Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [verb] [pers pn] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I would have had no objection to telling them the position , in all honesty we could have done that and I may give them advance warning next year . ’ |
| 2 | The thing is , Bob , if I may give you some advice based on long and hard experience , not to start off by renting somewhere , if you can possibly avoid it . ’ |
| 3 | The Ariadne , if I may put it that way , is a hotbed of super-sensitivity . |
| 4 | ‘ I have a big turnover in secretaries , if I may put it that way . |
| 5 | And there 's a fascinating article in this , the current edition , the January edition it is now , because they go so far in advance , of She magazine , which says that er , it 's a desperate plight sometimes , when you have people coming for Christmas who fall into several categories like lazy slobs , who do absolutely nothing , and misers , who turn up with a stale box of chocolates , and never take you out for a meal in return for your hospitality , and the amorous couples who er , embarrass you by er , er , noisily retiring to their bedroom , if I may put it that way , and then the guests who turn up in mid-row , and bicker systematically over the whole of the festive period . |
| 6 | I mean all I , I would like to , to say is that so far as this particular road , whatever you may call it , er is concerned , that we look at highways priorities in this committee and that we would receive an assurance that this would not be bulldozed through , if I may put it that way , erm and opposed to one two three four other major schemes which are perhaps of more importance in terms of highways rather than er a , a corporate objective . |
| 7 | It 's er unfortunately the case that relations between the partners broke down and this led in due course to proceedings being commenced by the plaintiffs against the defendant in relation to the dissolution of the partners , those proceedings were commenced in nineteen eighty nine , , er in the High Court Chancery Division , there were a number of issues raised in the litigation , one of the matters was a preliminary issue , er concerning the terms of the partnership and that came before er Mr Justice on the eighteenth of February nineteen ninety one , whereby he found in favour effectively of the defendant on that preliminary issue er the plaintiffs it seems were then claiming that partnership , the partnership at will , but Mr Justice held that they were part of the terms of the particular er partnership deed , so the defendants succeeded on that issue , the trial of the action then followed on the twentieth of March nineteen ninety one and er Mr Justice made an order for dissolution of the partnership , he then give various directions for accountant enquiries concerning the partnership and he made orders for payments of costs , now the orders for costs were this , that effectively the defendant was entitled to some costs of the preliminary issue and that the plaintiffs were entitled to costs of the er ma if I may put it this way , the main action , and there was then the provision for , set off for the defendant 's costs against the costs ordered to be paid by the defendant , perfectly normal form of order . |
| 8 | " Gordon said I ought to bring her some scent . |
| 9 | ‘ The Minister is just finishing a phone call , then I must tell him one thing before he sees you , ’ he said , briskly , glancing at the miniature switchboard beside him which sat incongruously in the draughty , high-ceilinged , dingy room . |
| 10 | ‘ I can take any debts you might have on to my books and raise the money I need to start the business off , but I must tell you one thing , ’ Emily said , ‘ I am not rich , do n't make that mistake , I need the business to succeed or I 'm finished . ’ |
| 11 | I see now the relentless laying down of guilt , and I feel a faint surprise that I must interpret it that way . |
| 12 | I had to laugh at myself for thinking rather longingly now that I should miss it this year , and especially I would miss Addy , whom I loved . |
| 13 | ‘ Less than a minute ahead , ’ he muttered ‘ With any luck , I should overtake him this time . ’ |
| 14 | She said I should pay her more attention , I was always round at the Club with my drinking mates . |
| 15 | I do n't know if it was by accident — I should ask him one day — but I used to play that over and over again and just revel in that sound , and I thought if you could get hold of that sound and make a feature of it , and if it were not just two guitars but as many as you needed to make a proper arrangement , the possibilities would be endless . |
| 16 | In fact , maybe I should ask you that question ? |
| 17 | Maybe I should ask you another question , does , does |
| 18 | I should have them all metal cos ours is all metal as you see |
| 19 | Then I should have it one time or another . |
| 20 | I might bring you some flowers , even. , |
| 21 | I might pay them another visit soon , after reading the ARBOUR APPEAL article in July 's DIY . |
| 22 | ‘ Well , I might tell you that Uncle follows a pattern that was forced upon him . |
| 23 | ‘ You 're not seriously suggesting I might do her some harm ? ’ |
| 24 | Yeah I might need them more mind you but yeah I suppose holidays would have to go yeah , I 'd go along with that yeah . |
| 25 | I did think I might read them some day , when I could bear to and it did n't feel quite so much like prying . ’ |
| 26 | I was afraid long ago , when I hit him in the mouth with that heavy glove , that I might kill him one day . |
| 27 | I 'll do it that way round . |
| 28 | Oh I 'll do it that way and take a chance . |
| 29 | Yeah , so I 'll video it next week , I 'll do it that way , oh there 's |
| 30 | I 'll do it next Tuesday then |