Example sentences of "[adv] [modal v] i [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So may I enter a plea for simplicity , homeliness and humour , in the teaching of chemistry ? |
| 2 | No longer could I detect a whiff of stale odour , but the pleasant aroma of his aftershave . |
| 3 | Shut up can I have a sarnie ? |
| 4 | Please could I have a lock of hair ? |
| 5 | Well can I make a suggestion that you add it all to the list of the things to discuss it is . |
| 6 | Er and what he 's saying is , well can I have a price for these items ? |
| 7 | Please can I have a bit of Kit-Kat ? |
| 8 | They say my leg is dodgy but how could I referee a game like this one if that were the case . ’ |
| 9 | this is the this is it 's so easy , you think what 's an alternative to steel , oh it must be a metal , how could I make a bath out of copper or what could it be . |
| 10 | But how could I get a fire going fast enough to catch them ? |
| 11 | Right , now then can I pose a question to you , Mrs , well it 's a collective question really for all the districts . |
| 12 | How can I prevent a secondment to industry from disrupting the learning of my students ? |
| 13 | How can I seal a crack in a pond ? |
| 14 | But how can I tell a girl this sort of truth on her wedding day ? |
| 15 | I should stroke his head , but how can I do a thing like that ? |
| 16 | ‘ How can I do a miracle if I do n't know what they 're asking for ? ’ |
| 17 | How can I make a glass box look like a stream ? |
| 18 | How can I fix a gate post to a wall ? |
| 19 | ‘ I sit down and say to myself , how can I convert a mileage reading of one hundred and fifty thousand into only ten thousand without taking the speedometer to pieces ? |
| 20 | ‘ How can I put a price on a Talvace ? ’ he said . |
| 21 | How can I obtain a set of Land Rover overall ? |
| 22 | ‘ How can I have a job there ? ’ |
| 23 | A : Now why should I do a thing like that ? |
| 24 | Why should I make a Will ? |
| 25 | ‘ Why should I want a divorce ? ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Why should I waste a penny a week ? |
| 27 | ‘ Why should I believe a word you say , Luke ? |
| 28 | One man 's excuse was : ‘ Why should I buy a licence ? |
| 29 | So to meself I sey , where shall I have a ball ? |
| 30 | Where would I find a bottle of wine ? |