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 ? ’ |