Example sentences of "[pron] [vb infin] a [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While you are finding that , could I make a general request of the counsels . |
| 2 | Could I make a constructive suggestion in this context of board salaries or remunerations or compensation packages or bonuses I 'm saying that in a slightly tongue in cheek way because I believe that the majority of shareholders do n't understand the differences between these concepts , as you gentlemen evidently do . |
| 3 | So shall I make a fresh cup of tea ? |
| 4 | ‘ In no case did I make a formal approach to the top management of any of the firms to get approval or support for the research . |
| 5 | Well I 'm delighted to see so many of you have taken the trouble to come and join us today for yet another annual public meeting and in welcoming you can I give a particular welcome to our new chairman Mike Betts , thank him very much indeed for joining us . |
| 6 | ‘ Do I detect a faint reservation in your attitude towards Doreen ? ’ she asked , watching him closely and wondering if he would confide in her . |
| 7 | ‘ Do I detect a tiny note of jealousy ? |
| 8 | ‘ Do I detect a wistful note in your voice ? |
| 9 | Then he said would I move a little bit to the right so that he could see me because the edges of the picture distort . |
| 10 | Equally dull rhetoric appears in : ( " Never during his life time though he were a hundred miles the other side of Rome in any circumstances would I take a mortal man to be my mate … " ) |
| 11 | Can I have a tiny bit of your glue . |
| 12 | Ask yourself ‘ What are the pay-offs of being shy , and do I have a vested interest in maintaining them ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ What should I have a guilty feeling about ? ’ |
| 14 | Not only do I have a personal knowledge of Svend 's appearance but I know all the most likely places to look . ’ |
| 15 | Er , before I ring off can I have a quick word with Cedric please — if he 's there ? |
| 16 | Why should n't I have a different way of estimating it ? |
| 17 | Mum , can I have a whole piece of toast please ? |
| 18 | Now there 's a little piece , can I mention a little piece in the local thing , there 's a little press release here which Robert produced and sent off to the local newspaper . |
| 19 | I think my first issue was about September 1970 and do I recall a two-page debate along the lines of ‘ Does Bob Dylan Really Want To Be Elvis Presley ? ’ |
| 20 | But may I add a special welcome to the unsung heroines and heroes who are not permanent staff , but give up their time — and in some cases their entire annual leave — to work for the Festival when the high pressure time arrives . |
| 21 | Can I , can I raise a small point on that ? |
| 22 | Neither can I impose a specific style on it , try as I might . |
| 23 | Any sector which is less favoured or more favoured as a result of a shall I say a generalized overview on agricultural land quality ? |
| 24 | Dust lay thickly over the cracked flagstone floor and only when I ascended a dangerous staircase did I find a solitary reminder of the business that helped to make the Damianis one of the richest Arab families in Jaffa . |
| 25 | Can I tag a wee bit onto that ? |
| 26 | ‘ She made me walk straight and tall again , made me feel a complete man with her excellently designed footwear , ’ he had boomed . |
| 27 | Let me give a classic example from another branch of biology . |
| 28 | Let me give a concrete example of what I mean . |
| 29 | If the bankrupt can not himself prepare a proper statement of affairs , the official receiver may either employ someone at the expense of the estate to assist in its preparation ( r 6.63(1) ) or make an allowance out of the estate to a named person to assist the bankrupt in its preparation ( r 6.63(2) and ( 3 ) ) . |
| 30 | Marx did not himself create a systematic theory of the global system , though his work certainly guided Lenin and others in their attempts to construct a theory of imperialism . |