Example sentences of "may we [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Others do not often see this as a genuine option , however , so how may we present a more positive image ? |
| 2 | BEEDING : What may we hold when we are within ? |
| 3 | BEEDING : How may we hold them ? |
| 4 | ‘ May we drop you at your lodging ? ’ |
| 5 | May we move on therefore to this very important work programme which I think a very substantial matter |
| 6 | She took office in May 1979 , proclaiming on the steps of Number 10 Downing Street the healing words of St Francis of Assisi — ‘ where there is discord , may we bring harmony . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Where there is error , may we bring truth . |
| 8 | Where there is despair , may we bring hope ’ . |
| 9 | Where there is hatred , may we bring love Where there is malice , pardon Where there is doubt , faith Where there is despair , hope Where there is darkness , may we bring Thy light … . ’ |
| 10 | Where there is hatred , may we bring love Where there is malice , pardon Where there is doubt , faith Where there is despair , hope Where there is darkness , may we bring Thy light … . ’ |
| 11 | The key to freeing the body to regain its lost dignity lies in inhibiting the unconscious habit of muscle tension ; only then may we perform actions in such a way that they become as much a joy to carry out as they are to watch . |
| 12 | ‘ May we stay here for a little , until we find a place of our own ? ’ |
| 13 | May we experience the joy of your presence in our midst , for you live and reign as Lord of all , one God to be praised and glorified for ever and ever . |
| 14 | May we give careful thought to questions of what is right and what is wrong and try to live according to our beliefs . |
| 15 | May we give pleasure to other people by sharing our joy and happiness with them . |
| 16 | ‘ May we give you the other one ? ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Please may we borrow your office for a few minutes , Major Spicer ? ’ |
| 18 | Now if he is kidnapped , what may we deduce ? |
| 19 | There were fouls galore , and the Town , to their credit , admitted the disgrace : ‘ If what we served up on Saturday is football , well , the sooner its death knell is sounded the better ; may we go further and say that never do we wish to see anything like it again . ’ |
| 20 | May we go sir ? |
| 21 | ‘ Now , then , may we go … ? ’ |
| 22 | Nor may we punish criminals to a greater extent than their crimes are felt to deserve ( for example in the hope of reforming them or deterring others ) : under the retributivist principle offenders have a right to go free once they have ‘ paid their debt to society ’ . |
| 23 | How may we change those conditions so that the book may be written , or , more importantly , that lives may be changed through that same Spirit of power ? |
| 24 | ‘ I 've no wish to discuss it , so may we change the subject ? ’ |
| 25 | How may we serve you ? ’ |
| 26 | All that needs to be said here and now is — how soon may we expect you ? ’ |
| 27 | ‘ And what time may we expect supper , Eleanor ? ’ her father asked , standing by the front window with his back to her . |
| 28 | May we expect that the cost of transporting freight from the mainland to Orkney and Shetland will be comparable with the cost of such transport to the Western Isles ? |
| 29 | When may we expect a statement on the medical services aspects which are so important to the Northern Ireland situation ? |
| 30 | May we deserve it . |