Example sentences of "[subord] i [modal v] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did n't care if it was raw , if the pangs of birth were ugly ; I wanted to be somewhere I would n't be defined by what I 'd been , where I could fashion a new notion of myself and impose it on others as the truth . |
| 2 | Also , there was a pleasant inn about a quarter of a mile away where I could get a room if the tide — in the way of tides — served at some merciless hour of the early morning . |
| 3 | I was told by the FO in London that I would be met at Johannesburg airport — since British aircraft could not land in Rhodesia while UDI existed — and would be conveyed to the British Consulate there where I could have a rest . |
| 4 | For my own part , having a little woodland garden , this is one of the two plants which I am forever poking in where I can find a place for another . |
| 5 | ‘ I wonder if you might tell us of a local hostelry where I can purchase a good dinner ? |
| 6 | Although I used to enjoy a drink , I started really drinking heavily after he died . |
| 7 | So although I 'd assume a potential audience of mainly women who 'd be interested in this topic , the programme actually distanced that audience by addressing a hypothetical man who 'd think it rather ‘ odd ’ to select women candidates at all . |
| 8 | The Institute seems to be rather vaguely organized , as they still have n't been able to tell me what students I am teaching — my teaching , it turns out , does n't start until Monday , but I have heard that an abnormally large number of students have signed up for my course , so I shall have a lot of marking of papers to do at the end of four weeks . |
| 9 | I 'll be able to model your gown ; it 's right at the end of the show , so I 'll have a few minutes after I 've finished Roman 's clothes . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ What did you want me to do , Naomi , tell you to look deep into my eyes so I could make a formal introduction ? ’ |
| 11 | When I moved to secondary school , the PE master used to encourage me in my running and , when he saw I had some potential , he took me down the North London AC and made me a member there so I could train a couple of times a week . |
| 12 | After all , everything was sown and the harvest was still some weeks away , so I could afford a little time off . |
| 13 | She 'd sat on my lap in a friendly way , true , but that was just so I could get a better fix on her rug . |
| 14 | I crawled along the line of the fence to the nearest point I dare , so I could get a good view of it . |
| 15 | One day I had to go to the clinic and I lied about the time of the appointment so I could skip a suit inspection , so I had an hour to waste . |
| 16 | ‘ No , you 're supposed to abandon Masquerade just so I can earn a few thousand dollars . ’ |
| 17 | Is anybody else thinking of going , especially from the Leeds area so I can cadge a lift . |
| 18 | ‘ She comes in first thing , but steer clear until about nine o'clock so I can have a chance to explain things . ’ |
| 19 | Mum I know Julia 's trying to find out I need n't go to school on Thursday so I can have a lie in |
| 20 | Usually I pick the single note and hammer on the chord so I can get a polyrhythmic sort of thing going . |
| 21 | Once I can make a hole through them it should n't be too difficult to get round into the outer cellar . |
| 22 | Jones yelled , ‘ I 'm damned if I 'll bowl a full-toss ! ’ |
| 23 | If I might make a suggestion — shut up and sit down . |
| 24 | If I might interpose a personal remark here ( not perhaps too inaptly , given the circumstances ! ) |
| 25 | ‘ If I might say a few words , Headmaster , on that , ’ put in Glenda Grower ( History , French and World Religions if absolutely pressed ) . |
| 26 | I wonder if I might have a word with your son . ’ |
| 27 | SIR — I wonder if I might add a recommendation of my own to George Walden 's perceptive comments on alleged bias in television ( article , April 13 ) . |
| 28 | I feel as if I ought to make a really profound statement about something ! |
| 29 | If I ought to pay a fair price for what I buy then I ought to come back and add to the agreed price . |
| 30 | 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 . |