Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [adv] [verb] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We know that many of them may well have undergone long and arduous journeys , having travelled many miles across many frontiers and indeed possibly even across many continents just in order to be with us here tonight . |
| 2 | As a consequence the dinosaurs that preyed on them must also have grown bigger . |
| 3 | I may well have had holistic tendencies for I am both an artist and a writer , but all that was subconscious . |
| 4 | If I am a chemist already , wanting an overview of another subject , I may not want to read three introductory chapters . |
| 5 | I may not have liked some of the things I saw and heard , but remember I was present from choice . |
| 6 | Although I may not have got near to the ‘ God ’ of that particular place , those hundreds of hours spent in chapel were not wasted . |
| 7 | I ought not to have done that . |
| 8 | However , I should not care to put any money on even a single defeat . |
| 9 | I should not advise raising this topic at the present time . |
| 10 | ‘ I should not have done that , ’ she whispered . |
| 11 | Perhaps I should not have said that . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I should not have made such quick assumptions . ’ |
| 13 | I do not propose to discuss that question , or , perhaps , I should not have finished this week . |
| 14 | Used to be called Brian and then it was that David fellow , anyway I said well I should n't bother to vote last time , anyway David n erm David Dennis said you will I 'll take you there so he took me |
| 15 | I knew that I should n't have felt sorry for them . |
| 16 | I gave in to that later on in the '80s , by trying to be more conventional and blending in a bit more , and actually I should n't have done that . ’ |
| 17 | I should n't have done that , but the man I 've been going out with is missing . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'm sorry , I should n't have done that . |
| 19 | I , I should n't have written that . |
| 20 | One person may feel guilty because ‘ I should n't have eaten that chocolate bar ’ while the next is suffering pangs because of some pain caused to another person . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm sorry , sir , I should n't have said that . ’ |
| 22 | Then , ‘ Oh I am terribly sorry , perhaps I should n't have said that ? ’ |
| 23 | I should n't have said that . |
| 24 | ‘ I should n't have said that . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'm sorry , I should n't have said that . ’ |
| 26 | I should n't have said that . |
| 27 | I should n't have said that . |
| 28 | ‘ I should n't have said that . ’ |
| 29 | I should n't have said that . |
| 30 | ‘ I 'm sorry , Seb , I should n't have said that . ’ |