Example sentences of "[vb mod] i [verb] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | May I welcome the attempts that the Government are making , in conjunction with the Russians and the Confederation of Independent States , to reduce and dismantle the nuclear weapons arsenals ? |
| 2 | If minutes have been circulated the Chairman will say : " May I sign the minutes of the last meeting as a true record ? " |
| 3 | ‘ My Lord , ’ Corbett began nervously , ‘ may I present the compliments and affectionate greetings of my master , Robert Burnell , Chancellor of England and Bishop of Bath and Wells . ’ |
| 4 | Erm first of all may I move the officers ' erm recommendations on the paper if that 's in order and I hope erm to save er to comment on the |
| 5 | ‘ May I ask the editors of Fleet Street , whether , in the execution of their jobs , they consider it necessary or fair to harass my daughter daily , from dawn until well after dusk ? |
| 6 | It is then the legal duty in any situation must I think the questions for the court , clearly there 's not practice so accepted standards of conduct as laid down by the professional institute . |
| 7 | Should I disregard the scores and breed from her because of her other merits ? |
| 8 | Should I hide the flowers behind my back and produce them like a conjuror ? |
| 9 | Why then should I subsidise the choices of others ? |
| 10 | Should I tell the police , do you think ? ’ |
| 11 | How should I insulate the pipes and tank in the loft ? |
| 12 | And it worried her too ( He might have had an accident — should I phone the police ? ) , almost as much as it angered her ( He might have had the decency to let me know he would n't be in to supper ) . |
| 13 | ‘ Might I know the contents of the despatch , Your Highness ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ He said I did n't need to work for financial reasons and how could I leave the children ? |
| 15 | What could I tell the parents about the national curriculum ? |
| 16 | How could I forget the days when I was in and out of love every five minutes ? |
| 17 | I knew it was a 3-iron , but could I get the words out ? |
| 18 | ‘ Could I have the names , please . ’ |
| 19 | He said , Well would I show the plans to the parish council and see what their reaction is . |
| 20 | Yes I think that probably this had been er very wise in this er in so I 'm not saying that they 've helped us or anything but they 've kept the middle of the line and erm In the beginning when things were beginning to whatsit er the inspector sent two policemen down here and asked me would I ask the lads not to do any damage to property and all this , and that and said , Right there 's a lodge tonight and I shall ask them I shall tell them to do that . |
| 21 | Erm where I have to qualify my my support is is , and and I do particularly want to stress that in no way would I accept the exceptions policy as a substitute to an appropriate increase in the employment alloca allocation for Selby District . |
| 22 | Shall I blast the bastards ? ’ |
| 23 | Shall I give the keys |
| 24 | Shall I call the police ? ’ |
| 25 | Erm , okay some of the , is that visible or shall I turn the lights out ? |
| 26 | Shall I write the arrows |
| 27 | Sir where shall I write the answers ? |
| 28 | Momentarily glimpsed would be nineteen-year-old Richard Dreyfuss appearing in his first movie as a Berkeley student , with one line : ‘ Shall I get the cops ? |
| 29 | Shall I get the candles ? |
| 30 | Shall I fan the flames ? ’ |