Example sentences of "[subord] i [vb mod] [vb infin] [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Treshnish ignored Lachlan , bowed to Eachuinn Odhar with respect and asked , ‘ Duart , will you tell me now where I may find my daughter , who handfasted with Lachlan Cattanach a year ago ? |
| 2 | After a while I became so deep in my cups I grew surly , said I felt unwell and trotted off to bed where I could nurse my hurt as well as conceal my bad manners . |
| 3 | Flaubert finished Madame Bovary on April 30th , 1856 : there at Croisset , there where I can jab my finger , between two spreading and unknowing sploshes of watercolour . |
| 4 | And there is a sense in which this applies , but although I can appreciate his point that seeking a good reputation may well dominate the practical order , if it were also to dominate the activities I have designated ‘ second-order ’ then it makes nonsense of the possibility of ‘ disinterestedness ’ , enjoying something for its own sake . |
| 5 | Although I can see your frustration re : franky boy |
| 6 | It seem to me erm that was er much more intended to be much more restrictive I think than than I would suggest our policy E two is now . |
| 7 | Nay , rather than I 'll leave my Cause i' th' Lurch , I 'll — I 'll — I 'll |
| 8 | We were in opposite camps , and he could no more appreciate my line of reasoning than I could see his point of view , and finally we parted . |
| 9 | ‘ I left the car in Parson 's Green and came in by Underground so I could hold your hand all the way back . ’ |
| 10 | I pulled my window down and twisted round so I could stick my head out . |
| 11 | ‘ Mummy , ’ Matilda said , ‘ would you mind if I ate my supper in the dining-room so I could read my book ? ’ |
| 12 | Please help me up onto your knee so I can pull your hair and punch you in the mouth . " |
| 13 | ‘ So I can feel your pulse , ’ he said impatiently . |
| 14 | Does anybody know the FM frequencies for Radio Leeds and Radio Aire , so I can tune my car into them permanently . |
| 15 | You 'd better tell me all about your dad , so I can keep my end up . ’ |
| 16 | I get stuck in a crowd of people coming out the tube and I have to stand on tiptoe so I can keep my eye on her . |
| 17 | I like looking in shop windows so I can take my time if I 'm on my own . |
| 18 | But he added : ‘ I am not just trying to play now so I can force my way into the Cup final team . |
| 19 | ‘ Please unlock the boot , so I can get my bag out . ’ |
| 20 | She 's very warm and has no sense of ‘ I 'm a princess so I will keep my distance from you ’ . |
| 21 | ‘ So I must decline your offer . |
| 22 | ‘ Nicht sprechen Deutch , so I should save your breath . ’ |
| 23 | I wondered if I might consult your file . ’ |
| 24 | I therefore asked Eliot if I might quote his name as a reference . |
| 25 | ‘ Mr Marsh , I wonder if I might accept your offer of help , ’ she said when she found him in the vestry . |
| 26 | Sir , — I wonder if I might use your publication to enquire of the members in practice as to their success or otherwise in dealing with the Inland Revenue on the matter of dividends paid to directors ' wives where shares have been transferred to the wives following independent taxation . |
| 27 | ‘ Miss Kenton , I wonder if I may draw your attention to the fact that the bed linen for the upper floor will need to be ready by the day after tomorrow . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ If I may use your telephone , then I 'll ring my surgery and get someone to bring the vaccination cards in right now . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ All this time I have been riddled with guilt wondering if I would know his face . |
| 30 | ‘ I asked him if I should finish my dissertation . |