Example sentences of "[modal v] [pron] [adv] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now having said that in , in er as a general I hope helpful suggestion , may I just make one or two comments about matters on the in the Government amendments which . |
| 2 | May I just put this on |
| 3 | all that 's been disclosed is one as far as I know , erm your Lordship can see that I at some stage need to have a look at them , er before I complete in any way so I can cross examine Mr er my Lord may I just say this , on the seventeenth of November , that 's two days ago , we asked for the documents of the necessary twelve M P's two days ago |
| 4 | May I also take this opportunity to wish the new United Nations Secretary-General success in his efforts to prepare recommendations for improvement in the preventative diplomacy , peacemaking and peacekeeping capacities of the United Nations ? |
| 5 | May I please correct one or two small inaccuracies in Rumer Godden 's interesting article on Lamb House ( The National Trust Magazine , autumn 1990 ) ? |
| 6 | Er , there is a a little orange leaflet which has been placed on the seats during the day that many of you , I hope , already have er , for anyone who has n't may I perhaps place these on the front table , there 's a the , there 's another supply over there and , could I please ask that some responsible representative from each district would please take a few more of these away with you so that they are distributed in district meetings in the near future , and attention drawn to them there er , if there are not enough copies er , then I 'm sure the provincial office on receiving a , a request from you will make sure there 's more that passed on to you . |
| 7 | After a while , after a silence broken only by the whispering of the fire , she raised her head and said , ‘ May I really have some hens soon ? |
| 8 | [ to BELVILLE ] May I never survive one moment that fatal one in which I shall forfeit my innocence . |
| 9 | Why should I possibly become interested in the emotional development of my young patients ? |
| 10 | I think he just well they 've got pots of money between them why should I ever do any work ? |
| 11 | ‘ When should I ever wear this ? ’ |
| 12 | REGARDING the wolf whistling debate , should I ever receive such a gesture I think I 'd die of shock , But should some young , dishy male give me a whistle I would probably give a wink and a whistle back . |
| 13 | Should I quickly do that ? |
| 14 | With all that , must she also attend this gathering , where she might find herself exposed to public ridicule , to painful humiliation , by the dread words of that evil old woman ? |
| 15 | Should you just want one large fish as a pet then provide as large an aquarium as is possible , with a 36″x15″x15″ being recommended as the smallest . |
| 16 | At no time should you ever share this knowledge with other residents or talk about their affairs , unless it is relevant to improving their care or reviewing it with other members of staff concerned . |
| 17 | It was from a consultant psychiatrist from the Twickenham Area Health Authority who was fulsome in her compliments then added , ‘ Should you ever need any free psychiatric advice , please do n't hesitate to let me know . ’ ) |
| 18 | Should you still feel dissatisfied you may personally bring your grievance to the notice of Personnel Management Division or you are free to raise it with your staff association or trade union who may take action on your behalf . |
| 19 | If so , which sound do you think it is now , and in which way should you always write this sound from now on ? |
| 20 | ‘ Why should we even think such a thing ? ’ |
| 21 | That turned out to be untrue , so why should we now believe these spurious scares about NHS trusts leading to privatisation ? |
| 22 | Should we ever achieve this , there are those faint hearts who have unkindly suggested the added attraction of pigs flying over ‘ The Tip ’ . |
| 23 | From the bottom of my heart , I take this opportunity of asking Joseph and Gertie , should they ever read this book , to forgive me . |
| 24 | Should it unfortunately prove necessary , will my right hon. Friend make arrangements for it possibly to be introduced without notice and simultaneously after consultation with the Government of the Republic of Ireland ? |
| 25 | Three or four sharply conflicting views about the suitability of Michael Heseltine for the leadership of the Partei should it ever become vacant again . |
| 26 | Again the harsh voice sounded in his inner ear , ‘ … should it ever become necessary to activate this device , I assure you that both I and my staff will be well clear of its effects . |
| 27 | More importantly , the city has long been a centre of manufacturing excellence ; why then should it still arouse such hostility ; is there something deeper to the disapproval of Birmingham than the quality of its goods . |
| 28 | Should anyone ever make difficult decisions or should he work on them — using time as an ally if necessary — until they become easy enough to be made ? |
| 29 | Natural law thinking adopts an ought which somehow incorporates some material content such that , for example , the statement ‘ You ought to kill ’ is not merely immoral but incoherent . |
| 30 | ‘ Might I just ask one question before you go ? ’ |