Example sentences of "[adv] [modal v] i [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So may I enter a plea for simplicity , homeliness and humour , in the teaching of chemistry ? |
| 2 | Not only would I lose a valued client but her collection might come on to the market , her reasons for selling would become known , Durances all over the world would become suspect and lose their value and dealers would suffer . |
| 3 | So shall I make a fresh cup of tea ? |
| 4 | Alright , so can I have the dice ? |
| 5 | ‘ So can I take the shoes off , Nana ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ So can I shut the door ? |
| 7 | And that must be our last question for today so can I ask the team for some topical tips Walter ? |
| 8 | No longer could I detect a whiff of stale odour , but the pleasant aroma of his aftershave . |
| 9 | ‘ Soon will I quench the burning sun |
| 10 | We finished serving lunch and coffee and cleared up , and as soon as I decently could I left the kitchen and set off forward up the train . |
| 11 | Er , before I ring off can I have a quick word with Cedric please — if he 's there ? |
| 12 | Shut up can I have a sarnie ? |
| 13 | ‘ All that I have done today has gone amiss ’ , he says ( II , 17 ) ; ‘ Since we passed through the Argonath my choices have gone amiss ’ ( II , 28 ) ; ‘ And now may I make a right choice , and change the evil fate of this unhappy day ! ’ |
| 14 | How far can I expect the audience to share the desired meaning of the work ? |
| 15 | Now can I ask a self-indulgent question , I mean , how well do you think the women , ten , and twenty , and thirty years older than you have done in , in achieving a better deal for women your age ? |
| 16 | Now can I have a proper rubber ? |
| 17 | Please may I borrow a rubber sir . |
| 18 | Most kids have a pretty long list : ‘ Please may I have a Barbie doll with her van and a oops a daisy doll hands down games bensing babys teddy bears leggo my dolley suprise hungry hippoes . ’ |
| 19 | If you said please may I have the marmalade it might arrive . |
| 20 | say please may I have the marmalade . |
| 21 | Please could I have a lock of hair ? |
| 22 | He said , Well would I show the plans to the parish council and see what their reaction is . |
| 23 | Well can I make a suggestion that you add it all to the list of the things to discuss it is . |
| 24 | Er and what he 's saying is , well can I have a price for these items ? |
| 25 | Well can I have the Labour group then please ? |
| 26 | ‘ Please can I have a supplementary allocation . ’ |
| 27 | Please can I have a bit of Kit-Kat ? |
| 28 | please can I have the cars and bikes out |
| 29 | The assistant fetched a man from the back — please can I see the male assistant to explain what I want ? — who nodded gravely . |
| 30 | ‘ Then may I have an undertaking that if I can manage to put on a show , a stupendous show — I promise you it will be — may I then retire from the post ? |