Example sentences of "[modal v] [pron] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | SIR — As a convicted British tribalist , Scottish branch , may I urge the new Government of Great Britain not to make the same mistake as the British tribalists , English branch , who failed for so long to find a use for County Hall in London after Livingstone et al. |
| 2 | May I suggest the other way around ? ’ |
| 3 | May I present a few eye-openers for those who have accused Pakistan bowlers of doctoring the ball ? |
| 4 | As he and Du Camp tramped along , he would introduce his friend to the trees and the bushes with mock gravity : ‘ May I present the young phenomenon ? ’ |
| 5 | May I draw the Economic Secretary 's attention to a study that I have just received from the House of Commons Library 's statistical section ? |
| 6 | " May I walk a little way with you ? " |
| 7 | How may I serve the Benedictine Order and those who ride in their company ? |
| 8 | May I extend the grateful thanks of Mr. and Mrs. Emery of Eye in my constituency , whom I visited this morning and who have just had their home insulated under the Government 's home energy efficiency scheme ? |
| 9 | May I remind the honourable member that there is no reason why he should not tear to pieces these four statutory instruments if that 's what he wishes , but that is what he must do not deal with all the others . |
| 10 | May I remind the Prime Minister that the predecessors of his Back-Bench colleagues waved their Order Papers for a Prime Minister who promised ’ peace in our time ’ , just as he has promised ’ no single currency in our time ’ . |
| 11 | May I make a relevant point please ? |
| 12 | ‘ 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 ! ’ |
| 13 | As a Scottish lawyer , may I make the simple point that the Lord Advocate looked carefully at the question of a prosecution for culpable homicide ? |
| 14 | May I make the further suggestion that when it is all over on 9 April we get the right hon. Gentleman a new job — a walk-on part in a re-run of ’ Crossroads ’ or as a substitute for Ken Barlow . |
| 15 | From a different political viewpoint , may I congratulate the Prime Minister on his ability and the authority that he demonstrated during the negotiations that secured this agreement , which , despite all the odds , will be beneficial to the United Kingdom . |
| 16 | May I congratulate the Prime Minister both on his performance at Maastricht and on his performance here today ? |
| 17 | Please may I borrow a rubber sir . |
| 18 | ‘ May I introduce the great master of medicine and royal physician , Duncan MacAirth . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ May I ask the young lady 's name ? ’ |
| 20 | On the question of Libya — I realise , an unpopular cause and a delicate issue — may I ask the Foreign Office to reflect again on what I have said , which is rather different from the subject of the Adjournment debate ? |
| 21 | May I join the Prime Minister — and , I am sure , the whole House — in sending good wishes to Her Majesty , and in expressing the admiration that I know is felt throughout our country , the Commonwealth and , indeed , the wider world for the wisdom , strength and dedication that Her Majesty has invariably shown throughout the four decades in which she has been our sovereign ? |
| 22 | May I join the hon. member for Rutland and Melton ( Mr. Latham ) in condemning the cowardly attacks made on the character of my hon. and learned Friend the Member for Leicester , West ( Mr. Janner ) . |
| 23 | ‘ 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | May I thank the Prime Minister for allowing his Ministers to vote as they wish on the Wild Mammals ( Protection ) Bill on Friday 14 February , St. Valentine 's day ? |
| 26 | MAY I thank the following persons who gave their services free at a recent function held by the Royal Victoria Heart Club : Barnbrack , Sylvia Paris , Yvonne , Mary Ann , Bobby Crowthers , David Patterson ; the committee and staff of the Ulster Sports Club , High Street who gave their premises free ; the prize donors ; and , finally , those who attended . |
| 27 | May I have a simple answer , yes or no , and no shenanigans ? |
| 28 | " May I have the first dance , Janet ? " |
| 29 | No word spoken before he said : " May I have the first dance ? " |
| 30 | What changes must I tell the Legal Aid Board about ? |