Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] [verb] [pron] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I may spend my days in a welter of silks and satins , but I 'm not an entire moron , you know . ’ |
| 2 | I must choose my words with care as well that my clients and I think that there was very much an effect of people wanting to have a relief road , but also wanting to have it as far away from themselves a as they could have it . |
| 3 | I must preface my remarks about school performance by stating that school provision in general is extremely good in my borough of Bexley . |
| 4 | I must say my thoughts to you . |
| 5 | But first , watching my time , I must run my hands over the edges of the blocks , must do a sun dance on top of one , pee from another , photograph the rest , and send thrilled gibberish to the lookout posts somehow built on to the sheer rock face across the valley . |
| 6 | I most scrupulously carried out my promise to her , despite the dishonest if well meant advice of various people who suggested that I should deposit her letters in a great library . |
| 7 | WHEN I read the opening words of your jazz columnist Solly Lipsitz on August 26 , ‘ As this will be my final Thursday column ’ , I felt that I should express my feelings at what I see as a matter which will be of deep concern to the entire jazz fraternity in Northern Ireland . |
| 8 | ‘ I should keep your opinions to yourself . ’ |
| 9 | One last thing — I should like my letters to be returned — all my letters without fail — not because I do not trust your honour , but because they are mine , now , because they are no longer yours . |
| 10 | But you just said it was , I should have my wits about me and be one ahead of them . |
| 11 | ‘ I would n't seek him out , but if by mischance he should loom up before me I should waggle my fingers at him . ’ |
| 12 | I might lead your men to the fugitive . ’ |
| 13 | I mentioned to Ewen that I still had some ( I told him 10 , but it appears to be only 8 ) copies left of GGE , and yesterday I approached Bargain Books on Princes Street , where I see they 're selling it for £6 , in the hope that I might add my copies to their stock and get a cheque for you . |
| 14 | ‘ So I 'll leave you rascals to it . |
| 15 | Good , okay well let's take some details from you and what I 'll do is I 'll register your details onto our mailing list so that erm , anything that 's coming onto the market you 'll get a phone call on straight away to let you know but also I 'll then check and see what we 've got that might suit your requirements at the moment . |
| 16 | So we were sitting there , in this horrible place where the ‘ glass of white ’ is even more noxious than the yeoman 's brew , and their selection of Highland malts is less than the finest , and I 'm getting these pancreas-piercing whiffs of other people 's nicotine ( hit me with a gasper , go on , do it to me — I 'll betray my country for a Silk Cut , I 'll betray my friends for a Winston ) when Stuart , with a creepily smug look on his face , suddenly announces , ‘ We 're taking off , you know . ’ |
| 17 | I 'll clear your actions with Central Office , if that 's what you 're worried about . ’ |
| 18 | I 'll give my reasons for voting against this budget . |
| 19 | Let's meet and er I 'll give you hints for . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'll give you letters of introduction saying you 're a writer and to give you any help you need . ’ |
| 21 | I think there 's no doubt , there 's a meeting on Thursday night Mr Chairman , and I 'll refer your comments to the meeting . |
| 22 | I 'll pay my respects to him without you telling me to take a quick look . |
| 23 | And if you push me much harder , I 'll wash my hands of the whole thing and tell the Committee I ca n't cope , and make it clear I want you out — out , do you understand ? |
| 24 | Neil 's boss , no no he said oh I think I 'll wash my hands of Neil I thought that 's another one If I do n't stick by Neil |
| 25 | I think I 'll confine my questions to the disappearance of the Englishman . |
| 26 | Come , come back to the appointments and I 'll ask you girls from here , I think what we 've got to do in our depot and I mean everybody 's doing it , but what , erm , I 've asked Jane and er , Linda to do is , try and get the appointments , I know it 's hard to , to A M or P M. |
| 27 | By the third day I expect third-years to work alone , and if you slip up , gal , I 'll have your guts for garters ! |
| 28 | ‘ If you 're pissed , man , I 'll have your balls for breakfast . ’ |
| 29 | If my agent can pick up their traces clear of the garrison at Castell Coch I 'll have my friends from Gwynedd running for Aber within a week . |
| 30 | Er well I mean I 'll have my fireworks on Friday night the fifth of November but erm |