Example sentences of "[modal v] i [adv] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | May I enthusiastically welcome the enhanced role for the United Nations , particularly the excellent choice for its new Secretary-General ? |
| 2 | Chairman may I just read the conclusions of a letter from Miss , she says in my , it is my opinion that the local licensing scheme should be endorsed with a review after six months . |
| 3 | May I also welcome the inquiry that he has announced ? |
| 4 | ( May I also draw the attention of the reader to my own writing on this subject [ Bolton , 1977 ] . ) |
| 5 | May I also draw the right hon. Gentleman 's attention to the personal circumstances of a friend whose wife is suffering from serious cancer ? |
| 6 | It was admirably , and so very suitable , it was also very refreshing to find a venue that has such a warm atmosphere about it , please find enclosed a cheque for its hire , may I also confirm the date for the October meeting the twenty fourth , many thanks indeed , yours faithfully , John . |
| 7 | NK : May I also ask the Right Honourable Gentleman which way the wind is blowing ? |
| 8 | May I strongly recommend the report in question to the Prime Minister ? |
| 9 | May I please support the Sheriff 's stand on this matter as the speed limit legislation seems to be based on remarkably little logic ? |
| 10 | ‘ May I still have the pleasure of walking to World 's End with the both of you ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ May I still have the interview with you which you promised ? ’ she asked straight out — and thought for a few seconds , as he looked sternly at her , that she had blown it , and that he had taken the strongest exception to her reminding him of his promise . |
| 12 | As she obtained her quest , so may I too see The semblance of that which I myself am in quest of . |
| 13 | Should I also remove the Clown Loach ? |
| 14 | I thought for thought for fifteen minutes I was er should I or should I not join the company . |
| 15 | They offered me considerable incentives to take up the role of figurehead in the new Whaddon regime ; unlimited and free use of Tilley 's taxis between 2.30 and 4.15 on Tuesday afternoons and generous discounts should I ever need the cat coiffured . |
| 16 | My only hope , should I ever see the show again , would be to cling-film the whole face and fasten it below the chin with a Twist'n Seal . |
| 17 | ‘ Oh , and could I please have the hot-water ration today , Mama ? |
| 18 | So could I please see the Master and arrange it as quickly as possible ? ’ |
| 19 | Er could I just ask the advice of the assembled expertise here ? |
| 20 | Could I then ask the clerk to read the words that have been proposed to be added to number two as it stands on page one eight five . |
| 21 | Could I then ask the convenor to respond to it please . |
| 22 | So could I therefore ask the minister to , on another matter , to ensure that later in his remarks would he agree to the proposal that the right to a postal vote should be highly publicised in this country , perhaps by putting the R P F nine A form in the newspapers well before the closing date of May the twentieth . |
| 23 | Could I provisionally book the hall for the full day ( 10.00am–4.00pm ) on Sunday 21 November ? |
| 24 | Well I 'm coming back to see you in two weeks ' time so could I maybe get the information off you then ? |
| 25 | Would I or would I not welcome the security of a rope ? |
| 26 | And would I ever get the sides and base of the hole smooth enough to take a liner ? |
| 27 | ‘ How , I wondered , would I ever win the Nobel Prize ? |
| 28 | Would I perhaps welcome the security of a helicopter , or welcome the security of waking up in bed to find that it was all a dream and I had n't actually gone hill-walking at all because I had a date with Gerard Depardieu ? |
| 29 | Nor shall I again urge the objections cited above to the ‘ murderous conspiracy ’ theory . |
| 30 | Will I just pout the gel on or |