Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] [vb infin] [art] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | People are bound to miss Gary Lineker but successors like me must score a few and establish reputations of their own . ’ |
| 2 | As the start of the season is very close I wonder if I may make a few points for other readers to think about ? |
| 3 | ‘ I may need a few shots before I find the mark , Khan . ’ |
| 4 | My sister and I may share the same birthday , but we do n't share the same man , though if we did it would be none of your business . ’ |
| 5 | I can see that I may have a little difficulty explaining this first part of my story , especially to anyone not acquainted with the often bizarre rituals of academic life . |
| 6 | But if I and mine prepare to defend the kingdom , you and yours must do the same . |
| 7 | Kowalik said : ‘ I reached the World Championship semi-finals last year and I must do the same again to prove that my career is on course . |
| 8 | And now I must make a few preparations . |
| 9 | However , first I must define a few basics . |
| 10 | I must apply the same rules to those on the Front Benches as to those on the Back Benches . |
| 11 | But before we get down to the equations I must say a few words in defence of the approach I choose . |
| 12 | ‘ She told me she always put the most beautiful girls next to Bernard when setting the table for a party , and that I should do the same , because you want to give the best to the man you love . ’ |
| 13 | But even if Flaubert had described himself as a lethargic meliorist , I should make the same point : what a curious vanity it is of the present to expect the past to suck up to it . |
| 14 | Overpowered by an intense sentiment of horror , unaccountable yet unendurable , I threw on my clothes with haste ( for I felt that I should sleep no more during the night ) , and endeavoured to arouse myself from the pitiable condition into which I had fallen , by pacing rapidly to and fro through the apartment . |
| 15 | Continuing with Half Fisherman 's rib in mind , perhaps I should mention a few other little difficulties we encountered with this particular stitch pattern . |
| 16 | God willing , I should like a few more years in which to settle my own account . |
| 17 | But I think I should ring a few times before I would arrange to meet him . |
| 18 | In case librarians and information scientists feel that the first stage of Taylor 's processes of adding value is not very challenging , I feel that I should spend a few moments indicating the considerable complexity of the publicly available information resource potentially relevant to business activities . |
| 19 | You see , I kept blaming you for everything , but that was n't fair , a lot of it was my fault too , and I might make the same mistakes all over again , and I could n't bear that . |
| 20 | And I guess my mother thought I might go the same way . |
| 21 | I think that even I might manage the latter , even though going through door X had never previously been rewarded . |
| 22 | ‘ If I might say a few words , Headmaster , on that , ’ put in Glenda Grower ( History , French and World Religions if absolutely pressed ) . |
| 23 | ‘ I might say the same . ’ |
| 24 | Michelle loved the new , warm colour of her hair but admitted , ‘ I might take a little more than 10 minutes to achieve this amazing sculptured style ! ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I might ask the same thing of you … ’ |
| 26 | So I fell into one of my enjoyable reveries , examining the problem from every angle , looking for the key point where I might provoke a few kilocreds to tumble into my lap , by acquiring a bit of phetam . |
| 27 | He thinks perhaps I might have a few days away from here . |
| 28 | ‘ I might look the same on the outside , but inside me there 's a very different person . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'll do no such thing ! |
| 30 | It was on the tip of his tongue to say , ‘ I 'll do no such thing , ’ but he found himself compromising by saying , ‘ I 'm going to join up . ’ |