Example sentences of "[modal v] [pers pn] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ May I be among the first to offer my congratulations ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ May I be of assistance ? ’ |
| 3 | How may I be of assistance ? ’ — wo n't let you get away with : ‘ Er , egg and bacon and toast and coffee please , miss . ’ |
| 4 | In any case , may I be assured Father will study that sheet ? ’ |
| 5 | REGARDING Mr E.W. Swanton 's interesting piece on A.E.J. Collins ( Watching Brief , April issue ) may I be permitted to put the question of declarations into perspective . |
| 6 | I can not , therefore , detach myself from the wickedest soul nor may I be denied identity with the most virtuous . ’ |
| 7 | There was also wistfulness about Paros and whether I found it more beautiful , which I said I did n't — may I be forgiven . |
| 8 | Sir , — At the risk of prolonging correspondence , may I be permitted to join the debate started by my old friend Stella Fearnley ( see ACCOUNTANCY , August , p 66 ) and continued in the September issue ( p 6 ) by Richard Harwood ? |
| 9 | ‘ Monsieur — Madame — May I be of assistance ? ’ |
| 10 | May I be introduced to the others ? ’ |
| 11 | " May I be allowed to give my opinion ? " she asked . |
| 12 | I know the spells laid on you at your birth , for I heard her sing them — and I smiled , may I be forgiven , for I thought then I 'd have the strength to break them ! |
| 13 | May I be permitted … ? ’ |
| 14 | May I be allowed to stress that in overall terms the quality of the lifts and the level of service is exceptional . |
| 15 | I have just uttered the words ‘ May I be struck by lightning this minute ’ . |
| 16 | ‘ May I be of assistance ? ’ he ventured . |
| 17 | Remember , flowers are seldom symmetrical in real life , so why should yours be ? |
| 18 | I 've got this friend who is slim , and she keeps saying she has to go on a diet , so you think : well , if she had to go on a diet , what must I be like ? |
| 19 | Old Mother Jacobsen would chuckle over this : ‘ How much wiser must I be than Odin , I who have neither eye ! ’ |
| 20 | ‘ God , why must I be so clumsy ? ’ |
| 21 | LADY DAVERS : Must I be made a witness to your follies , by heavens ? |
| 22 | What a creature must I be if you could not be abroad with a lady but I must be jealous of you ? |
| 23 | Why must I be patient ? ’ |
| 24 | Must I be present for something worthwhile to happen ? |
| 25 | Why else should I be here ? |
| 26 | Should I be doing anything to control them ? |
| 27 | What grade of oil should I be using in the main and transfer boxes of my 1972 Range Rover ? |
| 28 | Lose my stuff one day , myself the next — should I be allowed out on my own ? ’ |
| 29 | I have been looking for a recording ( with some difficulty ) , since not many shops are prepared to let me listen to different interpretations ) , indeed I purchased the Royal Opera House , Covent Garden/Marc Ermler offering only to be disappointed , all because I wanted CD sound quality to replace a home-made cassette of a live Radio 3 broadcast ( should I be telling you this ? ) |
| 30 | Who should I be ? |