Example sentences of "[modal v] [pron] [vb infin] some [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | May I borrow some space in your magazine to say a big thank you for all the good wishes we have received in connection with the Presidency of the Baptist Union of Scotland ? |
2 | ‘ Waiter , may I have some bread , please ? |
3 | well please may I have some milk please |
4 | May I have some biscuits ? |
5 | ‘ May I have some time ? ’ ‘ |
6 | Please may I have some tea ? |
7 | May I have some food . |
8 | ‘ Ah , yes , but you ca n't very well knock on a monastery gate and say , ‘ May I have some poison ? ’ and expect the father abbot or prior to hand it over without a question . |
9 | Should you take some Beecham 's powders along , do you think ? |
10 | Should she concoct some story about him having a violently contagious disease ? |
11 | ‘ Should we take some bloods for chemistry , Dr Reynolds ? ’ she asked mildly . |
12 | But My Lords the next question is should the membership of the Authority be as it traditionally has been or should it contain some members recruited from a wider constituency . |
13 | Could I have some cheese and onion please ? |
14 | Now could I have some cramp er tablets Doctor ? |
15 | Now could I have some cramp er tablets Doctor ? |
16 | I WANT A NUT CASE- I am fed up with Janes so could I have some Claires and Sarahs please . |
17 | ‘ Could I have some tea ? ’ |
18 | Could I seek some clarification from Mr on what he means by the area astride the A fifty nine and the B one two two four . |
19 | Please could somebody do some maps for Terminator 2 ? |
20 | Could you give some thought to what happened ? |
21 | ‘ Could you post some letters for me ? ’ |
22 | Can I ask you , could you do some photocopying for me tomorrow ? |
23 | Q Please could you suggest some house plants for my bedroom which , at present , is not heated during the winter ? |
24 | ‘ Or could you have some reason for wanting to avoid me ? ’ |
25 | Please could you get some crossing lights , a zebra crossing , or some traffic lights put in . |
26 | Could she get some money from her mother ? |
27 | and they said Well in that case could we make some money out of it ? |
28 | ‘ Could we have some tea , do you think , Alice ? ’ he asked her , in a remote tone . |
29 | It was evident to Theda that Benedict 's father could find no favour in Mrs Alderley 's eyes , but she could herself perceive some echo of his father 's faults in Benedict — of temper , she recalled with a tightening of the lips , and Lady Lavinia had certainly considered him idle and spendthrift . |
30 | Mr Y wrote me a note , ‘ would I make some notes on her , there is a possibility of her going into the unit ’ ( withdrawal unit for disruptive pupils ) . |