Example sentences of "[modal v] [pron] [verb] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now that Higginbotham has been given the brush off , may I venture to approach you ? |
| 2 | ‘ Oh , do you now , ’ Emily said sharply , ‘ and who may I ask have you got in mind ? ’ |
| 3 | But how many dull moments may I have given my listeners ? |
| 4 | What must I have given you ? |
| 5 | — but ‘ What programme must I have to achieve my objectives ? ’ |
| 6 | And where should I go to see something a bit more interesting than garden birds ? |
| 7 | ‘ And my mission , should I decide to accept it ? ’ |
| 8 | My mission , should I decide to accept it , was to find Jack Scamp for Malpass before Nevil found me for Jack Scamp . |
| 9 | ‘ Why on earth should I want to seduce you ? |
| 10 | ‘ Why should I want to threaten you , Fran ? |
| 11 | ‘ Why should I want to screw it up . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Why should I want to make you feel bad ? ’ he retorted . |
| 13 | What should I use to clean it ? |
| 14 | Should I submit to keep him happy ? |
| 15 | This posed a problem : Should I try to explain them and risk people being confused , or should I gloss over the difficulties ? |
| 16 | Let us imagine that I have the misfortune to be born or to have settled in Portugal ; being an enlightened philosopher I dislike the institutions there ; should I try to change them by political subversion ? |
| 17 | And why should I try to throw you off the scent ? |
| 18 | Should I have grabbed her this morning ? |
| 19 | Should I have done it ? |
| 20 | I was like thinking , lying in bed thinking well should I have said it 's over |
| 21 | Oh we never had to do what you 're saying in any other games so why the hell should I have to do it now ? |
| 22 | Should I have turned you over my knee and spanked the daylights out of you ? ’ |
| 23 | Should I have stopped them , Floyd ? ’ |
| 24 | ‘ How should I have known you were coming ? ’ |
| 25 | " Should I have enjoyed it ? " |
| 26 | why should I have to survive it ? my country too you know , |
| 27 | Should I have fancied you ? |
| 28 | But how else should I have spent my time ? |
| 29 | Why should I have told you ? ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Why should I have changed my mind ? ’ |