Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] [verb] [pron] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Everyone must admire it as a supreme example of the unremitting development of one basic situation , Iago 's destruction of Othello , with a claustrophilic refusal to digress or vary from its path , yet no one is known to have enjoyed it .
2 Erm and I think I may do one in the middle of there and then leave that s like that .
3 I may treat you as a grown-up person , may I not ?
4 Just as he did earlier in the chapter , he warns Moses and Aaron to ‘ Get away from the midst of this congregation , that I may consume them in a moment . ’
5 Give me the Lady Fand , that I may bear her to a fitting place . ’
6 I shall not be gratified for a benefit , although I may return it in the hope of future benefits ; similarly I shall not avenge injuries except as a deterrent to future injuries .
7 I need to be able to see the path ahead in order to plan my route well in advance , or else I may get myself into an awkward position .
8 If I may ask you about the window ?
9 I may see you on the same plane . ’
10 I may see you in the shop one of these days . ’
11 If we can not guess Jacob 's motives , the storyteller makes them plain : ‘ I may appease him with the present that goes before me , and afterwards I shall see his face ; perhaps he will accept me . ’
12 She says I have just bought this pram from a jumble sale and I am thinking I may use it as a flower pot and maybe make some model babies out of flowers .
13 If you have any other items you wish to raise at the meeting , please advise me beforehand so that I may include them on the agenda .
14 ‘ I think I ought to take you to the farmhouse to be seen to — that iss , if I can carry you . ’
15 ‘ The story is that there 's an irresponsible , bored lunatic in Deptford , and I ought to keep him in a cage until I need him . ’
16 I thought that as I 'd involved you all , to some extent , in the enquiries that were launched yesterday , I ought to inform you of the results of our search for the boy , Gerry Boden … ’
17 I ought to throw them in the bin , ’ she told herself tetchily , casting one final plaintive glance in the direction of the telephone .
18 Well I 've written a letter which I 'll read out to you , I have n't posted it because I think I ought to read it to the meeting and get their approval erm , or otherwise , erm , Dear Miss , this is the General Secretary , W I subscription nineteen ninety two .
19 A good example is where someone may question you about a situation ostensibly to become clearer about the facts .
20 Indeed some of us think we now know what bankers in the republic felt like , if you stand up to make a speech the matter has moved on before you sit down again but I must tell you of the next major problem .
21 I must tell you about the pet shop . ’
22 Before we start our session , I must tell you about an excellent course I attended recently .
23 Now , I must welcome him at the door .
24 When I hear the attacks on that modest , even cautious , and certainly prudent programme , I must compare it with the gross waste of public money in which the Government have indulged .
25 ‘ I regret I must leave you at the door , Lady Isabel .
26 I must leave you for a while .
27 We had no sooner got out of the supermarket 's doors than the wee imp said he was tired and I must carry him to the car .
28 I must prepare you for a surprise that will not , I hope , upset you too much .
29 I must content myself with the last verse of a hymn in honour of St Bartholomew :
30 But … if they 're family heirlooms then however much I want them , I must return them to the family where they belong , ’ she said dazedly .
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