Example sentences of "i [modal v] imagine the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " There 's quite a good wooden quay , and I should imagine the army used to have heavy stores sent by water sometimes — certainly in the earlier days of the training establishment , before the motor lorry was as big as it is now . |
| 2 | I could imagine the language confusion , the blank looks behind the masks . |
| 3 | ‘ I would imagine the thrust of the brief would be to turn occasional Church users into regular users . |
| 4 | I would imagine the plaster wall have to be replaced cos there 's a lot of work that needs to be done on t we 've already had to deal with the plastering once , in fact we would n't have noticed cos we had n't seen it before but what happened is that the the frame of the hall particularly shrank so that we had gaps in between where the plastering was and where the wood was and we had to have a couple of men that we used for this , erm come in with lime plaster and fill in all the cracks for a week or two . |
| 5 | I would imagine the cushions maybe were more plain . |
| 6 | I would imagine the ball — it had this intense whiteness and a sort of vast , perpetual unburning non-consuming heat — rolling over the quilt of flesh that was my inside . |
| 7 | I would imagine the bits of Oscar were removed after his death , rather than being the cause . |
| 8 | ‘ He could stand trial in Gibraltar but I would imagine the RUC would wish to interview him . ’ |
| 9 | I would imagine the detestation extends to mules . |
| 10 | Let me say that I would imagine the courses were genuine for most of the time , but on occasional weekends , perhaps , they taught something rather different . ’ |
| 11 | I shall imagine the water pouring in torrents into the Ouse River System , sluice gates opening and excess water flooding over the meadows to create the shimmering acres once again . |
| 12 | I can imagine the rise in colour and temperature of the ‘ faithful swain' when meeting such a display of cool indifference . |
| 13 | I can imagine the man in the evenings , slumped in his armchair , a glass in his hand , brooding on how life has let him down . |
| 14 | ‘ I can imagine the rest , knowing Prendergast . ’ |
| 15 | I never actually experienced the drama of dealing with any lack of moral fibre ( LMF ) cases , although I can imagine the difficulty faced by a CO who is trying to run a squadron in wartime if suddenly he was confronted with a case of LMF . |
| 16 | Indeed , I can imagine the comments , over the balls of malt , afterwards ; they would probably be unprintable . |
| 17 | I can imagine the future , and be afraid of not getting it . |
| 18 | I can imagine the headlines . |
| 19 | I can imagine the scenario that must have taken place before the Bill was introduced . |