Example sentences of "i [modal v] do [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Faced with the absurdity of British public life , I sometimes think I ought to do the same , turning this space into a museum of grotesque items displayed without comment . |
| 2 | And yet another client of mine who 's a teacher , she said oh yeah she said it 's lovely , she said I suppose I ought to do the marking and all that at the beginning she said but I leave it , she said , and I sometimes do it in the last week . |
| 3 | ‘ Oh , I must do a pee . |
| 4 | I see that I must do a little bargaining on my own behalf . |
| 5 | The pressure from London , however , was unrelenting : ‘ Gould has been so clamorous lately ’ , Lear wrote to Jardine , ‘ at my not having done any Birds of Europe for him , that I must do a batch for him without further delay . ’ |
| 6 | I must do a sampler for Amy . |
| 7 | It also means that I must do no injury in any form to the sub-human species . |
| 8 | I must do the watering carefully , I told myself each day — not make a mess . |
| 9 | But this is one of the experiences that taught me very early in my career that I must do the opposite . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | ‘ Me mum said I should do a show concentrating on Paul 's work , ’ says Paul ( left ) . |
| 12 | But there is no issue for which simply to deduce from socially prescribed principles combined with factual propositions would be anything but a mechanical conformity ; I know why I should do the prescribed thing only if , at least at my moments of fullest awareness from other viewpoints , I feel moved to do so . |
| 13 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 14 | Does it confuse you that I should do the talking and you the listening ? |
| 15 | The other thing I 'm wondering whether I should do the Petroline order which in fact flew on its first leg to Rome yesterday . |
| 16 | He fills it up , and cooks for himself , and when it gets down to a certain level then he thinks , ‘ now I might do a concert ’ . |
| 17 | Cos I might do a like |
| 18 | I might do a bit of drawing . |
| 19 | no , I do n't think so , well I think if I feel like it , after I 've done me cooker hood , I might do a bit of baking |
| 20 | I might do a bit of revision with you next week as well just to help you with it . |
| 21 | I could undo one of the latches of Filmer 's briefcase and , given time , I might do the other . |
| 22 | Correction : given nerve , I might do the other . |
| 23 | It had been running through my thoughts so often that I knew it by heart , yet now I was suddenly afraid that I might do the wrong thing ! |
| 24 | ‘ I might do the tennis stuff for three or four years and decide I can do it sleepwalking and turn to something I really care about and like to pursue , which is politics . ’ |
| 25 | I like do the Tom and , I wo n't , Tom and Jerry , I might do the Tom Jones one , cos I , I feel comfortable at |
| 26 | At least if I do a dropped shoulder I might do the neckline before I do the sleeves , and then it once you 've done the sleeve it 's finished , you know what I mean ? |
| 27 | ‘ I thought that I might do an article to celebrate it ; describe the problems they face , and their success in tackling them . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I thought that , since your society has been in existence for ten years , I might do an article on your work . ’ |
| 29 | I 'll do no more work today ! ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I 'll do no such thing ! |