Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] [prep] [adj] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I try , then , to describe to you what I believe made my father thus distinguished , I may in this way convey my idea of what ‘ dignity ’ is . |
| 2 | I ought in all fairness to acknowledge that no American fault comes up to the revolting habit … of dropping or wrongly inserting the letter h . |
| 3 | And , I suppose , if I 've been dethroned I must at some stage have been enthroned ! |
| 4 | Erm and much of the point he 's making I think he 's covering , if you look closely , the resolution that we put , I should at this stage say I do accept the er the Charles suggested to start with into the first two lines . |
| 5 | I should in any case have answered Elizabeth 's kind little note , but a reference to Ivy at once warmed me towards her . |
| 6 | My wife began , I know not whether by design or chance , to enquire what she should do , if I should by any accident die , to which I did give her some slight answer , but shall make good use of it to bring myself to some settlement for her sake , by making a will as soon as I can . ‘ |
| 7 | ‘ as if I could in some way decide for those leaving us what they will go on to do . ’ |
| 8 | This phenomenon is almost impossible to illustrate in a monologue , and I would at this point have issued a handout , if the talk were not being recorded , for it is very easy to see a sentence in progress when the turns in the dialogue are written down . |
| 9 | Er in the context of bulk transfers would you like to comment on the Good Committees conclusions on the bulk transfers of members between schemes and how they operate , and do you think that er there is widespread abuse or do you think er on balance your experience has been that where bulk transfers have taken place , they have taken place responsibly , but I would in that context ask you to comment whether there has been an unreasonable time delay where you have experienced bank bulk transfers between the transfer actually taking place in terms of employees being transferred from an undertaking to another undertaking and the actual transfer of their pension funds . |
| 10 | Be assured however that if I can in any manner contribute to the success of your efforts , either by the proposal of questions for discussion , or subjects for Papers or giving my opinions on any part of the Veterinary Art which you may think proper to investigate I shall at all times feel myself honored by the request , & I am persuaded that Mr Sewell will be most happy to ( ? add ) his exertions in any way congenial to your wishes . |
| 11 | It seems to me appropriate and indeed perhaps essential that one should offer a brief biographical sketch of Proust on an occasion like this , but I shall try to avoid the unbalance of which I 've spoken , by at least relating the biography to the circumstances in which the novel was written , and I shall in any case spend the major part of the time that remains on an examination of the novel itself . |
| 12 | But do not deceive yourself into thinking that because your continual disservices to art bring you knighthoods and ribbons , I shall in any way weaken in my attack . |
| 13 | In other words , I will in due course adopt the child . |
| 14 | It is true that there is virtually no restriction upon the bringing of actions : for instance , I can at this moment sue the Prime Minister for assault — though I shall fail in the action . |
| 15 | Yeah I mean if you get erm , I 'll tell you what actually , because it 's a two hour slot I can in one slot get them to y'know and th we 're not in a great hurry cos there 's usually a few spaces left over at the end of the term . |
| 16 | Be assured however that if I can in any manner contribute to the success of your efforts , either by the proposal of questions for discussion , or subjects for Papers or giving my opinions on any part of the Veterinary Art which you may think proper to investigate I shall at all times feel myself honored by the request , & I am persuaded that Mr Sewell will be most happy to ( ? add ) his exertions in any way congenial to your wishes . |
| 17 | You may at any time cancel this policy by giving us seven days notice in writing and returning to us your certificate of motor insurance.h Then we will calculate the charge for the expired portion of your insurance , using our short period rates , to the date we receive your certificate and refund any amount due to you . |
| 18 | You may at any time cancel this policy by giving us seven days notice in writing . |
| 19 | You may at any time cancel this policy by giving us 7 days notice in writing and sending back your certificate of motor insurance . |
| 20 | You may at any time cancel this policy by giving us 7 days notice in writing and sending back your certificate of motor insurance . |
| 21 | You may at any time cancel this policy by giving us 7 days notice in writing and sending back your certificate of motor insurance . |
| 22 | You may at any time cancel this policy by giving us 7 days notice in writing and sending back your certificate of motor insurance . |
| 23 | I have my doubts about this one but you may in due course get a proposal from him . |
| 24 | You must at all times try to maintain a DR plot of your position . |
| 25 | I can not but feel , though it may be an illusion induced by the delectable drug of understanding , that you must in some way share my eagerness that further conversation could be mutually profitable that we must meet . |
| 26 | You should at all times follow the advice of the patient 's GP . |
| 27 | She thought that she never wanted to sleep with Jim again , that the bonds of love were snares and that she must at all costs leave as early as possible the next morning and never come back . |
| 28 | ‘ But … but I love you ! ’ she cried , suddenly coming out of the trance in which she had been imprisoned , and desperately anxious that she should in some way communicate her feelings for him . |
| 29 | You might in good time like to write a pop-psychology book under that title ? |
| 30 | An actual baby had awakened the baby inside herself ; she wanted less to be a mother than to have a baby , so that by feeding him she could in some way nourish herself . |