Example sentences of "[pron] [vb infin] [pron] [det] " in BNC.
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| 31 | But why should I do her any favours and explain this , after what she 's done to me ? |
| 32 | ‘ Why should I do you any harm when it is you who are helping me ? ’ |
| 33 | Would I do it all again ? |
| 34 | CAN I DO MY OWN SURVEYS |
| 35 | Goodman ( 1970 , p.36 ) says that ‘ The reader asks himself not only ‘ Do I understand what this means ? ’ but ‘ Do I buy it ? ’ ’ |
| 36 | How can I remember it all ? |
| 37 | Can I see you all voting ? |
| 38 | So , I write , as well as this diary , some of my new novel ( a killer , this one , dealing as it does with post-Holocaust survivors ' guilt ; why do I set myself these agonies ? ) and start pinch-hitting for Gloria Hunniford on Radio Two . |
| 39 | Right that 's it can I wish you all a long and happy healthy retirement . |
| 40 | Meanwhile , may I wish you all a very Happy Christmas and best wishes for the coming year . |
| 41 | To everyone — may I wish you all a very happy and prosperous New Year , and hope as many of you as possible will be able to join us at our annual conference , 3rd–6th June 1993 at the Peebles Hotel Hydro , Peebles , Scotland . |
| 42 | May I thank you all once more for an excellent publication and wish you all well for the future . |
| 43 | Can I thank you all very much for being cooperative . |
| 44 | But can I thank you all for taking part , thank you . |
| 45 | May I thank you both for the most delightful afternoon I 've had for many years ? ’ |
| 46 | Ca n't I take them both ? |
| 47 | Can I , can I take it this way . |
| 48 | Oh well , shall I read them all ? |
| 49 | " They may be familiar with the paintings of Whistler , or perhaps with Whistler 's statement that when evening mist clothes the riverside with poetry , as with a veil , and the poor buildings lose themselves in the dim sky , and the tall chimneys become campanili , and the warehouses are palaces in the night , and the whole city hangs in the heavens , and fairyland is before us — then the wayfarer hastens home , and Nature , who , for once , has sung in tune , sings her exquisite song to the artist alone , her son and her master — her son , in that he loves her , her master in that he knows her ? " … shall I read you that deposition again , Mrs James ? " |
| 50 | Can I approach my own golf clubs or is that going to be done through you ? |
| 51 | Shall I cut you some toast ? |
| 52 | How could I tell him all the reasons for my unhappiness ! |
| 53 | Shall I tell them all what I 'm doing ? |
| 54 | Did n't I tell her that , Goldie ? ’ demands Minna . |
| 55 | ‘ Why do I tell you all this , when you yourselves know what poverty is and what starvation is and what a lack of cash is about ? ’ |
| 56 | Why do I tell you all this ? |
| 57 | Did I tell you all about William Dewy ? |
| 58 | Did I tell you that already ? ’ |
| 59 | Did I tell you that story ? |
| 60 | ‘ I 'm on my third divorce , did I tell you that ? ’ |