Example sentences of "[vb mod] i [verb] this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | May I tak this opoortuneity to silence those dictators of owr acting person Mr. PD Sing . |
| 2 | May I begin this afternoon by adding my thanks to those of previous speakers for all that you 've done to raise money for Save The Children during the past year you are tremendous . |
| 3 | May I take this opportunity to thank you for your continuing support of the Society . |
| 4 | ‘ May I take this opportunity to thank you all for the good work you are doing and assure you of my prayers . ’ |
| 5 | MAY I take this opportunity to say how relieved I was to find that the August 1992 issue of your splendid magazine was largely free of the indefatigable hostility directed towards rugby league football by its immediate predecessor ? |
| 6 | May I take this opportunity to say how sickened I was by the small group of supporters hounding the ticket kiosk for their money back , after Monday night 's County Shield match against Whaddon YMCA . |
| 7 | May I take this opportunity to dispel rumours , circulating among supporters , concerning Mr Pahdra Singh 's involvement with an unnamed supermarket syndicate which is believed to be interested in purchasing ‘ The Tip ’ for redevelopment . |
| 8 | May I take this opportunity to introduce myself . |
| 9 | May I take this opportunity to offer my condolences . |
| 10 | May I take this opportunity to congratulate Hardley school in my constituency which was the first in Hampshire to achieve grant-maintained status ? |
| 11 | May I take this opportunity of wishing my right hon. Friend the very best of luck at the Agriculture Council meeting next week , when the future of agricultural policy and the appalling proposals of Mr. MacSharry will be discussed ? |
| 12 | In conclusion , may I take this opportunity of thanking the Chief Executive and Directors of Plantsbrook Group , the National Secretary , the Officers , Administration Secretary and the Staff at the National Office and , last but not least , my colleagues at work for all their support during the past twelve months . |
| 13 | May I take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in the School and to wish you a pleasant morning with us . |
| 14 | So , in anticipation of both this year 's result and next year 's plan , may I take this end of year opportunity to thank each and every one of you for all your contributions in 1991 , and to wish you and your families an enjoyable Christmas and a prosperous and happy New Year . |
| 15 | Why should I take this award ? |
| 16 | If you are working in forum theatre the class can help in the creating the role for you : " How should I play this character ? " |
| 17 | ‘ Should I buy this word processor ? |
| 18 | Also could I pour this water into my compost bin to enrich the end product ? |
| 19 | and and sometimes I think to myself , would I love this person that i 'm talking to , to become a believer of Christ ? |
| 20 | Now , what shall I wear this evening ? |
| 21 | Ah I just wondered , shall I turn this light off ? |
| 22 | Problems can be divided into those requiring a choice between alternatives ( e.g. shall I take this job ; shall I leave my spouse ? ) and those requiring the attainment of specific goals ( e.g. how can I do my job better ; how can I improve the relationship with my spouse ? ) . |
| 23 | Shall I take this tape with me ? |
| 24 | shall I put this fire out ? |
| 25 | Then there 's the lending it out problem , where presumably people say ‘ can I borrow this stuff ’ and they just sort of walk off with it and you do n't know whether you 've got it all back , and you find a few weeks later there 's a lead missing . |
| 26 | He er was n't the lender , he was the borrower , he went to the bank , says can I borrow this collection of treasury bonds , which he has to put pension fund assets to stock , so he 's immediately er going against his duty as a trustee cos it 's costing the pension fund money this er er excess of five to ten per cent . |
| 27 | Erm can I , can I move this conversation on to the |
| 28 | Yes , can I bring this argument a bit closer to home and talk about the sexual division of labour within the family , which I think is one of the underlying causes of discrimination against women , and that 's really just a fancy term for the fact that when we talk about child care women do most of the work and men do very little , and really I do n't think we can look at the position of women without looking at how , in fact , child care and caring is organized within the family . |
| 29 | No but it I mean it 's just been so long , it I I said to him , can I do this trial and he said , and i explained everything about it and he said , yes try it . |
| 30 | Oh look , how can I do this hair . |