Example sentences of "[modal v] i [verb] [pers pn] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Back and forth Fru Møller passed from the Hall to the kitchen , replenishing the bread-baskets , the toast-racks , the milk jugs and cream pots , enquiring , ‘ Fräulein Baum , may I offer you a soft-boiled egg ? ’ |
| 2 | May I offer you a warming glass ? ’ |
| 3 | I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister on his courageous stand against the 11 who opposed him , but may I ask him a simple question ? |
| 4 | As this will be the last magazine until late August , may I wish you a restful summer . |
| 5 | Stop , do please inform me when you have been privatized and my , may I wish you a smooth change over . |
| 6 | Could I give you a better pledge ? ’ |
| 7 | Could I ask you a personal question , if it 's not too rude — what do you think about when you 're lying in the bath ? |
| 8 | ‘ Will I make you a hot drink ? ’ he suggested . |
| 9 | ‘ Will I bring you a hot bottle ? ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Can I ask you a personal question ? ’ he said to his companion . |
| 11 | Mummy , can I ask you a personal question ? |
| 12 | Right Craig , can I ask you a personal question about Craig ? |