Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Handling and using them may give a sense of the past . |
| 2 | The time and effort demanded of them may put a strain on their relationship with a partner , who may have been looking forward to the years when they could be alone again as a couple . |
| 3 | In theory , the shareholders have legal control of the company , but in practice this is most often exercised by the directors who between them may have a small minority of the shares with the acquiescence of the institutions which are the major shareholders . |
| 4 | Everyone ought to get a . |
| 5 | Everyone must feel a genuine sense of being included . |
| 6 | For a company to profit , everyone must have a job that can be clearly and succinctly described in less than forty words . |
| 7 | People who carry weapons into bank premises and threaten to use them must receive a severe sentence . ’ |
| 8 | Why everyone should make a will |
| 9 | Magical , mystical , fascinating and colourful , the culture and way of life in the Orient is so very different from our own that everyone should pay a visit at least once during their lifetime . |
| 10 | Everyone should have a chain fixed to the front door . |
| 11 | Everyone should have a second chance . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I think everyone should have a donor card because , when your life has gone , you could save someone else 's . |
| 13 | Everyone should have a GP , but it can be difficult to find one if you use drugs . |
| 14 | ‘ Everyone should have a grandmother like yours . |
| 15 | ‘ Perhaps everyone should have a weakness , ’ Jessamy said slowly . |
| 16 | Everyone should have a ‘ proper ’ job . |
| 17 | If a decision has been taken about liability for emotional injury one way or the other , and there can be no controversy what decision that is , then everyone should have a right that that decision be enforced until it is publicly disavowed in the same way . |
| 18 | So everyone every everyone everyone should have a copy of the questions in their book just to tell what they 've worked on . |
| 19 | No-one should buy a property solely on the strength of the initial particulars . |
| 20 | People are bound to miss Gary Lineker but successors like me must score a few and establish reputations of their own . ’ |
| 21 | It is only that I feel I may make a new friend and be rewarded with company . |
| 22 | While all this talk of constitutional change is in the air — Kinnock proposes to abolish the House of Lords and dismember the United Kingdom , as well as to forbid the whole country from hunting — I wonder if I may make a proposal . |
| 23 | ‘ If I may make a suggestion , ’ Horowitz , also standing , addressed Evans . |
| 24 | As the start of the season is very close I wonder if I may make a few points for other readers to think about ? |
| 25 | I may make a mess of this but that does n't mean I 'm stupid . |
| 26 | As you will know I may make a reference under this section when I desire the opinion of the Court , not on the whole case but on a point arising on it . |
| 27 | If I may make a return by listening to your troubles , I am very willing to do so . ’ |
| 28 | I do hope I may remain a member ? |
| 29 | A bias , if I may coin a phrase , against the obvious . |
| 30 | ‘ Actually , ’ Morton said hesitantly , ‘ if I may borrow a phrase from some distinguished bon viveur whose name I have forgotten , nowadays I like my fruit a little green . ’ |