Example sentences of "[modal v] i [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
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| 1 | May I make a relevant point please ? |
| 2 | ‘ 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 ! ’ |
| 3 | Please may I borrow a rubber sir . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | May I have a simple answer , yes or no , and no shenanigans ? |
| 6 | ‘ What should I have a guilty feeling about ? ’ |
| 7 | 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 ! |
| 8 | While you are finding that , could I make a general request of the counsels . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Oh short of blue , could , could I have a little bit ? |
| 11 | Could I have a white wine spritzer ? ’ |
| 12 | could I have a sweet Rob ? , where is it ? , out there ? |
| 13 | ‘ Could I have a green salad ? ’ |
| 14 | With them could I keep a Red-tailed Shark , Sucking Loach or Longnosed Loach , perhaps using a breeding net ? |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Would I find a brown background restful or depressing ? |
| 17 | Not only would I lose a valued client but her collection might come on to the market , her reasons for selling would become known , Durances all over the world would become suspect and lose their value and dealers would suffer . |
| 18 | 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 … " ) |
| 19 | So shall I make a fresh cup of tea ? |
| 20 | ‘ Shall I send a written copy up to your of office , dottore ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Shall I send a written copy up to your office dottore ? ’ |
| 22 | shall I have a new wedding ring ? |
| 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 | Can I make a special request ? |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | Can I 'ave a new gown , some silk pyjamas , some French lingerie , a fur coat ! |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Neither can I impose a specific style on it , try as I might . |
| 29 | Er er ca can can I digress a little bit beca I wo and then come back ? |
| 30 | Mr Smith 's warning coincided with a call by Ken Livingstone , the Labour MP for Brent East , who said on London Weekend Television 's The Walden Interview : ‘ You can be miles ahead in the polls , but when you get to the last three weeks , people think , ‘ Can I afford a Labour government ? ’ |