Example sentences of "[modal v] i [verb] [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | May I suggest to my right hon. and learned Friend that the explanation for the ill-tempered ignorance with which his proposals have been greeted today is that Opposition Members are , for the most part , neither employers on the one hand , nor employable on the other ? |
| 2 | May I suggest to your readers a tip to aid both fishkeeper and gardener alike . |
| 3 | May I draw to my hon. Friend 's attention a report in the Sunday Express pointing out that paramilitaries convicted of bombing and murder are sheltering in the Republic are drawing more than £2 million per week in dole money and social security , paid for by the British taxpayer , while many would face reconviction if they returned to Ulster ? |
| 4 | May I draw to his attention , and to the attention of the whole House , page 296 of ’ Erskine May ’ ? |
| 5 | May I draw to his attention the case of a constituent of mine , a Mr. Russell , who is paid just 6p more than the income support level ? |
| 6 | Sir , May I express through your columns Sends a Cow 's gratitude to the many people in our beleaguered industry who generously supported us at the Royal Show this year . |
| 7 | May I expound on my answer ? |
| 8 | MAY I refer to your front page article on March 20 concerning the three ‘ meningitis ’ cases in Bangor . |
| 9 | My hesitant companion said , ‘ May I drink to your health without necessarily wishing to listen to your conversation ? |
| 10 | May I quote in its entirety the sentence from which you extracted your sub-title : ‘ In order , on the one hand , to make use of the catalogue easier , and on the other , to keep certain material confidential to protect the artist 's name , image and market every work is accompanied by a caption which gives only the principal facts from the archival entries ’ This seems to me to be quite clear and explanatory of common practice in the writing of captions . |
| 11 | In my new mood , I went over to the solitary man and said easily , pulling out a chair , ‘ May I sit at your table ? ’ |
| 12 | As one who joined the Leader of the Opposition in voting against the Single European Act , before the right hon. Gentleman became a Euro-fanatic , may I appeal to my right hon. Friend to warn the voters about the huge dangers to the much-improved labour relations of Britain if they were to vote into power any Government who were prepared to pass over the power to wreck our trade union reforms by majority vote in Brussels ? |
| 13 | May I appeal to your readers to send a Valentine 's Day message to the Members of Parliament and urge them to ‘ Have a Heart for Wildlife ’ , to attend the debate and vote for the Bill . |
| 14 | May I add to your letters on choosing a riding holiday ? |
| 15 | May I impress on my hon. Friend that in Plymouth we are tired of waiting what seems like years for land to be released ? |
| 16 | I know she 's disappointed as you are but may I coming in her place thank Nicholas Hinton and his colleagues for having me at the Barbican at this important annual public meeting . |
| 17 | May I count on your vote ? |
| 18 | But what if demand is lower than expected — must I keep to my quoted price ? |
| 19 | And yes , you 've guessed it — a few weeks later what should I discover among my mail but a letter : ‘ Dear Mr Ken Ward , where may I purchase an emergency … |
| 20 | ‘ Why should I go through his office ? |
| 21 | What should I do without my eyes ? |
| 22 | You need a lift — and anyway , why should I stay without my partner to dance with ? ’ |
| 23 | But August ‘ 92 , the sun shining in London and who should I find in your pages ? |
| 24 | The answer to " how much detail should I include in my notes ? " will depend upon the density of information in any given paragraph/section and your personal needs as a note-maker . |
| 25 | What measure might I give of Thy Name ? |
| 26 | What could I do with her slippers ? |
| 27 | How could I talk of my other world amid the absolute certainties of textured louvres , plastic chair-and-desk combinations and colour-coded felt-tips ? |
| 28 | How could I get to my study to take the drug ? |
| 29 | Yet what could I say to my father — I was little and could not explain . |
| 30 | What could I say to my grandfather ? |