Example sentences of "[modal v] [pron] [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | May I present a few eye-openers for those who have accused Pakistan bowlers of doctoring the ball ? |
| 2 | " May I walk a little way with you ? " |
| 3 | May I make a relevant point please ? |
| 4 | ‘ All that I have done today has gone amiss ’ , he says ( II , 17 ) ; ‘ Since we passed through the Argonath my choices have gone amiss ’ ( II , 28 ) ; ‘ And now may I make a right choice , and change the evil fate of this unhappy day ! ’ |
| 5 | Please may I borrow a rubber sir . |
| 6 | ‘ May I steal a few minutes of your time on this unique occasion and go back to November 22 , 1944 when nine Mosquitos from our Squadron were briefed to mark the U-Boat pens at Trondheim for 171 Lancasters . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | May I have a simple answer , yes or no , and no shenanigans ? |
| 9 | What should I do with the multifasciatus — should I obtain a second female , or swap the existing female with another one ? |
| 10 | ‘ What should I have a guilty feeling about ? ’ |
| 11 | Well why should I have a pretty dress and a cake when it 's the love that 's there and not a piece of paper or a special day ! |
| 12 | To this end , the semantic net must itself convey a meaningful model of the world or must somehow present patterns to the user that are easily understood . |
| 13 | It can function as a blazer should you fancy a posh restaurant or club . |
| 14 | Should you make a written request for a change in your payment arrangements , we will act on this as promptly as possible and where we are unable to comply with your request , we will send a full response within 10 working days . |
| 15 | No , move on then , number three , in what circumstances should you recommend a deferred period of thirteen weeks instead of twenty six weeks ? |
| 16 | Yeah I mean just a few different should you use a little bit of green powder paint . |
| 17 | Should you like a new dress ? ’ |
| 18 | The United Nations should itself play a greater role , especially in issues such as Third World development , environmental assistance and the peaceful use of outer space . |
| 19 | Or should one take a middle road , trying to understand what goes wrong and then deciding whether it is easier to prevent or to cure ? |
| 20 | Should it be , ‘ Has it authority in all matters ? ’ , or should one ask a separate question regarding its authority in matters of taxation , or perhaps one should inquire separately concerning its authority in matters of corporate taxation and personal taxation ? |
| 21 | Supporting Labour 's blueprint for an integrated transport system , he said : ‘ Never again must we see a Prime Minister chasing coffins and attending funerals because of a lack of proper investment in transport . |
| 22 | Now I 'm minded at the moment to say , look , why should we pay a hundred pounds and pay all the , all the , all the refurbishment of that site , because they wo n't be able to develop it , there 's no , there 's no access to that land . |
| 23 | Should we become a European business , looking upon Europe as our primary market rather than just the UK ? |
| 24 | And should we introduce a common core as in American universities ? |
| 25 | Whalers face the threat of government reprisals should they start a commercial hunt which has been banned since 1985 . |
| 26 | Should they prepare a joint report or separate reports ? |
| 27 | Or should they take a hard look at themselves , try to learn something from what had happened , make the necessary changes and hope to attract more lesbians ? |
| 28 | Should they follow a fixed timetable ? |
| 29 | Or should it remain a neutral research instrument , and not become a Weltanschuung of an anti-religious kind ? |
| 30 | How like the Llyn Peninsula Strumble Head looks from the air , and how awful the nightmare would be , should it suffer a similar fate . |