Example sentences of "[modal v] i [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 31 | There is , perhaps , especially strong confirmation that the verb and adjective properties are immediately bound together in the fact that there is no coherent way to question either the adjective or the verb alone while leaving the other in place ; we can not , for example , have : ( 24 ) what should I do to the string longer ? ( 25 ) how did his sister set the owl ? |
| 32 | That is this , should I rely on the agape love of my partner or should I strive to be the type of person that my partner could easily love even if no agape love were available ? |
| 33 | Yeah but sh he should I mean on the road , you should be able to just write in and say , I want this to happen . |
| 34 | Whose face should I pin on the Sheriff of Nottingham … |
| 35 | Where can I obtain similar coloured paints and what primer should I use on the places where bare metal is visible . |
| 36 | On Sunday I went to a car boot sale in Runcorn and what should I see amongst the mangy teddys and oily old spanners but a vintage 60s Leeds Subbuteo team ! |
| 37 | erm , first twelve weeks pregnant so should I mark at the bottom when she types . |
| 38 | Why the hell should I look at the roof except to see if there was a satellite TV dish . |
| 39 | How many should I put in , or should I stick with the six ? |
| 40 | Robin Prince of Sherwood should I say at the tonight . |
| 41 | Might I go to the toilet mam |
| 42 | " But nobody knows where he is , what 'll I do in the meantime ? " |
| 43 | and I says , Good afternoon could I speak to the person that does advertising etcetera , and I get through to that particular person , and I said , How would you like to save money by us printing all your portfolios free of charge high quality er portfolios it would n't cost you a penny . |
| 44 | So anyway , I went through and I said to could I speak to the manager ? |
| 45 | Oh , Mummy , could I go in the fancy-dress parade as Red Riding Hood , with Bully behind me as the wolf ? ’ |
| 46 | Could I cope with the exposure and PR demands ? |
| 47 | There was n't much of an atmosphere , well what could I expect with the home team doing so badly at the moment . |
| 48 | My only regret on that particular occasion now is that I did n't organise properly getting it videotaped , because it would have been a nice thing to keep , but as far as I could I kept to the traditions of mayoral ceremonial on those sorts of occasions . |
| 49 | My only regret on that particular occasion now is that I did n't organise properly getting it videotaped , because it would have been a nice thing to keep , but as far as I could I kept to the traditions of mayoral ceremonial on those sorts of occasions . |
| 50 | He said could I come to the station . |
| 51 | ‘ Could I get to the moor ? ’ asked Mary . |
| 52 | ‘ Could I look at the equipment ? ’ |
| 53 | Could I say to the minister and bring him back to the real world about regeneration . |
| 54 | But could I say to the minister that she will be aware that the South Thames tech actually is the first tech to get involved in kids club network and that one of the very useful things that has happened in my constituency is the setting up the first kids after school club in in in Vauxhall . |
| 55 | Erm well could I deal with the management agency question first an an then perhaps I 'll invite Mr Perry to speak on the difficulties in trying to equalise work share of one project with trying to counterbalance on another . |
| 56 | Would I go to the yard or would somebody speak for me ? |
| 57 | And then I erm I went to er I went to R I shall I start on the scheme , going around , to the shops , and I got a job on Long Row . |
| 58 | No , shall I go onto the manager 's report then ? |
| 59 | She thought : What shall I do with the afternoon ? |
| 60 | Oh what shall I do with the washing line ? |