Example sentences of "[vb mod] i ever " in BNC.
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1 | They offered me considerable incentives to take up the role of figurehead in the new Whaddon regime ; unlimited and free use of Tilley 's taxis between 2.30 and 4.15 on Tuesday afternoons and generous discounts should I ever need the cat coiffured . |
2 | My only hope , should I ever see the show again , would be to cling-film the whole face and fasten it below the chin with a Twist'n Seal . |
3 | ‘ When should I ever wear this ? ’ |
4 | Should I ever be able to serve you , I pray you let me know . ’ |
5 | She was still trying to cope with what she was beginning to realise was her over-reaction , though she could n't have said quite why she should feel so alarmed , when he told her coolly , ‘ You misunderstand me , Miss Everett , ’ and was on his feet too as , looking arrogantly down at her , he stated bluntly , ‘ Should I ever be so lucky as you suggest , then , be sure of it , I 'd throw away my rabbit 's foot , ’ and having forthrightly left her under no illusion but that should he ever get saddled with her then he would consider his luck had run out , he went on toughly , ‘ I already know the answer , but , for the record , I want to hear it from you — are you just playing around with Travis for the pure hell of it — or , ’ his voice had taken on a grim edge , ‘ are you in love with him ? ’ |
6 | 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 . |
7 | I think he just well they 've got pots of money between them why should I ever do any work ? |
8 | How could I ever have thought La Tartine d'Albertine would make a good title ? he wrote . |
9 | How could I ever work for this man again anyway ? |
10 | How could I ever forget ! ’ said Mark , holding a hand over his eyes . |
11 | Indeed , how could I ever go back to Bristol without having done my prep ? |
12 | How could I ever listen to office gossip |
13 | ‘ My dear Mildred , how could I ever forget you . |
14 | ‘ How could I ever forget ? |
15 | In no way could I ever have imagined that this poem could have done anything but rouse the Church to action . |
16 | As the landlady 's footsteps died away , Miss Malcolm ( how could I ever , did I ever , think of her as ‘ Miss Malcolm ? ’ ) stirred . |
17 | ‘ How could I ever forget ? |
18 | How could I ever have trusted her ? |
19 | Could I ever start a new life after this ? |
20 | Could I ever again trust the being I had turned into a sort of god ? |
21 | It 's so utterly impossible — even if I could overcome the physical thing , how could I ever look in any way but down on him ? |
22 | The thought still brought a pain : for how could I ever truly forget you , my love ? |
23 | How could I ever question what I 'm doing ? ’ |
24 | ‘ How could I ever love that stupid girl ? ’ he asked . |
25 | ‘ After all , how could I ever possess a brother who was remotely talented ? |
26 | How could I ever explain to them and how could I tell Jennifer ? |
27 | No way could I ever vote for a person who approved of cruelty to animals and I would urge anyone who cares anything about animals to cast their vote elsewhere . |
28 | I says c how could I ever forget it , I said it must have been near halloween , one halloween , for I remember her coming to the party and that 's how her and Richard met . |
29 | ‘ When would I ever not want to experience it ? ’ |
30 | ‘ How , I wondered , would I ever win the Nobel Prize ? |