Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [verb] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I suppose I ought to have made more enquiries when I was inviting him — I mean , it would seem discourteous to ignore her , if she exists . |
| 2 | ‘ When we started out , I must 've practised twelve hours a day for three months , spending hours working on an open string to get those eighth notes , and the triplets shuffle effect — talk about your hands being a bloody mess . |
| 3 | But erm I must start reading those books as well . |
| 4 | I must have waited several minutes , I should have known but I could n't bear the suspense . |
| 5 | That 's alright that , I must have done six loads of washing , for some reason I just did n't seem to have enough to do me loads |
| 6 | I must have had some lessons at the Legation , though I have no recollection of them , for I learnt to read and write . |
| 7 | I must remember to include positive encouragements and requirements , not only a series of ‘ don'ts ’ and ‘ mustn'ts ’ . |
| 8 | I should like to reiterate those comments to you now as I believe they remain relevant : 1 ) Control the duration of play by an ice hockey-type clock to prevent time-wasting. 2 ) Players to have their names on the back of their shirts . |
| 9 | By the logic of research and higher education , I mean the general conceptual relationships that exist between these two sets of activity , and I should like to explore those relationships in the following six theses . |
| 10 | I should like to give some examples of my concern about the report 's thoroughness and/or objectivity . |
| 11 | He said : ‘ I should like to congratulate those organisations who have chosen to extend their help to sufferers from Aids and motor neurone disease . ’ |
| 12 | I should like to make two points , the first of which I shall put into italics , since this seems to be your favourite mode of utterance . |
| 13 | ‘ I prayed that I would see you again , ’ he said , ‘ so I could ask the question I should have asked five years ago . |
| 14 | ‘ Ah , but I should have acted six years ago , I should have taken you then when you were vulnerable in your confusion — as I supposed — involved with a recently married man , presumably for the first time , and not knowing what it was you felt for me because you were so sure Jones was all you wanted . |
| 15 | If I had ever thought of the possibility of being taken prisoner while I was in England , I should have expected all Germans to be like the officer who had tried to interrogate me at the aerodrome or the two soldiers who had brought me from the aerodrome to Amsterdam . |
| 16 | I should have to get other opinions but I 'd guess they would fetch a good deal of money at auction . |
| 17 | ‘ I do n't want that cat in here , ’ Ma said , ‘ I might want to do all sorts of jobs and cat gets under my feet . |
| 18 | I think I might enjoy writing end-of-term reports for the stinkers in my class . |
| 19 | ‘ Did it occur to you that I might have made other arrangements ? ’ she said eventually . |
| 20 | And we 've not had I I must say that over the years I might have had two cases perhaps when there 's been a query with regard to that in terms of packing . |
| 21 | But I might have taken other examples . |
| 22 | So if for any reason I feel like adding on some points I will do , and equally I 'll decide to take some points off if I feel like it . |
| 23 | ‘ Now tell me , for heaven 's sake , or I 'll start imagining all sorts ! ’ |
| 24 | Oh I ai n't seen it yet , ha , S C R U signet , S I G N E T , S I G N E T that 's how you spell it signet , I 'll start using these things |
| 25 | So I 'll have to use those sinks over , those big ones for that . |
| 26 | ‘ I 'll have to see those books . ’ |
| 27 | I think I 'll have to get some straws and you can practise drinking out of th drinking with straws . |
| 28 | So I 'll have to get some straws and we 'll have to practise |
| 29 | You and I 'll have to start passive exercises . ’ |
| 30 | Erm , I 'll try to answer any questions you may have on Appendix Three , bearing in mind all the detail there , involved . |