Example sentences of "[conj] i [modal v] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stopping to ask a local woman where I might find Dr Mareda , I discovered that I was speaking to his companion , Vera , and that I had stopped outside their front door . |
| 2 | Do you know if such a list exists and if so where I might get hold of it ? |
| 3 | As I walked across the gravel to the colonnade , where I could see Conchis was already sitting , his back to me , I decided on a course of action — or rather , of reaction . |
| 4 | I 'm sick of Portraits and wish very much to take my viol-da-gamba and walk off to some sweet village , where I can paint landskips and enjoy the fag-end of life in quietness and ease . |
| 5 | I have reached a stage where I can watch television , as long as the programme does n't require too much attention , and knit at the same time . ’ |
| 6 | However I am not sure where I can obtain information about the relevant countries , especially their laws and regulations concerning visitors . |
| 7 | Or I might contract warts . |
| 8 | Go and put away your work and tidy your drawer immediately , or I 'll tell Miss Scatcherd ! ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Now , do n't try and wriggle out of it or I 'll send Vittorio round to see you . |
| 10 | ‘ Jack , would you for God 's sake shut up or I 'll get Amy Winship and Joe Reynolds to come and deal with you ! ’ |
| 11 | Or I 'll get ideas again . ’ |
| 12 | Speak up , girl , or I 'll have Roberts throw you out . " |
| 13 | Erm you could just , you do n't need to write , it 's very nice writing you do n't need to write it all out now you could put spending and a colon right and then , or I would spend colon |
| 14 | ‘ Madam , get your son to the telephone at once or I will have Officer Cecil give you a good poking with his over-sized weapon . ’ |
| 15 | I could stay in the house and be marked as frightened , or I could do battle with the elements , making my way to the family as usual . |
| 16 | Or I could have lychees . |
| 17 | I would hate that 'cause I would lose Donna . |
| 18 | And , although I might get things thrown at me by my band mates , I 'd really have to take ‘ Exile On Main Street ’ or ‘ Physical Graffiti ’ — a couple of rock classics from my youth . ’ |
| 19 | Also , it is likely that although I will get custody of my daughter , he will also be given leave to see her every week , and likely for a longer period than he sees her now . |
| 20 | Although I could see marriage appearing in the distance , it was still a long way off . |
| 21 | You 're afraid , both of you , that I might discover Mom is n't dead at all , are n't you ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ If you could , perhaps , make some suggestions , you see , so that I might move things along … ? ’ |
| 23 | Another name can be crossed firmly off the IBM Corp list : John Sculley , chairman of Apple Computer Inc has now gone on the record saying ‘ I would like to respond to the persistent rumours that I might leave Apple and go to IBM — I have told Apple 's board of directors and our executive management team that I am not available or interested in being chief executive of IBM ; I believe Apple has a tremendous opportunity to be extremely successful in the years ahead , and Apple will be the most important innovator and leader in the industry ; 10 years ago this April I signed up to do a job , and there is still a lot that I would like to accomplish with all of us ; ‘ I hope this statement will put to rest the speculation that I might go to IBM , and also serve as a clear message of the confidence that I have in Apple , ’ he declared . |
| 24 | Another name can be crossed firmly off the IBM Corp list : John Sculley , chairman of Apple Computer Inc has now gone on the record saying ‘ I would like to respond to the persistent rumours that I might leave Apple and go to IBM — I have told Apple 's board of directors and our executive management team that I am not available or interested in being chief executive of IBM ; I believe Apple has a tremendous opportunity to be extremely successful in the years ahead , and Apple will be the most important innovator and leader in the industry ; 10 years ago this April I signed up to do a job , and there is still a lot that I would like to accomplish with all of us ; I hope this statement will put to rest the speculation that I might go to IBM , and also serve as a clear message of the confidence that I have in Apple , ’ he declared . |
| 25 | The Old Testament is one of the great world sources of compassion for the poor and the hurt : the prophets thundered in their defence : ‘ Oh that my head were waters and mine eyes a fountain of tears , that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people ’ Jeremiah , 9:1 ) . |
| 26 | At the end of that period , in May 1943 , Hugh Wilson , who was in charge of the Rangoon diocese , Bishop West being in the USA recovering from a severe motor accident , agreed that we should move to Simla so that I might maintain liaison with the Burma Government-in-exile that had made its headquarters there . |
| 27 | and I mean I have done several since I left the Scottish Office as well which is quite good and I thought that I might put Sandy at his ease by telling a couple of amusing incidents that have happened post the Scottish Office days |
| 28 | MONDAY morning , and it had been arranged that I would meet Miklós for lunch and then have the chance to talk with some writers from Hungarian PEN . |
| 29 | But I promised earlier in my speech that I would mention service in the Royal Artillery during the Second World War where he rose to the rank of Sergeant . |
| 30 | ‘ Did you think that I would make love to you for a few days and then let you walk out of my life without trying to get in touch ? ’ |