Example sentences of "i [vb mod] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I may treat you as a grown-up person , may I not ? |
| 2 | Just as he did earlier in the chapter , he warns Moses and Aaron to ‘ Get away from the midst of this congregation , that I may consume them in a moment . ’ |
| 3 | Give me the Lady Fand , that I may bear her to a fitting place . ’ |
| 4 | I shall not be gratified for a benefit , although I may return it in the hope of future benefits ; similarly I shall not avenge injuries except as a deterrent to future injuries . |
| 5 | If I may ask you about the window ? |
| 6 | I may see you on the same plane . ’ |
| 7 | I may see you in the shop one of these days . ’ |
| 8 | If we can not guess Jacob 's motives , the storyteller makes them plain : ‘ I may appease him with the present that goes before me , and afterwards I shall see his face ; perhaps he will accept me . ’ |
| 9 | She says I have just bought this pram from a jumble sale and I am thinking I may use it as a flower pot and maybe make some model babies out of flowers . |
| 10 | If you have any other items you wish to raise at the meeting , please advise me beforehand so that I may include them on the agenda . |
| 11 | ‘ I think I ought to take you to the farmhouse to be seen to — that iss , if I can carry you . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ The story is that there 's an irresponsible , bored lunatic in Deptford , and I ought to keep him in a cage until I need him . ’ |
| 13 | I thought that as I 'd involved you all , to some extent , in the enquiries that were launched yesterday , I ought to inform you of the results of our search for the boy , Gerry Boden … ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I ought to throw them in the bin , ’ she told herself tetchily , casting one final plaintive glance in the direction of the telephone . |
| 15 | Well I 've written a letter which I 'll read out to you , I have n't posted it because I think I ought to read it to the meeting and get their approval erm , or otherwise , erm , Dear Miss , this is the General Secretary , W I subscription nineteen ninety two . |
| 16 | Indeed some of us think we now know what bankers in the republic felt like , if you stand up to make a speech the matter has moved on before you sit down again but I must tell you of the next major problem . |
| 17 | I must tell you about the pet shop . ’ |
| 18 | Before we start our session , I must tell you about an excellent course I attended recently . |
| 19 | Now , I must welcome him at the door . |
| 20 | When I hear the attacks on that modest , even cautious , and certainly prudent programme , I must compare it with the gross waste of public money in which the Government have indulged . |
| 21 | ‘ I regret I must leave you at the door , Lady Isabel . |
| 22 | I must leave you for a while . |
| 23 | We had no sooner got out of the supermarket 's doors than the wee imp said he was tired and I must carry him to the car . |
| 24 | I must prepare you for a surprise that will not , I hope , upset you too much . |
| 25 | But … if they 're family heirlooms then however much I want them , I must return them to the family where they belong , ’ she said dazedly . |
| 26 | He said , ‘ I must return it to the half-mortals , for only they in all the worlds can keep it safe now . ’ ’ |
| 27 | I think , therefore , that I must ask you for a ruling . |
| 28 | ‘ Silver , ’ he said , ‘ you 're a scoundrel and a murderer , but I 'm told that I must save you from the law . ’ |
| 29 | I must dart her with a long-acting anaesthetic . |
| 30 | ‘ I must get you to a doctor . |