Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [pers pn] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , Christians may regard it as an expression of Christian love to convert others to Christ , and they may consider it their moral duty to urge men to follow Christ . |
| 2 | He may consider it his duty to practise non-cooperation and civil disobedience , but he must always be on his guard against acts of violence which only serve to militate against the success of his actions . |
| 3 | I 'm not saying that you should make it their responsibility to do these things , but we should offer them the opportunity . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I feel we should make it our duty , ’ she said calmly , ‘ to find out as much as we can . ’ |
| 5 | Remember that the library is the heart of a college : you should make it your second home . |
| 6 | The newly-elected councillor should make it his duty to find out how committees are elected and this information will be readily obtained from the chief executive or clerk of the authority . |
| 7 | ‘ I simply meant that if Silas finds himself in love with a woman who loves him in return , he must make her his own . |
| 8 | Hence the insistence of the later books of the New Testament that anyone who aims to serve Christ faithfully must make it his aim to know and conserve God 's truth . |
| 9 | He did not know of the English habit of using such affectionate epithets rather haphazardly , and he was impressed that she should consider him her dear . |
| 10 | ‘ You must show me their list some time . |
| 11 | ENTIRE EPISODES in 1988 centred around a clandestine teen love affair ; the ostensible excuse for the lovers to meet was always ‘ I must show him/her my new copy of NME . ’ |
| 12 | Come over the road with me , it 's your last night and I 've decided that I must show you my garden . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I must show you our broad beans , ’ chattered Dimity , quite unconscious of the turmoil in her old friend 's heart . |
| 14 | But seeing the pleading in her eyes and aware that she was on the very brink of womanhood , he knew that he must give her her head and allow her to marry if that was what she wanted . |
| 15 | On our return to the schooner we found Mr. Gould no longer firm in his former determination to depart immediately , and on my telling him he must give me his hand in pledge that he would stay here and work longer if necessary , he , after a little hesitation , consented . |
| 16 | As far as I am aware , there was good feeling between the candidates during the election , and I was somewhat surprised to read in Susan Crosland 's splendid biography of her husband that Roy Hattersley had told him I was angry that he was standing , and that he must give me his support before the first ballot or I would have no interest in him . |
| 17 | ‘ You must give me your solemn assurance on three counts : that you will not seek to discover the identity of my client , that you will not ask for any further assistance if the venture should prove to be unsuccessful and finally that you will not discuss this matter with any other person ; this stipulation to include even members of your own family and your circle of personal friends and acquaintances . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Oh God , Rory , I 've got to tell somebody , but you must promise ; you must give me your word you wo n't breathe a word to anybody else . |
| 19 | At length Raynor said , very softly , ‘ Before we go farther , you must give me your promise that whatever happens inside here , whatever is said , you will not leave my side . |
| 20 | ‘ You must give me your absolute fullest attention . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I owe him my life so I must give him my life . |
| 22 | If he is writing down his ideas and expressing his experiences this is a lot and we must give him his due and his head . |
| 23 | Sir Patrick Mayhew and Mr Dick Spring must give him his answer tomorrow , in terms that everyone can understand . |
| 24 | Employees must give you their NI number when you ask for it . |
| 25 | I must give you my personal assurances that this infant is receiving perfect care . |
| 26 | It was a local concern , employing whole families , and everyone knew that in order to flourish they must give it their all . |
| 27 | We should do it your way . ’ |
| 28 | He sang in the words of the aria that she should give him her hand and put his out to her , but she pretended not to understand . |
| 29 | The incoming government should give them their marching orders . |
| 30 | To build a theory of ‘ lawyers as controllers ’ on an examination of their minority work with working class clients is therefore to miss the central point about what lawyers do , and it is this central point which should give them their place in a theory of the social formation . |