Example sentences of "i [modal v] [verb] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Any scandal I may commit in my period out of my home would seriously affect my younger brothers and sisters . |
| 2 | ‘ If I may speak in a spirit of complaint , David , I might point out that it 's easy for you to talk and even easier to talk tough . |
| 3 | I look forward to hearing thoughtful and far-reaching speeches such as that made by the hon. Member for Chichester when these matters are discussed at Maastricht , and I hope that views such as his will be reflected in Maastricht — a subject to which I may return in due course . |
| 4 | When trying to guess where someone went when I missed him at the airport I do not imagine his thoughts , I try to imagine his situation as someone like him would see it , and think ; if he tells me he has just learned he has cancer I may hear in imagination the doctor 's grave voice , but I do not imagine the fear , I feel the chill of it ; if I see him cut his finger I do not imagine the pain as something objective before my ‘ mind 's eye ’ , either I look on as though the knife were cutting through cheese or I incipiently wince . |
| 5 | The anthem : ‘ Blessed by Thou , Lord God of Israel ’ was sung by Thomas Street Church choir and the sermon was preached by Mr Guard who chose as his text the fourth verse of the twenty-seventh Psalm : ‘ One thing have I desired of the Lord , that will I seek after , that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life , to behold the beauty of the Lord and to enquire in His temple . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I may die in five years time — hopefully someone else will be there giving the same message . ’ |
| 7 | As usual , I felt that , on taking leave , I ought to proceed in a direction opposite to that which he was taking , because there was a mystery as to where Eliot lived , and I did not want to appear inquisitive . |
| 8 | In passing sentence , I must bear in mind that , as a result of your client 's ministrations , the unfortunate patient died . ’ |
| 9 | Yes thank you Chairman erm I think important question very similar question I think we 're we 're all wondering whether the changed landscape of West Sussex , the changed use of West Sussex has had any influence on the flooding and as the County Council has pointed out worst amount of rain we 've had for about seventy years or so I think it 's very useful and important er to ask questions an and when this crisis is over we reflect on what we can learn from it , but I must bear in mind that it is first and foremost extraordinary climatic conditions which have caused these problems and that in itself of course might have implications erm the whole of global warming does tend to come to mind when you see what 's happening in Australia as well as what 's happening here erm that 's certainly not anything that agencies great or small can have any control over . |
| 10 | There is one other book which I must mention in this survey which is in danger of becoming a self-advertising catalogue . |
| 11 | In the meantime I must move in life , though not alive in it . |
| 12 | The Aborigines who were with me , and of whom I must speak in the highest praise , for the readiness with which they rendered me their assistance , affirmed , upon learning the nature of my pursuits , that they had come to meet me . ’ |
| 13 | I must admit in the break I we like to do the crossword . |
| 14 | Er , it 's certainly what happened to me I must admit in fact it 's certainly been the pattern of my life and er I 'm not surprised what thought , Freud thought was a kind of typical er typical pattern . |
| 15 | In the first three months , three thousand miles , that does n't tend to happen in fairness erm and something like that would come up erm within that time scale , so , yes , I mean they have the right to go back to the dealer and I must admit in my overall view of the motor trade these days they do they are trying harder and harder to look after their customers because obviously they 're in business like everybody else , they know that their policy holders are covered by the Sale of Goods Act merchantable quality , erm and so they realize that if these things happen then they will endeavour to put the situation right . |
| 16 | Yes , this time he did hear , ‘ Hurry down , Zacchaeus , because I must stay in your house today ! ’ |
| 17 | I wanted so much to go into the house and be with them , but I knew I must stay in the hut . |
| 18 | ‘ I must pause in a minute . |
| 19 | I must revive in the listening public their own sense of moving about in worlds unrealized … . |
| 20 | ‘ Did the doctor say how long I must lie in my bed ? ’ he asked . |
| 21 | I had a sort of despair for days afterwards , thinking how much of their rotten , pretentious blood I must have in me . |
| 22 | ‘ I must believe in the Apostolic Succession , there being no other way of accounting for the descent of the Bishop of Exeter from Judas Iscariot . ’ |
| 23 | I feel I must write in defence of freezebranding having read the News Item ‘ Hoof Branding ’ in September 's issue . |
| 24 | I FEEL I must write in response to Mr. D. Duggan 's letter in RW&P February issue entitled ‘ Welsh Thuggery ’ . |
| 25 | But what I think of them I must say in my own way . ’ |
| 26 | I did n't want his title or his money , although I must say in all honesty I did enjoy the London season . |
| 27 | I started losing mine when I was nineteen , and er I must say in answer to that gentleman 's |
| 28 | I must say in that sense , thank you Mr for your question , because it 's an an issue that 's conc should concern every member of this authority . |
| 29 | I must add in all honesty and so we must face up to things that the churches at any rate in their public and visible life are in just the same state . |
| 30 | ‘ I must keep in good health , and not die , ’ I replied . |