Example sentences of "[modal v] [pers pn] [verb] [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm I s suspect that it 's er the one million two hundred and forty two thousand transfer from general operating reserve is that figure but may I make one comment |
| 2 | " Why should I help you stuff another client , just so you can make yourself rich ? " |
| 3 | Why should I let him/her decide how I am going to feel ? |
| 4 | If Madreidetic 's anything like as unpleasant as their language , why should I let them get away with piracy ? |
| 5 | The way some people look at it is , why should I let you write a book that wo n't do me any good but might do me some harm . |
| 6 | If you do feel revolted when you watch the patient eat , you should not feel guilty about it , but neither should you let yourself become irritable with the patient over it . |
| 7 | She had never been ashamed of her body before — why should she let him make her feel this way ? |
| 8 | So I 'll get one should we get , er , should we do you want to get something between us ? |
| 9 | So should we let them sink into oblivion and folklore ? |
| 10 | How near should he let him come before stepping out to confront him ? |
| 11 | While I was sitting there , sipping my glass of hot , sweet Indian tea , I was approached by a shifty-looking man who asked me whether I could help him ; he had seen me with my camera ; could I help him mend his ? |
| 12 | Nor could I let him bully me . |
| 13 | O.K. , if I insisted he would stay for dinner with Max tomorrow evening , and could I let him know what I was planning to cook as he would like to start working on the antidote . |
| 14 | Could I let them have the exact name of the coffin-manufacturers who had supplied me , as they had been inundated with calls asking for it and , having no success with the number supplied by Directory Enquiries , were needing further information . |
| 15 | ‘ Could you let me 'ave it back , then ? ’ |
| 16 | " But how could you let me go on thinking you were dead ? |
| 17 | Okay could you let me talk to the driver ? |
| 18 | How could you let me do this to us ? |
| 19 | ‘ Er … — could you let me have that again ? ’ he asked quietly . |
| 20 | He said , " I hate to have to ask , but could you let me have the twenty pounds ? |
| 21 | Could you let me have a copy ? ’ |
| 22 | So if you would like to help , please could you let me have the details below , using a separate sheet of paper for each female . |
| 23 | But on Sunday evening Troy said suddenly , ‘ Bathsheba , could you let me have twenty pounds ? |
| 24 | Could you let me have your home address and telephone number ? " |
| 25 | Could you let me have a list of all the books Uncle Alan 's written ? |
| 26 | Please could you let me have the appropriate proposal forms by then . |
| 27 | Please could you let me have a separate estimate for straightening this and doing any necessary repairs to the seat . |
| 28 | Could you let me know what arrangements we would need to make to keep more closely in touch with what ACE is doing . |
| 29 | If not are not interested in Media Action , could you let me know what other kind of publicity you may require over the next four to six weeks . |
| 30 | Please could you let me know if this is all right with you . |