Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] at this " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | You may laugh at this rvolutionary theory BUT I speak from experience . |
| 2 | The draft reply contained one threat to report I M R O to the Securities and Investment Board for excessive enquiries er and for an unreasonable attitude and the other er bit of the reply was effectively a form of covering up presenting full financial information and disclosure to I M R O. Those replies were drafted by people inside the Maxwell organisation and you may want to comment on er the position , although I should stress at this stage that I like you have not seen the final version of any reply and I do not know whether I M R O persisted . |
| 3 | ‘ Is it important that you should know at this very moment ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ The Attorney General should look at this case , ’ said Billericay MP Teresa Gorman . |
| 5 | If you are writing an MA , MPhil , MLitt or PhD dissertation , you should look at this book to see what other people have written about the topic you are working on . |
| 6 | And I think we should look at this in a , cautiously because , erm , it it does n't refer specifically to York . |
| 7 | I have passed your letter to the Administration Section of the Department for formal processing , however , I should like at this stage to thank you for your contribution to the work of Lothian Trading Standards Department , and wish you well with your future career at |
| 8 | This social aspect of reading , of sharing a pleasurable experience , should begin at this stage . |
| 9 | We must look at this quest for beauty as a purpose more real and noble than the quest of the knights of old for the Holy Grail . |
| 10 | You must look at this from the minimum of Point of view of the minimum amount of labour . |
| 11 | There is little other reason why President de Klerk should decide at this point to include two coloured politicians and an Indian in his cabinet . |
| 12 | And if the faint heart should quail at this then think of the children being sexually exploited in the Philippines and Thailand where the Western male consumer can see the misery behind his gratification but still can not resist . |
| 13 | I understand from 's nephew that the electric convector in the sitting room is dead , and shall speak to about some kind of replacement , though there is of course the second convector in the bedroom which should suffice at this time of year . |
| 14 | I certainly would not say that this is what should happen at this particular time , no . |
| 15 | He asked Molla Gurani about the protocol of the seating arrangements , whereupon Molla Gurani replied : " The most fitting thing for Gurani is that he should serve at this feast and not sit . " |
| 16 | I must admit at this stage I though I had cracked it but I should have known after so many years of breeding fish , success is not guaranteed . |
| 17 | I must admit at this juncture that I 'm on Graham Taylor 's side on this one . |
| 18 | We should emphasise at this point that Garrett is much less specific than we are being in describing the model . |
| 19 | I must say at this point that all the controls have a nice , rubberised feel to them , although they may be slightly on the flimsy side for any serious , rough handling . |
| 20 | Everybody ( and I must say at this point all participants were over the age of 16 , the legal age of drinking in Germany ) got very mellow and slept well . |
| 21 | I should say at this point that the channel 1 ‘ clip ’ indicator on this example does n't work , although you ca n't blame the British distributors , as we were in such a rush to lay hands on the Acousticube that they did n't have time to check it ( also , pushing the Line/Mic button on channel 2 produces a large bang through the speaker ) . |
| 22 | I should say at this point that I never read my own articles once they have appeared in print . |
| 23 | I should say at this point that I have no reason to think my man has ever been unfaithful to me . |
| 24 | Many parents who have given their children a clear understanding of right and wrong , and those who have laid the foundation of Christian faith , may feel at this stage that their children are rejecting their values once and for all . |
| 25 | And I had a funny thought — I suppose part of the excitement of getting out again after so long , all that oxygen — ; here , this is silly , you 'll laugh at this . |
| 26 | While we can not provide the details you might want at this time , I 'd encourage you to give us the benefit of the doubt . |
| 27 | Fairyhouse returns next Saturday with an all Flat card which is not , I 'm sure , what punters might want at this famed National Hunt course . |
| 28 | Historians , of course , might feel at this point that they are in some sense losing control over what material is selected for future use ( Zweig 1992 : 181 ) . |
| 29 | I wrote to say so and received a courteous reply from the producer , who said , ‘ I 'm interested in the DIY approach you suggest and in our next series perhaps we 'll look at this more closely . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ If you agree to my helping you in that direction , then we 'll look at this situation again in a few weeks , when you 'll hopefully be in a more stable state of mind . ’ |