Example sentences of "[vb mod] i [verb] [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lady Ursula , may I give you some advice ? |
| 2 | Now if anyone is tempted to join our happy band may I give you some advice which will ensure you get maximum enjoyment from your hobby — specialise . |
| 3 | May I substantiate my hon. Friend 's point ? |
| 4 | May I draw my hon. Friend 's attention to the Government 's response to the Select Committee report ? |
| 5 | ‘ May I express our deep sympathy , ma'am , ’ Bragg said . |
| 6 | On behalf of the members of the Punch and Judy Fellowship and , indeed , Mr Punch himself , may I express our sincere condolences . |
| 7 | Sir , — May I offer my sincere thanks to the many voters who so successfully supported the candidacy of Gerald Malone in Alton , Holybourne , Chawton and Beech . |
| 8 | May I press my hon. Friend a little further on the question of the special car tax , given the Government 's excellent record in getting rid of idiosyncratic taxes , of which this is one ? |
| 9 | May I press my hon. Friend on this matter ? |
| 10 | May I extend my heartiest congratulations to Dexter Tiranti , Lesley and Peter Adamson , Troth Wells and the whole NI team on reaching the 200th issue . |
| 11 | To our prizewinners may I extend my particular congratulations . |
| 12 | May I remind him that inflation has come down from 10.9 to 3.7 per cent. , that interest rates have been cut by 4.5 percentage points and that we have the lowest level of inflation for 25 years — below that of west Germany . |
| 13 | May I congratulate my hon. Friend the Minister on securing a 40 per cent . |
| 14 | May I pour you some coffee ? |
| 15 | May I introduce my good friend , Dr John Watson , who helps me with my cases . |
| 16 | ‘ May I see your left hand , please sir ? ’ |
| 17 | May I ask my hon. Friend nevertheless to keep in touch with the health authority in Cornwall ? |
| 18 | May I ask my hon. Friend urgently to investigate why his Department declines to release to Basingstoke and Deane borough council land in the village of Bramley that is earmarked for a playing field under our local plan ? |
| 19 | Now that it has been shown in Liverpool that there are powers to confiscate offending equipment — as there always have been in Scotland — may I ask my hon. Friend to draw those powers to the attention of local authorities — and , through the Home Office , the police — so that the public may be protected from this menace ? |
| 20 | Although I accept the necessity to improve traffic flows and safety on the M25 , may I ask my hon. Friend to take into account environmental considerations such as the need to keep noise down to a minimum ? |
| 21 | My Lords , may I ask my Noble Friend the Minster , what arrangements in the teachers training colleges , how are the teachers going to be taught teach religion , those who and want to teach religion ? |
| 22 | My Lords , may I ask my Noble Friend if it would n't be better really to lease the land for a period of time , perhaps long enough for the anguish felt about the cost of the library as it currently stands and when perhaps more optimistic views could be entertained , because the piece of land it 's on is not going to be recoverable once it 's sold . |
| 23 | May I thank my honourable friend for that extremely helpful reply and for the encouraging figures which he has given to the house this afternoon . |
| 24 | look , look , may I put it this way , we 're in the directive of being able to point to something which permits the Secretary of State to delegate the function , that what 's it for |
| 25 | May I wish you good health and good fortune in the future . |
| 26 | But why should I do her any favours and explain this , after what she 's done to me ? |
| 27 | ‘ Why should I do you any harm when it is you who are helping me ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Why should I leave my own house ? ’ |
| 29 | ‘ You again , ’ he would say , ‘ what should I ask you this time ? ’ |
| 30 | Q HOW should I revive my sickly Barberry bush ? |