Example sentences of "[modal v] see [pron] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think I ought to see her again — just once , to reassure myself that all the old feelings really are as dead as I believe . |
| 2 | Klaus , is n't it ? and Klara — Oh , of course — ’ corrected — ‘ Erika , Fritz , Rosa … we really ought to see you more often , ought we not ? |
| 3 | We should see him soon he was doing some er curtain tracks for us . |
| 4 | Where had he been all this time , that she should see him now being led prisoner into Parfois ? |
| 5 | It 's difficult to explain , but a part of me never really believed I should see her again , even after what they told me at the theatre . |
| 6 | ‘ Gods , you should see her now , Gregor . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm still ring rusty but a couple of weeks ’ hard work before the European Cup should see me all right . ’ |
| 8 | And if anybody at Mephistco thinks I lack courage , they should see me now . |
| 9 | ‘ Give 'im plenty of warm drinks , lass , ’ instructed her father-in-law , ‘ and then a good night 's sleep should see 'im all right . ’ |
| 10 | for er we should see them away at Old Trafford , I ca n't see any problem there can you ? |
| 11 | Fifteen minutes in that thing should see them wonderfully dry , surely ? |
| 12 | Let's hope you should see my before . |
| 13 | As is so often the case , the transition from arms to feet is more difficult than expected , but a careful combination of undercutting , balance and barely breathing should see you right . |
| 14 | ‘ Maria Luisa should see you now , ’ was the first silly remark that came to Ruth 's pale lips as with trembling fingers she replaced the receiver . |
| 15 | A couple of weeks should see you safely back on your way to successful weight control . |
| 16 | And , by zinc galvanizing all the bare metal , Audi is able to offer a 10 year guarantee against rusting , which should see you nicely into the next millennium . |
| 17 | This does n't mean you can have chips for dinner one day and a salad the next , but you should see it as more of a healthy eating approach — starting now ! |
| 18 | You should see it quite soon . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ The gods help us that our sons should see us thus ! ‘ |
| 20 | ‘ I must see him now ! ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Then yesterday , when I felt I was going to go mad if I did n't get something settled , I rang her and said I must see her privately . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I must see you urgently , she tells me , shall I come out there or could you meet me in town ? |
| 23 | ‘ I must see you later . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Your Grace , I must see you alone . ’ |
| 25 | Oh : car of menace , car of blight Cars the atmosphere ignite Greenhouse warming , Havoc forming Parkinson must see us right We 're au fait with entropy Gaia , Ecosphere , synergy Words for greening But their meaning 's A linguistic mystery Oh : politicians must invent Worship of environment Genuflecting by reflecting Words of verdant bafflement Now our water 's unfit to drink Too much aluminium and zinc No solution To pollution No-one can stand the stink Oh : public filth and pestilence Highlights private opulence Does the glitter , clear the litter All it needs is pounds and pence GOD REST YE MERRY God rest ye merry , gentle Greens Let nothing you dismay The much foretold apocalypse Is now well under way Not even Mr Gorbachev Can stop the world 's decay Oh , tidings of comfort and joy , Oh , tidings of comfort and joy We ca n't eat meat or hens or fish The farming is too cruel The only food we now permit Is foul organic gruel Irradiated food and veg Now double up as fuel Oh tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy Now everybody wants a car Though noise and fumes are vile The Iron Curtain fractures and The jams stretch back for miles Mobility and liberty Can not be reconciled Oh tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy We think that greenhouse warming will Bring on the world 's demise If forests burn it 's not just trees but mankind too that fries But all this may be garbage Because scientists tell lies Oh tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy Consumers must buy less to reach Sustainability For galloping consumption is More lethal than TB So much for Third World dreams of fleeing Grinding poverty Oh tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy Unless we stop producing kids The planet will not cope No hope for birth controllers short of Kidnapping the Pope But since the Greens recycle people they May turn us into soap Oh tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy In searching for clean energy The choice is pretty stark The floods that come when coal is burnt will keep us in the Ark But had Lord Marshall got his way We 'd all glow in the dark Oh tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy Dumb animals are much preferrred To flawed humanity Ill-treatment of old people may Provoke insanity But culling seals and whales is judged The worst profanity Oh tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy Now Mrs Thatcher goes bright green A highly suspect hue Her policies have after all Kept filth and squalor blue It 's just another way she 's found To tell us what to do Oh , tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy With greenhouse gases , PCBs Sulphuric acid rain This fragile globe 's environment Is going down the drain It is a cosmic punishment That we ca n't start again Oh , tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy Melanie Phillips OVERNIGHT FILE |
| 26 | Second , we might see something right about that theory of meaning or something wrong about it , and use this to determine our attitude to foundationalism in general ; thus we might avoid the need to consider all the different varieties one by one . |
| 27 | But maybe Evelyn might see something there … ’ |
| 28 | I might see somebody tonight , I might not |
| 29 | Ah could well be , we might see , we might see you tomorrow |
| 30 | Thinking I might might see you today but not knowing whether you would be coming |