Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] [verb] to [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have always been desirous of devoting what little capability and energy I may possess to the country which I love most dearly . ’ |
| 2 | My Lords , if I may revert to the proposition that a person can not consent to the theft of property from himself , it is absurd to suppose that a company consents to the theft of its own property , merely because the thief is for most purposes of the company its directing mind . |
| 3 | My Lords , having drafted this speech , I then had the pleasure and advantage of reading in draft the speech to be delivered by my noble and learned friend , Lord Browne-Wilkinson , and concluded that I ought to refer to the company fraud cases which were canvassed before your Lordships , lest it be thought that the Reg. v. Morris [ 1984 ] A.C. 320 statement of principle is inconsistent with a proper approach to such cases . |
| 4 | I ought to go to the party . |
| 5 | First , I must apologise to the House for not being present in the Chamber for some of the earlier speeches . |
| 6 | ‘ I am a man , and a man of passions ; I must go to a woman , otherwise I shall freeze or turn to stone … ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I must go to the loo , ’ said Jay . |
| 8 | ‘ I must go to the right here . |
| 9 | ‘ Yes , and I must go to the garage . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Then my bridegroom and I must go to the forest to become really and truly wed ? |
| 11 | I must go to the pig farm . |
| 12 | I must go to the shop , she told herself . |
| 13 | As to whether , after that , life came to this Earth by meteorites or in some other way , I must leave to the reader to decide . |
| 14 | I must to go to the pub and see |
| 15 | I must talk to the prior . ’ |
| 16 | I had not intended to speak on the motion , but I feel that I must bring to the attention of the House certain points made by the Select Committee on Procedure in two reports to the House on the passage of legislation . |
| 17 | I must announce to the House that I have not selected either of the amendments on the Order Paper , but they may be referred to during the debate . |
| 18 | I must announce to the House that I have selected the amendment — |
| 19 | I must announce to the House that I have selected the amendment in the name of the Prime Minister . |
| 20 | I must announce to the House that I have selected the amendment in the name of the Prime Minister . |
| 21 | I must return to the Abbey . |
| 22 | In order to arrive at the truth behind the idyll , I must return to the matter of attributions . |
| 23 | Yes , I could stay the night , as I was homeless and compulsorily brought here , but in the morning , as I was over twenty-five , I must report to the billeting Officer . |
| 24 | I must report to the Director of the Office of External Operation . |
| 25 | Maybe the day will come when Mark will ring me from the museum and tell me that it 's been decided that I must add to the catalogue the pedigree of the wrapping or package in question : Ice lolly wrapper ‘ Captain Marvel ’ , Walls , 1985 , found , Whitechapel Road , EC , condition : poor . |
| 26 | First of all , I must get to a bus stop that serves Heathrow , which means heading towards Kensington and the Bayswater Road . |
| 27 | I must get to the station , go south again . |
| 28 | I should explain to the Secretary of State that what has been involved is not so much a loss of dignity as a destruction of credibility . |
| 29 | Sorry , I should explain to the committee that I was informed that the secretary who normally does the minutes for the half past one was sick , and had , she 'd been sent home by her doctor at lunch time , so I came back from lunch and had to come straight into committee , and I do apologize if I have missed bits of paper or whatever , I 've gathered up everything I could , but that might well be one of the things that I 've left behind . |
| 30 | You think I should accede to the House 's demands ? |