Example sentences of "i [modal v] [verb] [prep] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I will leave them behind me and go only with the clothes on my back , and then I have two miles and a half and a byway to the town , and bring pretty well dressed I may come to some harm almost as bad as what I ran away from , and then , perhaps , it will be reported I have stolen something , and to carry a bad name to my dear parents … |
| 2 | I find all this difficult to understand , perceiving no dichotomy ; though I must confess to some predilection for the original letter or manuscript . |
| 3 | Nevertheless I must admit to some sympathy with that view . |
| 4 | I must think of some things for him to do , ’ says Elizabeth . |
| 5 | ‘ You 're a very brave girl ’ said Sir Benson , ‘ and I must think of some way of rewarding you for what you 've done . ’ |
| 6 | After a certain amount of small talk , he says casually , ‘ Perhaps I might drop by some time . |
| 7 | So if you go back to the sort of where we gave it five or six headings yeah or three to six headings you should be aiming say well I 'll input a bit of information on that side of it and at the end of that little section I 'll build in some practice in participation and the participation can be any of those ones you 've put in there on that list you gave us early on er practical allocations |
| 8 | ‘ I 'll talk to some friends of mine if you promise to tell what you know to the Jockey Club . |
| 9 | I 'll talk to some friends . |
| 10 | I 'll think of some way to ask Aunt Sarah or Uncle Nick what to do , without telling them the crazy part . |
| 11 | And I 'll go through some strengths that we feel they have and the monopoly obviously is one of the er major strengths . |
| 12 | I 'll send for some brandy and then she 'll be her old self again . |
| 13 | I 'll send for some coffee and we can plan this . |
| 14 | I 'll put on some wood and then make us a cup of tea . ’ |
| 15 | No , but I 'll come onto some effects that it did have in a moment . |
| 16 | Well I think I 'll wait for some cheese |
| 17 | ‘ Jeez , I could do with some leg-over ’ , he sighed , settling back in his seat ‘ I mean , I love my wife , but there has to be more , right ? |
| 18 | Could you put more games like Detective on future Megatapes , as it 's excellent ( but I could do with some help ! ) . |
| 19 | ‘ Please , I could do with some sleep . ’ |
| 20 | Go on , Hepzibah , I 'm strong as a horse now and I could do with some air . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I could do with some shoes , ’ said Susan . |
| 22 | All this was meant to be experimental , but it would be better to describe it as speculative , as I have an idea that I could arrive at some sort of interesting effect if I kept trying , and the lack of certainty about the end result hardly mattered . |
| 23 | We could see the sights , have some fun , and maybe I could think of some ways I could help you . ’ |
| 24 | I am sorry your life is so burdensome , I only wish I could help in some way . |
| 25 | ‘ I wish I could help in some way , ’ she mused . |
| 26 | Notwithstanding the problems it was clear that I could emulate to some extent the effect of the shoulder rotation ( shoulder torque ) and movement of the wrist ( wrist torque ) . |
| 27 | ‘ I 'd kill for some chocolate ! ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I 'd kill for some chocolate ’ |
| 29 | You might , were you in the celebrity business , react like literary agent Ed Victor : ‘ If I were the agent I would step on some jugulars to come home with $5 million for world-wide rights to the book and the film . ’ |
| 30 | The difficulties that sometimes occur is that erm universities are I would say with some justice do n't always accept that it is Government and Government departments , ministers and civil servants , who are best equipped to define the social needs . |