Example sentences of "i [modal v] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I may tell lies all my life if it 's expedient but I must know them for what they are and I must never tell them to myself . |
| 2 | I may visit Liddy at her sister 's later . |
| 3 | ‘ If you do n't make more effort to be civil , I may regret fishing you from the sea on your arrival . |
| 4 | If I may quote Professor Moule 's wise words again , ‘ Authentic Christianity finds itself uttering , in the power of the Spirit of God , the address of Jesus Christ the Son of God to God the Father , and thus bearing witness about Jesus to the world . |
| 5 | I will make brief comments , Chair , on the the two other remainings items , and if I may refer members to the more detailed paper , and firstly to section three , capital accounting by local authorities . |
| 6 | Certes , Sir , it behoves you to do this , because it is for God 's service , and because I may pardon Rodrigo with a good will . |
| 7 | ( I may believe Jesus ' teaching to have been exemplary , or that he was a man singularly in tune with God ; but this , as I would argue , does not make me a Christian . ) |
| 8 | ‘ I want to visit my old school friend Nellie Musgrove , who lives in the Via Botteghe Oscure , ’ said Daisy firmly , ‘ so I may get Edwin to take me along there . |
| 9 | ‘ I may wish destruction on the King 's enemies — ’ his voice was still clipped ‘ — but that does n't blind me to their good qualities . ’ |
| 10 | I shall answer it as best I can , although I am afraid that I may burden Opposition Members with an answer that they have heard before . |
| 11 | ‘ I think I may allow Duncan to bluetack it to his bedroom wall , ’ said Eric , with just a hint of a compromise . |
| 12 | Erm , I may have budget files , actual files , forecast files . |
| 13 | He graced his office with dignity and performed his duties with such excellence that I know I may have difficulty in walking in his footsteps . |
| 14 | I may have minority tastes , but I came here to find out what the right hon. and learned Gentleman would say about the autumn statement . |
| 15 | I may have reindeer antlers but I do n't have Santa Claws ! |
| 16 | Er in the meantime I may ring Chris up er and |
| 17 | I may persuade Fräulein Aschmann to join me for tea at the Franz Joseph . |
| 18 | I , I grant you I mean , it 's my judgement as to how critical that meeting is , and I may lose business that way . |
| 19 | Well , I 'd like to qualify your question if I may put words into your mouth . |
| 20 | Mr Chamberlain 's services to the State are infinitely greater than any I have been able to render , but we are both men who are giving all we can give to the service of the State ; we are both men who are , or try to be , actuated by principle in our conduct ; we are men who , I think , have exactly the same views on the political problems of the day ; we are men who I believe — certainly on my side-have esteem and perhaps I may say affection for each other ; but the result of this dynamic force is that we stand here today , he prepared to go into the wilderness if he should be compelled to forsake the Prime Minister , and I prepared to go into the wilderness if I should be compelled to stay with him . |
| 21 | And just in case I may say things I 'll be sorry for , I 'd better not go on , except for one last word . |
| 22 | I ought to ask Malcolm if he c I I do n't know what day you 'll be in ? |
| 23 | Maybe , maybe I do n't know if he 's shy or anything , why he has n't phoned up Michael yet , perhaps I ought to ask Michael to phone him then , he does , yes . |
| 24 | " I have wondered if I ought to leave Mummy . |
| 25 | The craziness of the theatre business was apparent from day one and about three weeks into my ten week contract , I thought I ought to give Peace Corps another try . |
| 26 | ‘ He 's the local judge , and I ought to report Pew 's death to him or Squire Trelawney . |
| 27 | I expect I ought to take notes , because the other Druids will like to know all this . |
| 28 | I 'm twice your age , I ought to take things like this in my stride — Christ only knows it 's not the first time . |
| 29 | I happened to look in on the Private Office before going home in order to see whether there was anything I ought to take account of . |
| 30 | There was Mrs Richards telling me I ought to take vitamins . |