Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You go into the bedroom , checking the position of the mirrors ; none of them ought to show you to anybody in the bathroom . |
| 2 | the authority if I may refer you to it is the recent report of the British er Columbia Supreme Court erm courtesy of professional negligence er in the updating section it 's a a . |
| 3 | Now , please have Red Sixteen sent for , so that I may inform him of my decision . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I may call you by your pen name , yes ? ’ he added . |
| 5 | For this alone , I may find it in my heart to forgive her . |
| 6 | ‘ I will buy it , so that I may have you to myself . ’ |
| 7 | But one day I may take you at your word , ’ she said darkly . |
| 8 | Well possibly I ought to put it on my review panel and er if there 's a requirement for it . |
| 9 | ‘ Perhaps I ought to take her under my wing , ’ he suggested . |
| 10 | I ought to congratulate you on your elevation , I suppose . ’ |
| 11 | I ought to throw it in his teeth . |
| 12 | Sometimes there is a hidden agenda which is more innocent where , for example , someone may question you about something in order to establish your credibility or in order to weigh you up . |
| 13 | Planck is reported to have counselled the young Einstein in 1913 : ‘ As an older friend I must advise you against it ( the pursuit of the general theory of relativity ) , for in the first place you will not succeed ; and even if you do succeed no one will believe you . ’ |
| 14 | I must tell you of my latest accessory , an electronic wool winder . |
| 15 | ‘ I must tell you about our guardian angel . |
| 16 | I have something to tell you — I must tell you about my past life ! ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I have to go , so I must leave him in your hands . |
| 18 | Now I must leave you to your own devices for a while . |
| 19 | I felt I must congratulate you on your recent issue featuring a wonderful picture of doggie megamum Poppy and her beautiful litter of puppies . |
| 20 | ‘ He 's a professional photographer — I must pay him for his work ! ’ |
| 21 | I must commend you on your excellent History of the world ( NI 196 ) . |
| 22 | ‘ I must thank you for your kindness — and you too , Mrs Wood . |
| 23 | I must have him near me ! ’ |
| 24 | I have to go back in the morning and I must have you with me . ’ |
| 25 | I may tell lies all my life if it 's expedient but I must know them for what they are and I must never tell them to myself . |
| 26 | Roberton has taken what can best be described as an artistic look at this subject and I must compliment him on his approach because it provides a valuable visual record of what can never be again . |
| 27 | ‘ I must compliment you on your hotel , Mr Reece-Carlton . |
| 28 | But I must report it to you . |
| 29 | While I do not agree with much of what Sinead says , I feel I must defend her from your ridiculous slurs . |
| 30 | Nay , I must not dwell on that now — I must put her from my mind . |