Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] [verb] that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I may prefer that people should not be malicious about me behind my back , even if I am not to know or even be affected by it , and that certain deathbed wishes of mine be carried out without supposing I will persist to be affected by them . |
| 2 | ( I may say that Barbara Castle declined to give evidence on our behalf . |
| 3 | I must stress that foals are delicate and any signs of dullness , disinclination to suck , etc. , should be treated promptly . |
| 4 | I must admit that trannies do often score over valve amps here . |
| 5 | And I must admit that Mary Shelley began the rumour ; but she had to make her impression on an untutored audience . |
| 6 | While I appreciate the point you are making , I must emphasise that bus stops are provided in relation to overall passenger movements of which access to and from shops comprises a part . |
| 7 | First , I must recall that Christ has first encountered us as Saviour and Lord . |
| 8 | I must not be shocked , she told herself , I must remember that Eleanor is eighty-nine years old and that they are most kind in mental hospitals , these enlightened days . |
| 9 | Anyway I must say that Arnold was so shy , it was adorable . |
| 10 | No , I must say that things have now gone so far as to justify me in feeling considerable uneasiness about his continued absence . ’ |
| 11 | Theory work always sounds a bit boring and unnecessary but I must say that Anne Elsworth 's video on Colour Mixing for Painters ( Anne Elsworth ) is never dull and is full of useful exercises and information . |
| 12 | ‘ I do n't presume to know the kinds of problems you have experienced as a couple , but I must say that jealousy is unattractive . |
| 13 | ‘ Therefore , I must say that Wedgwood 's response was like a breath of fresh air . |
| 14 | Just to try & redress the balance here ; - ) I watched the goals on MOTD and I must say that Speed did appear to wrestle someone to the ground ( def. free kick ) . |
| 15 | And , without being narrow-minded or anything like that , I must say that lipstick does n't suit you . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I should explain that Matt and I were not lovers in the accepted sense ; we were friends — good friends , we 'd known each other from childhood so we had a lot in common . |
| 17 | I should explain that U.C.L. was reluctant to begin a Department of Linguistics , although Linguistics was then becoming a popular and ‘ fashionable ’ new subject . |
| 18 | I should record that Woolwich also sought recovery of the money paid to the revenue on the alternative ground of compulsion . |
| 19 | With Piggy 's glasses , I should think that a ) very few people apart from oculists , opticians and bespectacled professors of English would notice ; and b ) when they do notice , they merely detonate the error — like blowing up a small bomb with a controlled explosion . |
| 20 | I should think that Mr Staton would put it in for you would n't he ? |
| 21 | I should think that Opposition Members normally get that far into a document . |
| 22 | Before turning to consider the main authorities I should emphasise that Woolwich paid the principal sum under neither mistake of fact nor of law , rather did it pay under protest and take immediate action to challenge the validity of the demand . |
| 23 | Perhaps I should mention that Scorton is a prime target for day trippers and on fine Sundays in the summer is packed out with cars and coaches . |
| 24 | I should mention that Merlyn and I have been parliamentary colleagues and friends for nearly 20 years , since he was elected by the same people of south Leeds who had sent Hugh Gaitskell to the House of Commons . |
| 25 | How inconvenient , I thought , that I should know that death was a suitor I could not seduce , that the choice of date lay only with him . |
| 26 | Or perhaps I should say that Mike went to Bracken Cottage while you and I were in Bruges . |
| 27 | ‘ I fail to see the relevance of this , but yes , I should say that Glastonbury and I became friends . |
| 28 | Above all , I should say that George was a family man . |
| 29 | I should say that Mr. Pegg had earlier appealed to the Court of Appeal ( Criminal Division ) , but his appeal against his conviction had been dismissed . |
| 30 | That 's a tricky one , but one thing 's for sure : it 's much , much harder to make a worthwhile Rickenbacker copy than a worthwhile Fender copy , and I should imagine that Rickenbacker themselves view these particular replicas as a bit of an insult . |