advice . ’ |
| 15 | I should also convey the regrets of the hon. Member for Ashford ( Mr. Speed ) that he can not be present this evening . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | That I should ever see the day … ’ |
| 18 | Perhaps I should always take the case for his solution as being 20% stronger than it would otherwise appear to me to be . |
| 19 | Without proof I should really lay the idea to rest . |
| 20 | I should definitely take the paste down . |
| 21 | A high degree of constructive conflict is almost essential in this process and I should perhaps quote the comments of a wise manager I worked for at one time , who pointed out that in industry the optimum level of conflict is not zero ; just as no friction or one hundred per cent friction immobilizes movement in a mechanical sense , so total absence of conflict or one hundred per cent conflict will immobilize movement in a company . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 ? |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | 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 . ’ |
| 27 | 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 … |
| 28 | 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 ’ . |
| 29 | Look , I 'll even clean the upstairs rooms after all if you want me to ! |
| 30 | ‘ 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 . |