Example sentences of "[vb mod] [pron] [adv] [verb] this [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | May I also take this opportunity to wish the new United Nations Secretary-General success in his efforts to prepare recommendations for improvement in the preventative diplomacy , peacemaking and peacekeeping capacities of the United Nations ? |
2 | With all that , must she also attend this gathering , where she might find herself exposed to public ridicule , to painful humiliation , by the dread words of that evil old woman ? |
3 | At no time should you ever share this knowledge with other residents or talk about their affairs , unless it is relevant to improving their care or reviewing it with other members of staff concerned . |
4 | If so , which sound do you think it is now , and in which way should you always write this sound from now on ? |
5 | From the bottom of my heart , I take this opportunity of asking Joseph and Gertie , should they ever read this book , to forgive me . |
6 | might I just say this darling cos I 've just remembered , I 'll forget senile you see ? |
7 | If nature has discovered the ‘ best way ’ of producing a sequence of changes that will result in an adult member of Homo sapiens , might it not recapitulate this sequence in the womb ? |
8 | Could I also take this opportunity to make another appeal for all types of books and used magazines ( not necessarily AMNESTY ) to be sent to death row prisoners in the Caribbean . |
9 | ‘ Could anyone else see this djinn ? ’ |
10 | ‘ Then may we please drop this conversation ? ’ |
11 | May we never misuse this gift by torments , sarcasm and cruel jokes but use laughter to entertain and bring happiness to others . |
12 | As I approached , one of them spoke with weary resignation : ‘ Would you please get this vehicle out of here as quickly as possible , sir ’ . |
13 | Life is as I thought it was ; shall we now celebrate this disappointment ? |
14 | Would he always have this effect on her ? |
15 | Will you please identify this bronze item found at a depth of 4in ? |
16 | and number twenty two accept , will you please accept this gift , accept |
17 | Will you please take this home with you this evening , and hand it to Laura when she calls ? ’ |
18 | … but will you really load this game up twice ? |
19 | Just as international opinion has rejected this strategy as short-sighted and unacceptable , so will it also take this view , we are sure , in relation to coastal super quarries . |
20 | Just as international opinion has rejected this strategy as short-sighted and unacceptable , so will it also take this view , we are sure , in relation to coastal super quarries . |
21 | Will he also use this opportunity to give a categorical pledge that under no circumstances will he lift the ceiling on national insurance contributions , because that would , in effect , claw back the extra pay that teachers gained yesterday ? |
22 | Will he therefore take this opportunity to emphasise the employment aspect as well as the strategic importance of the fourth submarine ? |
23 | Will he therefore take this opportunity of welcoming the positive statement recently made by Mr. Shimon Peres , the leader of the Israeli Labour party , that if elected in June he would put a freeze on the settlements in the occupied territories . |
24 | Erm can I just clarify this point , the impression I 'm getting from the , from the phraseology in the way you 've chosen your words is that your trustees in your particular pension funds which all er former nationalised industries , er have n't received any training . |
25 | Can I still play this game ? |
26 | So what can you actually do this thing . |
27 | The legal position is clear , so can we please stop this nonsense ? |