Example sentences of "i may [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Paul , I will write to you when I may and somehow we will arrange a meeting . |
| 2 | Chairman , if , if I may and it is just basically to look at the recommendation and wonder you know perhaps if we 've got it the right way round er that 's all , where we 're saying er there are certain things still outstanding wh which we would need to re-relate before er issuing er general conformity notices I understand b but we 're almost taking that they 're going to do that without any doubt , now I do n't know maybe there are things not said in this report which are well understood , but and members of are quite happy to accept erm er s some more more changes to , to the local plan so that it does conform with with the structure plan , but I just wondered whether round the wrong way . |
| 3 | Oh you 're such a if I may and some sort of one of my projects . |
| 4 | Perhaps it 's not easy to find an alternative part , so I 'd like to take that from you Chairman if I may and , and be assured that will be reviewed as far as the |
| 5 | I may as well stick it out to the end . |
| 6 | ‘ Since I 'm home , ’ she said , ‘ I may as well do my duty . |
| 7 | ‘ We 've had several more since this morning , I may as well tell you . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Well , since everyone 's giving speeches , I may as well take a turn , ’ he said , and it was at once apparent from his voice that he had had a good deal to drink . |
| 9 | It could have been different if I had been accepted for the Forces , but this way I mean to make Marion my wife and I hope … well … well ’ — he jerked his head upwards — ‘ I may as well say it , that if I have a son , or for second best , a daughter , to carry on here . |
| 10 | ‘ We 're here , and I may as well see him . |
| 11 | " Goodness me , do n't start taking that as a compliment , she cares about everyone 's feelings , she 's an archetypal victim , she 's an absolute fool about other people 's feelings , and let me warn you , I may as well warn you , the more she dislikes somebody , the more somebody annoys her , the more careful she is not to hurt their feelings , in fact the only people she is ever rude to are people like me and Gabriel and Papa , I mean people she cares for enough not to worry about being fair to . |
| 12 | I may as well offer you complete control over the direction east . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ And , besides , if I am going to wear it I may as well be able to use it . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ As my words appear to have lost their power to charm I suppose I may as well diminish myself to beast of burden . ’ |
| 15 | I may as well be blunt : Sir Richard Springall and all his household have also been invited . |
| 16 | But there I was , and thinking — I may as well say it , thinking bad thoughts about my father . |
| 17 | I may as well tell the story , though a new generation , growing up since the Odonata arrived on Earth , will find it incredible . |
| 18 | ‘ I may as well tell you , Rincewind , that there is some contact between the Lords of the Circle Sea and the Emperor of the Agatean Empire , as it is styled , ’ the Patrician went on . |
| 19 | I may as well tell you . |
| 20 | ‘ I may as well go now , ’ Mitch said ungraciously . |
| 21 | If you want a half-hearted approach I may as well not start in the first place . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I may as well begin as I mean to go on , ma'am . |
| 23 | ‘ I may as well … |
| 24 | So I may as well tell you straightaway . |
| 25 | I 'm actually going to go in for it in the Telegraph 's competition , so I may as well use the same team for our one if it gets going . |
| 26 | I suppose I may as well have a drink now that I 'm here . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ I may as well confess , I had n't given it a single thought . ’ |
| 28 | I may as well save my ga |
| 29 | So I may as well have a Saturday at the van . |
| 30 | because I thought I may as well |