Example sentences of "[modal v] [pers pn] [adv] [verb] to " in BNC.

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1 Thank you , m may I just say to Committee , that this report is before you at the request of George .
2 ‘ And what must we not say to Feargal ? ’ he asked from the doorway .
3 Can maths teachers be entrusted with drawing inferences , trends etc. from significant data , or must they automatically stick to anodyne data which will offend no one but will automatically remove true significance from their work and lead to many students being bereft of motivation ?
4 If it is a good idea , should it not extend to all forms of public services — not just those that the Government decide ?
5 Should it ever happen to you all complaints to Mr. Kirby please .
6 ‘ Why should he not go to the family home ? ’ asked Holmes .
7 And , should he ever graduate to captaincy , the most searching trial — of leading men who do not necessarily view the world as he does — is still perhaps ahead .
8 He had been seen in Wales by a DJ who had suggested that he look him up , should he ever come to the big city .
9 Might I just add to that that er I have heard that they also want to take over the Pembroke Hall .
10 She was suffering as he must have suffered ; and if he knew her pain might he not come to her , as she had so often come to him , gently reminding her that despair was an unavoidable but essential ordeal , of the quest ?
11 Could I not go to the castle where the German headquarters were and ask if they could forward a small gift of food to a worker in Germany ?
12 Er could I just return to the line of questioning very briefly that the Senior Inspector was was pursuing a moment ago with with the County Council , in terms of the assessment of the environmental impact that the forty one thousand figure .
13 Chairman , could I just mention to the Committee , on Shropshire child care links , erm , the County Council of course , is also the registration body that erm , registers childminders and day care , and erm , while obviously this is very much to be supported and ties in with Social Services ' own requirements to promote child care , it should not be seen , and we should perhaps , Bruce make a , we can have discussions with , we should be careful to endorse , the giving of this money does n't necessarily imply or endorse the standards of the people on their books , who may be people that the County Council in another arm , are investigating and in some cases , taking action to close down .
14 Could I just add to that Mr Chairman , that all major local businesses have always , have also been approached for er , sponsorship of this project .
15 Could I just respond to that Chairman
16 Could I just say to Chairman ,
17 John , could I just come to your brother .
18 could I also remark to erm Councillor made as regards to the er any progress to er , to eliminate these er primary bends , which one of the most dangerous sets of road
19 Could I now come to the events of which the right hon. Gentleman accused me — namely , my involvement on 2 May ?
20 Could I then come to the body of the report , rather than the East Grinstead by-pass , which I , I , I I agree is , is pertinent erm I was , I read this a couple of times because I was a bit confused about the rather if I may say so convoluted argument that was in it erm I think I understand the argument that the erm is that the Mid Sussex District Council have asked for advice and the recommendation is that advice .
21 How could I ever explain to them and how could I tell Jennifer ?
22 How could I ever listen to office gossip
23 Could you please explain to her what these are/mean and let me know if she wants to change them from this : needs to be finalized by lunchtime tomorrow .
24 Could you please explain to me the principle behind these phases ?
25 Could you just go to sleep ?
26 Detective could you just say to the jury what a field intelligence officer is ?
27 ‘ Even if it had been syphilis — why could you not return to this girl you love ? ’
28 " Could you not write to him ? "
29 . How could you possibly get to this hospital in a boat ? ’
30 What was this spell he was casting — and how could she ever hope to be free of it ?
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