Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [verb] [pron] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean them let's face it one out the three of us should of thought a bit more . |
| 2 | As she slept in her Italian-designed tube steel bed with the iron-grey duvet , she felt sure that Steve in the room across the corridor must know who was in there with her , and as she went to work next day , she felt sure that everyone must see what she was dragging with her . |
| 3 | For what 's is worth , as a motorist , I may tell you I 'm thirty years standing , and I explained to the people when I phoned your office up , I 've had thirty years standing as a driver , I check my oil , I check my water , I lost no compression , no water . |
| 4 | Breathe on me breath of God , fill me with life anew , that I may love what thou dost love , and do what thou wouldst do . |
| 5 | If you do decide to keep this fish , and have difficulty obtaining stock , then I may know someone who has one or two to spare … |
| 6 | ‘ Frank , kindly remove your hand or I may remove it myself . |
| 7 | If I do n't want anything I , I just go in there and I think well I 'll just go and see I may see something which catches my eye . |
| 8 | I firmly subscribe to the school of thought that says , ‘ I may hate what you have to say , but I will defend your right to say it . ’ |
| 9 | I 've done it for years , and if I may say it myself , I 'm quite good at it . |
| 10 | In fact I 'll give my neighbours who live opposite , I do n't see a lot of them but they they are my opposite neighbours and of course the 's really I 'm on good terms with I ought to give them I 'll get them a tin of biscuits as well . |
| 11 | but I ought to explain what I mean by budgeted fi figure . |
| 12 | I ought to tell him what to do with his feature article . |
| 13 | He turned on his heel , heading for the door , then paused and informed her over his shoulder , ‘ Oh , by the way , I ought to tell you I knew you were n't sleeping naked . |
| 14 | I must tell her something . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I must tell you something . |
| 16 | ‘ I must tell you something . ’ |
| 17 | I must tell you something and you must forgive me . |
| 18 | I must tell you something . |
| 19 | ‘ I must tell you what I 've heard , although my life is in danger if I do . |
| 20 | Finally and in total conclusion I must tell you what happened when we took Adam to a specialist to find out if he had a particular familial complaint . |
| 21 | WILLIAMS : It is with great reluctance that I speak and I beg you to forgive me , but I must tell you it is the Countess of Pembroke , a lady noted for her wit and beauty but of a wanton disposition . |
| 22 | ‘ Before you tell me what you 're doing in Oxford , I must tell you my news , ’ she said . |
| 23 | Yes , it 's a funny old thing , actually I must tell you I feel an awful lot better since I 've passed my I suppose , last Friday I saw a Solicitor and the divorce is now actually sat up on it 's merry way rejoicing , and |
| 24 | ENTIRE EPISODES in 1988 centred around a clandestine teen love affair ; the ostensible excuse for the lovers to meet was always ‘ I must show him/her my new copy of NME . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Then I must show you something , ’ Gaveston replied . |
| 26 | ‘ I must show you our broad beans , ’ chattered Dimity , quite unconscious of the turmoil in her old friend 's heart . |
| 27 | Come over the road with me , it 's your last night and I 've decided that I must show you my garden . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Before I die I must confess what I 've done wrong . |
| 29 | This year has been the most difficult and disturbing of my 40-year reign , but it has brought home to me that I must do everything I can to continue to carry out that duty . |
| 30 | ‘ Still , he thought , I must do what I can to protect the lady , to whom I owe so much , and whom I have certainly , for better , for worse , released from sleep and silence . |