Example sentences of "may [pers pn] [vb infin] [art] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | May I welcome the presence of the Home Secretary and the shadow Home Secretary when asking a question of which I have given notice , in the hope of a serious reply ? |
| 2 | May I welcome the action of my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister in giving the president his direct support . |
| 3 | Now , as to pears , may I suggest the Doyenne of Comice , generally sold as Comice , or , better still , the Williams . |
| 4 | If minutes have been circulated the Chairman will say : " May I sign the minutes of the last meeting as a true record ? " |
| 5 | May I mention a selection of the many inaccuracies ? |
| 6 | May I draw the attention of the Secretary of State to the report in The Irish Times yesterday week about the recent meeting of the British-Irish parliamentary group in Dublin , and the contribution of his hon. Friend the Member for Lancashire , West ( Mr. Hind ) about the security situation in proximity to the border ? |
| 7 | May I draw the attention of my right hon. Friend the Leader of the House to the further deterioration in the state of local government in the London borough of Lambeth ? |
| 8 | May I offer a piece of advice to Carrie Schlegel and other precocious kids writing to your letters page ? |
| 9 | May I offer the case of the defence ! |
| 10 | Finally , may I dispel a couple of nonsensical rumours that are currently circulating . |
| 11 | While welcoming the briefing that is continually taking place , may I press the Secretary of State to bear in mind that the reserve forces are always an important aspect of our national forces ? |
| 12 | Before I take issue with the quantities on which the subsidies within the MacSharry proposals are based , may I remind the Minister of what farming means generally in Scotland . |
| 13 | Before we proceed to Prime Minister 's Questions , may I remind the House of what I said on Tuesday ? |
| 14 | First off , may I applaud the printing of Thomas Bowes 's name as a leader . |
| 15 | May I ask a question of the majority of manufacturers of wood boring bits ? |
| 16 | While accepting the need for the United Kingdom to have the protection of a strategic nuclear deterrent for the foreseeable future , may I ask the Secretary of State whether , as a result of his recent conversations with his French counterpart and the agreement reached at Maastricht , consideration has been given to greater co-operation in strategic nuclear matters with France ? |
| 17 | May I ask the Secretary of State about the current safety inquiry into the accident at Newton junction in Scotland ? |
| 18 | May I ask the Secretary of State specifically about the extra resources to compensate for the running down of Holy Loch ? |
| 19 | As a demob-happy Member of the House , may I ask the Secretary of State whether he realises the absolute shambles that he has made of Territorial Army recruitment ? |
| 20 | ‘ May I ask the purpose of the visit ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ May I ask the thrust of the argument ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ 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 ? |
| 23 | May I ask the meaning of all this ? ’ |
| 24 | May I ask the Leader of the House to tell us the business for next week ? |
| 25 | Finally , since the coalfield and the valleys are synonymous , may I warn the Secretary of State about making statements tomorrow to his cronies in the Confederation of British Industry about the valleys initiative ? |
| 26 | As there seems to be no questions Ma'am , may I propose the adoption of the report . |
| 27 | May I take the liberty of reminding the right hon. Gentleman of his relative 's famous quote in relation to his own personal position : that each man 's life is like a diary in which we set out to write one account and finish up writing something different and that our most humble moment comes when we compare what we have written with that which we intended to write . |
| 28 | ‘ May I have a list of the dead ? ’ he asked . |
| 29 | May I have a show of hands , from all those in favour , please . |
| 30 | May I have a glass of water until you 've decided about the kippers ? |