Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] make a " in BNC.

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1 It is only that I feel I may make a new friend and be rewarded with company .
2 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 .
3 ‘ If I may make a suggestion , ’ Horowitz , also standing , addressed Evans .
4 As the start of the season is very close I wonder if I may make a few points for other readers to think about ?
5 I may make a mess of this but that does n't mean I 'm stupid .
6 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 .
7 If I may make a return by listening to your troubles , I am very willing to do so . ’
8 I did n't pay the Africa lady anything but I ought to make a bit for Uncle Jim .
9 I feel as if I ought to make a really profound statement about something !
10 So I thought to myself ‘ I must make a change ’ .
11 But to answer it , I must make a considerable digression , to say something about how we get such beliefs by observation .
12 And now I must make a few preparations .
13 But I must make a gesture … ’
14 Like all young men I must make a journey .
15 but I must make a historical excursion here to establish the background to this absolutely fundamental question .
16 First I must make a confession .
17 I 've got that I 've got that I must make a note of this .
18 I have a sketchy lifestyle because I ca n't work and I must make a living the best way I can
19 If you go to New Hampshire , I mu I must make a study of New Hampshire some time , if you go to New Hampshire , which is a delightful place , if you go to New Hampshire , New Hampshire appears to have no taxation at all as far as I can ascertain and the most favourite er car bumper sticker in New Hampshire is taxation is theft .
20 And I must make a real effort to find one of these machines that 's working .
21 And I must make a real effort to find one of these machines that 's working .
22 I got ta , I got ta do I must make a bed .
23 Well then tomorrow I must make a little list , see cos I want to finish that baby 's jumper
24 I had an idea that I should make a show of dignity and tried to do this by looking straight ahead , as if the crowds moving up and down the platform were beneath my notice .
25 Hey , maybe I should make a visicord of you two , sell it down-Level , sell you two down-Level to a doghouse where they do that kind of thing !
26 I paid every attention to her during a long sickness and , a short time before her death , she requested that I should make a mummy of her body , and keep her beside me — I have kept my word . ’
27 I feel that I should make a more concerted effort to leave my profession and find a new and more satisfying career .
28 The American authorities told me that I should make a general election law and arrange that the Korean people rule themselves .
29 ‘ You suggested that I should make a fresh statement . ’
30 Maybe I should make a break for it , transit myself through the falling drops , and float on an oil-slick until morning .
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