Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [verb] it [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Everyone must admire it as a supreme example of the unremitting development of one basic situation , Iago 's destruction of Othello , with a claustrophilic refusal to digress or vary from its path , yet no one is known to have enjoyed it . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | For this alone , I may find it in my heart to forgive her . |
| 4 | ROS : A compulsion towards philosophical introspection is his chief characteristic , if I may put it like that . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Well possibly I ought to put it on my review panel and er if there 's a requirement for it . |
| 7 | I ought to throw it in his teeth . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | I must leave it to economists to say how much they have learnt from his account , or where they would disagree with it . |
| 11 | ‘ They sent the bill , I must forward it to mama . ’ |
| 12 | Indeed it was one of the most shocking stories of police corruption and legal incompetence I had ever read , and believing that I had the ability to rectify it , I decided , whatever my other commitments , that I must bring it to public notice as soon as possible . |
| 13 | He said , ‘ I must return it to the half-mortals , for only they in all the worlds can keep it safe now . ’ ’ |
| 14 | But I must report it to you . |
| 15 | I have n't sent it because I thought I must read it to the meeting . |
| 16 | Your mother was saying perhaps I should give it to the kids , half to you , half to Debbie , but I said , no . |
| 17 | Coming upon me as it did , however , in the midst of such a busy period , I could not afford to let it preoccupy me unduly , and I thus decided I should resolve it at the earliest opportunity . |
| 18 | ‘ Are you suggesting that I should do it for you ? ’ she queried sweetly . |
| 19 | Er maybe I should do it on graph paper . |
| 20 | And then I should do it in an hour . |
| 21 | Ah , well , if that is a label they have to place upon me , then perhaps I should wear it with pride . |
| 22 | They said that I should return it in its box , with the receipt . |
| 23 | You think I should show it in the future years ? |
| 24 | ‘ Perhaps I should mention it to Arthur ? ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I should like it to be true . ’ |
| 26 | I should like it to be understood that we in Northern Ireland do not expect our tourism promotion to be taken over by Bord Failte . |
| 27 | The longer scheme is widely thought to be better and I should like it to be more at the centre of the proposals , as I want the environment as a whole to be at the centre . |
| 28 | When I decided to grant this private notice question , I took it to be a serious matter and I should like it to be taken seriously . |
| 29 | I should put it to the old man right away . " |
| 30 | Do you think I should put it on deposit at the Nat West ; or put it into Savings Certificates ; or Unit Trusts ; or just spend it ? |