Example sentences of "i [modal v] [verb] you [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I may treat you as a grown-up person , may I not ? |
| 2 | the authority if I may refer you to it is the recent report of the British er Columbia Supreme Court erm courtesy of professional negligence er in the updating section it 's a a . |
| 3 | If I may ask you about the window ? |
| 4 | I may see you on the same plane . ’ |
| 5 | I may see you in the shop one of these days . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I may call you by your pen name , yes ? ’ he added . |
| 7 | ‘ I will buy it , so that I may have you to myself . ’ |
| 8 | I may unnerve you by saying that many of us err in this . |
| 9 | But one day I may take you at your word , ’ she said darkly . |
| 10 | ‘ I think I ought to take you to the farmhouse to be seen to — that iss , if I can carry you . ’ |
| 11 | I ought to congratulate you on your elevation , I suppose . ’ |
| 12 | I thought that as I 'd involved you all , to some extent , in the enquiries that were launched yesterday , I ought to inform you of the results of our search for the boy , Gerry Boden … ’ |
| 13 | Planck is reported to have counselled the young Einstein in 1913 : ‘ As an older friend I must advise you against it ( the pursuit of the general theory of relativity ) , for in the first place you will not succeed ; and even if you do succeed no one will believe you . ’ |
| 14 | I must tell you of my latest accessory , an electronic wool winder . |
| 15 | But I must tell you of God 's plan for the people . |
| 16 | Indeed some of us think we now know what bankers in the republic felt like , if you stand up to make a speech the matter has moved on before you sit down again but I must tell you of the next major problem . |
| 17 | Before we start our session , I must tell you about an excellent course I attended recently . |
| 18 | ‘ I must tell you about our guardian angel . |
| 19 | I have something to tell you — I must tell you about my past life ! ’ |
| 20 | I must tell you about Hess . |
| 21 | I must tell you about the pet shop . ’ |
| 22 | Oh , and incidentally , I must tell you at this point that his pre-birth environment was most carefully handled . |
| 23 | Now I must leave you to your own devices for a while . |
| 24 | ‘ I regret I must leave you at the door , Lady Isabel . |
| 25 | I must leave you for a while . |
| 26 | I must leave you within these two hours ’ . |
| 27 | I felt I must congratulate you on your recent issue featuring a wonderful picture of doggie megamum Poppy and her beautiful litter of puppies . |
| 28 | I must prepare you for a surprise that will not , I hope , upset you too much . |
| 29 | However , I must warn you to be on your guard and to approach the picture gallery with caution . |
| 30 | I must commend you on your excellent History of the world ( NI 196 ) . |