Example sentences of "[vb mod] [pron] make a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 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 ! ’ |
| 2 | May I make a relevant point please ? |
| 3 | May I make a , a separate point |
| 4 | May I make a request ? ’ |
| 5 | May I make a suggestion to the Leader of the House ? |
| 6 | Having achieved this excellent treaty of Maastricht and secured the derogation on monetary policy , by which the Government have set so much store , may I make a plea to them ? |
| 7 | Accordingly , while congratulating the Association on its endeavours , may I make a plea to the members of its Committee to restrain themselves from the political tactic of eyewash and puff and to conduct themselves , so far as the Law Society are concerned , in a straightforward , honest and co-operative manner ? |
| 8 | ‘ May I make a suggestion , sir ? ’ |
| 9 | Before you move on madam chairman may I make a suggestion general approval , presumably we will be erecting a notice board er at the ground er and I would think it would be appropriate having selected the name that we make er erm some statement on the notice board saying the facility was originally provided by Southwell Parish Council . |
| 10 | Erm , may I make a comment on neighbourhood watch , I went to er a job the other day , it was a theatre , I was off duty and er I got tapped on the shoulder by my local neighbourhood watch co-ordinator who said , nine months ago I resigned , I wrote a letter to headquarters , I wrote a letter to the divisional commander , and I wrote a letter to the local constable , and nobody 's replied to me and they still keep sending me papers are you gon na get your act together , now I I have brought this up before , we never ever have let a neighbourhood watch scheme lapse , it 's nothing to do with you , this is all before you came |
| 11 | Why should I make a Will ? |
| 12 | What should I make a record of ? … |
| 13 | should I make a speech ? |
| 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 | She now laughed as she added , ‘ And should you make a habit of coming here you 'll soon learn I 'm a very modest woman ; hate self-praise . ’ |
| 16 | Why should you make a will ? |
| 17 | The machine has a large , touch-sensitive , digital screen that displays clear instructions — and , should you make a mistake in a procedure , it will show you the correct step , so you really ca n't go wrong . |
| 18 | Should she make a fuss ? |
| 19 | And why should she make a production of it ? |
| 20 | Should we make a |
| 21 | Why should he make a defence ? |
| 22 | As it is necessary for a Marxist to make a science of society , so too must he make a science of violence . |
| 23 | MIGHT I make a correction to the article ‘ Quarry may take the waters ’ in last week 's Sunday Telegraph ? |
| 24 | could I , could I make a suggestion ? |
| 25 | Could I make a suggestion ? |
| 26 | While you are finding that , could I make a general request of the counsels . |
| 27 | this is the this is it 's so easy , you think what 's an alternative to steel , oh it must be a metal , how could I make a bath out of copper or what could it be . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | ’ Could I make a very special request ? ’ asks Kiefer Sutherland in a fragile , full-of-flu drawl . |
| 30 | Could I make an appointment to see her at the Education Office to sort out the dinner money debts once and for all — hopefully . |