Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] [vb infin] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ’ The concluding words show that a claim to contribution might arise under the Act of 1935 out of tortious conduct committed by two or more persons even though one or both of them may have committed a crime in the course of such conduct . |
| 2 | As for the library , the surviving books without a proper building to house them must have made a dismal appearance . |
| 3 | The story that one of them must have told a Daily Sketch reporter a year later was that sitting in a West End club and finding the cold unbearable they had decided to go somewhere warm . |
| 4 | God willing , Pa says , I may get to have a double helping tomorrow . |
| 5 | I think , however , I may have discovered a cure . |
| 6 | I just wanted to say three brief things about the boundaries , before doing so I think I may have to declare a personal interest . |
| 7 | I may have asked a few more questions ; I ca n't remember now . |
| 8 | Not much to report this week on the home front , except that I have a sneaking feeling I may have broken a bone in my right hand . |
| 9 | I hope I may have given a few ideas and if anyone makes their fortune and buys a villa in the South of France , will you invite me for a holiday , please ? |
| 10 | A hectic programme for the 18-year-old : ‘ I may have played a little too much rugby this season but I so enjoy playing , and I try not to say ‘ no ’ to anyone who invites me to play . |
| 11 | I may have to spend a lot of my time in Scotland now — perhaps even look for a Scottish constituency — and your work is in London . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I may have got a better deal by moving to Australia , and I still have ambitions to play there . |
| 13 | Do you consider that I may have committed a disciplinary offence ? |
| 14 | I may have had a foolish mother but at least she was there . |
| 15 | I may have had a few words with her , but that 's all . ’ |
| 16 | I MAY have had a sheltered upbringing , but to me gin has always been one of the most sophisticated of drinks . |
| 17 | I may have to learn a notion of proof different from that to which I am accustomed . |
| 18 | I may have changed a word here or there , but apart from that it 's all exact . |
| 19 | But these notions , complexity and design , are so pivotal to this book that I must try to capture a little more precisely , in words , our feeling that there is something special about complex , and apparently designed things . |
| 20 | I must have heard a car door slam , or something . ’ |
| 21 | I must have destroyed a bomber ! |
| 22 | I must have cut a handsome figure up there , black and glossy , and she could hardly fail to have been impressed . |
| 23 | I told Michael what he wanted to hear , pretty much , without actually promising anything , because I could tell he was going to make it easy for me He was falling asleep on my shoulder When he did , I slipped out from under him , picked up his sexy uniform , which did n't seem quite so sexy any more , and took his glider key off the chain Then I got dressed quick , holding the key in my teeth , and then I went over to the kite , but I must have made a noise ; because Michael woke up I looked back and saw him putting both feet in one leg of his trousers , calling my name , trying to back out of it |
| 24 | ‘ I 'm sorry , sir , I must have made a mistake . ’ |
| 25 | I must have paused a little to form my next phrase , for Mr Cardinal gave a sigh and said : ‘ I 'm only too aware of that , Stevens . |
| 26 | Yes , Yes , Yes : - ) I must have formed a mental block on the exact details due to the severe trauma involved ! |
| 27 | So I had a market cornered and good access to American trips because I used to like writing about that , even though on the early stuff I must have affected a punk rock stance long after it was all over . ’ |
| 28 | Because I suppose I must have appeared a bit untrustworthy , thought Caspar , what with working for the Gruagach and everything . |
| 29 | Some of the super models like Linda Whatsername have actually dyed their hair red , so I guess I must have set a trend ! . |
| 30 | ‘ I must have left a hole somewhere , because one has slipped through — straight into my heart . ’ |