Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] [pers pn] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The seeds are all the external influences that tend to throw us out of balance and they may affect us on any level of our being ; on the physical level it may be something simple like being exposed to a cold wind , getting soaked in the rain or even some form of trauma . |
| 2 | O God give me the strength to be victorious over myself , for nothing may chain me to this life . |
| 3 | PAMELA : Sir , perhaps I should answer you by another question and that would not become me . |
| 4 | Another problem with doing these talks is working out at what level I should pitch them for different age groups . |
| 5 | ‘ What the hell did you expect , that I should treat you as some kind of equal ? |
| 6 | If it is directed to his particular case , the Home Secretary should disregard it at this stage unless it was evidence at the trial ; if directed to penal policy in general , it is merely a small part of his information as to public opinion . |
| 7 | She was so ashamed of not remembering what had happened that she felt she must compensate him in some way , so she kissed his mouth and stroked his cheek . |
| 8 | I do n't know I mean er maybe these are minute but whether you should explore them at that moment in time I mean only experience will tell . |
| 9 | Consider the rule that , when being with one person and meeting another , one should introduce them to each other . |
| 10 | It struck me as extraordinary that the hon. Member for Dagenham ( Mr. Gould ) should attack us on that point . |
| 11 | If it is readily intelligible so much the better ; but it is far more important that it should yield its meaning accurately than that it should yield it on first reading , and the Legal draftsman can not afford to give much attention , if any , to euphony or literary elegance … . |
| 12 | If it is readily intelligible , so much the better ; but it is far more important that it should yield its meaning accurately than that it should yield it on first reading , and legal draftsmen can not afford to give much attention , if any , to euphony or literary elegance . |
| 13 | David and Angela came along to see it and David said , ‘ I must introduce you to this guy Tony DeFries who is going to be my manager , and I think you should meet him too . ’ |
| 14 | The shorter prologue of Lex Salica states that With God 's help it pleased the Franks and their nobility and they agreed that they ought to prohibit all escalations of quarrels for the preservation of enthusiasm for peace among themselves ; and because they excelled other neighbouring peoples by force of arms , so they should excel them in legal authority , with the result that criminal cases might be concluded in a manner appropriate to the type of complaint . |
| 15 | Those who have experienced deliverance by the hand of God , and who live under his sovereignty , must show it by distinctive behaviour . |
| 16 | Of course , I should expect them in this house . |
| 17 | You should soak them in some stuff . |
| 18 | You should soak them in some stuff . |
| 19 | These deliberate modernities should clear him of any charge of merely insulated ‘ ivory tower ’ escapism . |
| 20 | Indeed it was one of the most shocking stories of police corruption and legal incompetence I had ever read , and believing that I had the ability to rectify it , I decided , whatever my other commitments , that I must bring it to public notice as soon as possible . |
| 21 | A well-stocked storage cupboard , combined with a freezer , should see you through any emergency brought about by weather or illness , for example . |
| 22 | But I imagine the fact that it is Sipotai who is charging into the net must provide you with certain gratification . ’ |
| 23 | This brief letter should provide you with some guidance concerning the United States job market and your best way of approaching it . |
| 24 | ‘ I should slap you for that remark but you 're not worth soiling my hands with . |
| 25 | He does n't seem to be embarrassed by anything , except when you try to provoke him by telling him that surely he must thump his desk once in a while , or that although he says that a record company exists ‘ to guide your artists ’ most of them must hate him at some point . |
| 26 | ‘ Oh , this should take me about another fortnight . ’ |
| 27 | Oh , and incidentally , I must tell you at this point that his pre-birth environment was most carefully handled . |
| 28 | We must consecrate it to each other and to the gods . ’ |
| 29 | Do they want to become MPs for the money ( some , it seems hard to credit , apparently are dim enough to think so ) , for the glamour ( one glance at the crumpled dandruff-laden figure putting the question should disabuse them of that idea ) , for the influence ? |
| 30 | He may be an unlikely civil servant , but his qualities should stand him in good stead for the job of producing a national strategy for the NHS 's science . |