Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [verb] [to-vb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | WHEN military dictators fall , the democrats who follow them must try to restore the rule of law , as well as rule by the majority . |
| 2 | Sydney said that he was very pleased that someone should want to take the time , money and effort to operate a Great War aerodrome and expressed his thanks to Torquil , Vic and all that had made it possible … |
| 3 | Nevertheless , if at a later date someone should wish to cure the horse of such a bad habit they will find it difficult to do so . |
| 4 | I decided I must try to find the man who had been watching us . |
| 5 | It would be tedious and is not , I think , necessary to examine them all but I must seek to trace the development of the law through the main decisions and I intend to refer to them in chronological order . |
| 6 | I should prefer to see the Bill amended so that the two Light Railways Acts were repealed only in England and Wales . |
| 7 | I used to ask what I should do to fill the day and he 'd simply say go to the park and knit . |
| 8 | Please could you tell me what I should do to treat the problem ? |
| 9 | I should want to make the case for arguing that power is as integral a component of all social interaction as norms are . |
| 10 | I should love to meet the guy who thought up that one . |
| 11 | That I should live to see the day when a British government would do this to us . |
| 12 | I have referred to enforcement more than once already since I became president , and I should like to leave the Institute 's ethical support services for another occasion . |
| 13 | ‘ A most dramatic turn of events ! ’ he began and then , becoming aware of Madame Gauthier 's fiercely disapproving frown , he gave a conciliatory bow and said , with a meaning glance in Dora 's direction , ‘ If Madame will permit , I should like to use the salon for a few more minutes . ’ |
| 14 | At this stage I should like to thank the committee collectively for the tremendous amount of hard work and dedication put in during the year , and for the support which I have received . |
| 15 | If I may be predictable for a moment , I should like to welcome the benefit increases . |
| 16 | To complement the quotation from Winston Churchill 's reply to the debate on the then Coal Mines ( Eight Hours ) Bill that was given by the hon. Member for Holborn and St. Pancras , I should like to draw the House 's attention to other words of Winston Churchill in the same speech , which are as self-evidently true today as they were then : ’ We have reminded the hon. Gentleman of it often ; but why should cheapness of production always be achieved at the expense of the human factor ? |
| 17 | I should like to see the Home Office introduce what is called the side-handled baton . |
| 18 | Please , yes , I should like to see the room . ’ |
| 19 | Finally , I should like to ask the Secretary of State what progress has been made in an area where I believe it would be sensible to take action . |
| 20 | In conclusion I should like to ask the author if the chest had a bottom . |
| 21 | Sir , — With reference to your report on the Bell Hill Common ‘ facelift ’ — I should like to correct the impression given that Petersfield has no branch of the Hampshire Wildlife Trust . |
| 22 | It is with interest , that I read Amanda Archibald 's recently published notes of her thoughts as a U.K. citizen , now living and working in the U.S.A. By all accounts , she has been profoundly impressed , and she has done a good job in introducing ‘ Contact ’ readers to some of the many positive aspects of living as an expatriate in the U.S.A. As a person proud to enjoy dual nationality of Canada and England , however , I should like to redress the balance somewhat , and question some of Amanda 's blanket statements . |
| 23 | But I should like to emphasize the point that expansion beyond two thousand and six is regarded by as having considerable relevance . |
| 24 | I should like to add the rider , ‘ for the joy and well-being of those who dwell therein ’ . |
| 25 | Without wishing to rule out the first option I should like to consider the second , to examine the possibilities of indirect leverage over investment decisions . |
| 26 | I should like to congratulate the panel on doctrine on the very difficult job they did in handling all these responses from kirk session . |
| 27 | ‘ I should like to believe the legend , ’ said Fergus slowly . |
| 28 | Oh that 's erm ah yes , I should try to use the calculator if I could find it on the machine ! |
| 29 | It was once suggested to me that rather than remove my children from Liphook Junior School , I should try to fight the system from the inside and endeavour to change the school . |
| 30 | I should hate to give the impression that my love for you is but thinly disguised lust . |