Example sentences of "[modal v] [pron] [verb] [adj] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | May I ask each member of the panel to give a brief message for the general practitioner . |
| 2 | May I take this opportunity of wishing my right hon. Friend the very best of luck at the Agriculture Council meeting next week , when the future of agricultural policy and the appalling proposals of Mr. MacSharry will be discussed ? |
| 3 | In conclusion , may I take this opportunity of thanking the Chief Executive and Directors of Plantsbrook Group , the National Secretary , the Officers , Administration Secretary and the Staff at the National Office and , last but not least , my colleagues at work for all their support during the past twelve months . |
| 4 | So , in anticipation of both this year 's result and next year 's plan , may I take this end of year opportunity to thank each and every one of you for all your contributions in 1991 , and to wish you and your families an enjoyable Christmas and a prosperous and happy New Year . |
| 5 | ‘ May I have another slice of that delicious gingerbread ? ’ |
| 6 | Nor should you use any remedies of this type if a white , crystalline precipitate is visible in the bottle ; however tempting it might be to use up chemicals bought in the spring . |
| 7 | Should you have several tanks of differing depths then you could obtain jars of different sizes but with similar sized lids . |
| 8 | Should they break this code of conduct , their association can strike them from the register and ban them from practising medicine . |
| 9 | But he let his father talk , finding it strange that only now should they reach this point of intimacy between them ; now when things were darkest , his own life blighted by the failure of his dreams , his father 's by ill health . |
| 10 | Why should they make this journey of three and a half thousand miles , just to lay their eggs and by doing so commit their young to make a similar journey in reverse to find their feeding grounds ? |
| 11 | Pope John 's ‘ optimism ’ was later criticized — why should he ignore apocalyptic signs of disaster to concentrate on those that gave grounds for hope ? — but hope was in such short supply in 1961 that his words were eagerly seized upon ( Moltmann , 1977 , p. 368 , n. 64 ; The Extraordinary Synod of 1985 likewise gave a more ‘ pessimistic ’ reading of the ‘ signs of the times ’ ) . |
| 12 | ‘ Could I have another glass of milk , Herr Direktor ? ’ he asked , and Busacher knew the Season had really begun . |
| 13 | Could I raise two items of any other business ? |
| 14 | You will probably be stuck with what 's on site , but could you make better use of it ? |
| 15 | If I said right you 've got a second chance this morning , how could you improve that piece of work in front of you now . |
| 16 | How else could you improve that piece of work ? |
| 17 | They say : ‘ I 'm so sorry to disturb you but could you sign this piece of paper ? ’ |
| 18 | Helen , could you call this kind of personal recollection about furnishings a type of alternative history , perhaps like oral history ? |
| 19 | Nowhere , however could we see any sign of the 617 badge . |
| 20 | It was evident to Theda that Benedict 's father could find no favour in Mrs Alderley 's eyes , but she could herself perceive some echo of his father 's faults in Benedict — of temper , she recalled with a tightening of the lips , and Lady Lavinia had certainly considered him idle and spendthrift . |
| 21 | May we have two glasses of water please ? |
| 22 | This , madam — ye Gods ! would I had 10,000 yards of it ! … |
| 23 | Shall I make another pot of tea . |
| 24 | How would she explain that sort of behaviour to Colm ? |
| 25 | She would not mind it , nor would she take any heed of it . |
| 26 | ‘ Well , would yer like this piece of pie ? ’ |
| 27 | it is , is the policy i i is , is would you need to set this up as , as it being a long term I E ho how quickly would you expect that kind of process to work through ? |
| 28 | How would you interpret this theme of ‘ Positivity ? ’ |
| 29 | Would you prefer to have another election so that one party could obtain an overall majority or would you prefer some kind of arrangement between the parties so there would not have to be an election for a number of years ? |
| 30 | Sarah , would you make another cup of tea please ? |