Example sentences of "[vb mod] i [be] " in BNC.
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1 | In May I was playing in the FA Cup final against Liverpool . |
2 | On the 19th of May I was underneath the stage in the Globe . |
3 | ‘ May I be among the first to offer my congratulations ? ’ |
4 | ‘ May I be of assistance ? ’ |
5 | How may I be of assistance ? ’ — wo n't let you get away with : ‘ Er , egg and bacon and toast and coffee please , miss . ’ |
6 | In any case , may I be assured Father will study that sheet ? ’ |
7 | REGARDING Mr E.W. Swanton 's interesting piece on A.E.J. Collins ( Watching Brief , April issue ) may I be permitted to put the question of declarations into perspective . |
8 | I can not , therefore , detach myself from the wickedest soul nor may I be denied identity with the most virtuous . ’ |
9 | There was also wistfulness about Paros and whether I found it more beautiful , which I said I did n't — may I be forgiven . |
10 | Sir , — At the risk of prolonging correspondence , may I be permitted to join the debate started by my old friend Stella Fearnley ( see ACCOUNTANCY , August , p 66 ) and continued in the September issue ( p 6 ) by Richard Harwood ? |
11 | ‘ Monsieur — Madame — May I be of assistance ? ’ |
12 | May I be introduced to the others ? ’ |
13 | " May I be allowed to give my opinion ? " she asked . |
14 | I know the spells laid on you at your birth , for I heard her sing them — and I smiled , may I be forgiven , for I thought then I 'd have the strength to break them ! |
15 | May I be permitted … ? ’ |
16 | May I be allowed to stress that in overall terms the quality of the lifts and the level of service is exceptional . |
17 | I have just uttered the words ‘ May I be struck by lightning this minute ’ . |
18 | ‘ May I be of assistance ? ’ he ventured . |
19 | Chairman , may I 'm sorry to , to , to question that erm |
20 | In May I 'm hopefully going to Italy and , and in June to St Malo |
21 | A great positive note on which to end , and so we must I 'm afraid . |
22 | I 've got this friend who is slim , and she keeps saying she has to go on a diet , so you think : well , if she had to go on a diet , what must I be like ? |
23 | Old Mother Jacobsen would chuckle over this : ‘ How much wiser must I be than Odin , I who have neither eye ! ’ |
24 | ‘ God , why must I be so clumsy ? ’ |
25 | LADY DAVERS : Must I be made a witness to your follies , by heavens ? |
26 | What a creature must I be if you could not be abroad with a lady but I must be jealous of you ? |
27 | Why must I be patient ? ’ |
28 | Must I be present for something worthwhile to happen ? |
29 | Why else should I be here ? |
30 | Should I be doing anything to control them ? |