Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] [verb] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of them may have become bottom living , crawling hunters for which a gastropod-like shell would have been more appropriate . |
| 2 | I may want to recognize this pattern as well as that pattern . |
| 3 | I certainly do n't prefer the figurative though I may have lent this way at one time . |
| 4 | I may have seen many Garter Snakes on sale which I took to be pattern variations on the species most commonly available . |
| 5 | We flew economy — I may have to make this trip regularly if Stanford accept me , and my insurance does n't cover me , so every penny counts . |
| 6 | Well research suggests that something like eighty eight percent , that 's research by Klaus and Bass , Klaus and Bass nineteen eighty-eight , actually I may have got that date wrong so I 'm not sure you should quote the date , anyway it 's Klaus and Bass . |
| 7 | My period comes every month , so I think I may have caught some illness from my husband . |
| 8 | ‘ I suppose I ought to have made more enquiries when I was inviting him — I mean , it would seem discourteous to ignore her , if she exists . |
| 9 | ‘ When we started out , I must 've practised twelve hours a day for three months , spending hours working on an open string to get those eighth notes , and the triplets shuffle effect — talk about your hands being a bloody mess . |
| 10 | But erm I must start reading those books as well . |
| 11 | I must have waited several minutes , I should have known but I could n't bear the suspense . |
| 12 | That 's alright that , I must have done six loads of washing , for some reason I just did n't seem to have enough to do me loads |
| 13 | But I must have missed that film . |
| 14 | Yet I must have conveyed some uneasiness to my parents . |
| 15 | I must have passed that florist 's in Rumsey Road several hundred times and never really looked at it , let alone into it . |
| 16 | I must have chosen this day to have gone and met this man . |
| 17 | I must have thought this morning . |
| 18 | No doubt it will transpire that I must have known this Paykhull . ’ |
| 19 | did I have another conversation , Jess and Lucy so I must have had another conversation with you last night then Jess |
| 20 | I must have had some lessons at the Legation , though I have no recollection of them , for I learnt to read and write . |
| 21 | I must remember to include positive encouragements and requirements , not only a series of ‘ don'ts ’ and ‘ mustn'ts ’ . |
| 22 | Oh I must remember to take that film out Is that the finish of it total ? |
| 23 | I must remember to get some oil for you Peter ? |
| 24 | ‘ I must remember to get some Number Eights , ’ he muttered to himself . |
| 25 | ‘ How I should love to do that rockery for you ! ’ she said sadly . |
| 26 | But in conclusion I should like to emphasise that Christianity places emphasis not only on structures but also on personal obedience . |
| 27 | He said I should like to redeem this I F A |
| 28 | I should like to take this opportunity to thank the vast majority of our shareholders who have clearly recognized Palatine 's potential and have remained unimpressed by the attempted takeover . |
| 29 | I should like to take this opportunity to emphasise that the work on the Iraqi material is being done for the United Nations and the IAEA . |
| 30 | I should like to take this opportunity to thank all the employees of Johnson Matthey for the skilled and dedicated service that resulted in this year 's record performance |