Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] [vb infin] [adv prt] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Actually I think I may come down this weekend , just to escape . |
| 2 | ‘ I must go out this afternoon . ’ |
| 3 | When he says , ‘ I must give over this life ’ , you know he wo n't . |
| 4 | Before getting to the convergence , I must fill in some background information . |
| 5 | I must pump up these tyres |
| 6 | I must write up all my |
| 7 | Also her son , though young and ‘ with it ’ , would prefer an exquisitely knitted and finished find wool classic sweater in a quiet colour or a heavier , brighter , really big sweater for cold weather — but I must find out first what colour he fancies this year ! |
| 8 | I must find out some time . |
| 9 | Doubtless I should think out some plan later . |
| 10 | ‘ I feel I should point out one other possibility , Leonora . ’ |
| 11 | If I were you , I should put off that interview until next week . |
| 12 | Perhaps I should take up this investigative journalism . |
| 13 | I think I might carry on next year though like i in the same class |
| 14 | After all , I might trigger off some of those well-repressed feelings in her and what would she do with them ? |
| 15 | She put her vase down on the table in front of me , then glancing around my pantry again said : ‘ If you wish , Mr Stevens , I might bring in some more cuttings for you . ’ |
| 16 | Cos I might go out one night and I might say I might meet up with a with a another white man or another you know a black man or something , |
| 17 | I do n't want them after this visit tomorrow I might go out one more time |
| 18 | When I gatecrashed your life I suppose you thought I might come in useful as some kind of antidote — but it did n't work . ’ |
| 19 | Erm , but sole , we 're looking at sole proprietor as well , there 's some good things in that , I E they 're cheap to set up , stuff like that , so they 're not bad as they go , but , I suppose well I 'll have to sell when I 've got more money , I did n't get any replies today not a single blooming one , I 'm a bit cheesed off , so erm , I think I might ring back that one of the ones that I did get a reply from and say thank you . |
| 20 | possibly Wednesday , well I told her I were going up Thursday or Friday so I might nip up this aft |
| 21 | I was thinking I might use up all my odd scraps of wool , to make a scarf perhaps , but who would wear such a strange-looking garment ? ’ |
| 22 | While I 'm down here I 'll do out these cupboards . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'll leave out some of my clothes to replace those , ’ Susan said , gesturing towards the clothes Maggie had acquired at The Haven . |
| 24 | ‘ I expect I 'll walk over this way every day anyway , and if he does come on Saturday could Archie be here , please , to take him down with his bags to the cottage ? ’ |
| 25 | I 'll pass on this one and leave interested parties to contact John Watson , though I guess it 's worth adding that NME 's ‘ Dancing Master ’ cassette is now a collector 's item mainly because it contains a live U2 cut , ‘ An Cut Dubh ’ , recorded in March , 1981 and unavailable on an authorised recording . |
| 26 | I 'll pass on this one . " |
| 27 | I 'll pass on this information I 've received which I normally do . |
| 28 | He smiled a slow smile and pointed out callously , ‘ The chances are that your business will never get off the ground and I 'll end up cheated of the money you owe me . ’ |
| 29 | From there I 'll throw out this hook with the rugby ball as bait . ’ |
| 30 | I says , I 'll go next week This was after three weeks , I says , I 'll go on next week and I 'll take over the job of yard foreman , and I 'll do it the way I want it done , not the way that . |