Example sentences of "[vb mod] [pron] [verb] [pron] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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31 Might I congratulate you on the birth of Henry , or Harry as I notice he is to be called from the announcement in the papers .
32 Might I ask you through the Chair ?
33 But might I trouble you for a cup of hot water ? ’
34 ‘ How much 'll ye gie me on the bike ? ’
35 At some future time might he blame her for the loss of his dream ?
36 I see 'd them sell them in the streets lots of times but I ai n't never tasted them like . ’
37 And could I leave you with a poem ?
38 Could I have them as a friend/enemy ? ’
39 One afternoon I summoned up my courage and as casually as I could I invited him for a drink after work that evening .
40 Could I put them in the soft box ?
41 He went and bought a pack of cigarettes from the machine behind him , searched his pockets , then asked : ‘ Could I trouble you for a light , Miss ? ’
42 Could I trouble you for a receipt ? ’
43 Could you tell me about the newt and the Knifefish , and suggest what happened to my disappearing fish ?
44 Could you tell me about the house , of which you were bombed out ?
45 could , could you tell us about the ways in which you as a child used to try and get some money for yourself and the family ?
46 Then suddenly there was this group of people who asserted that not only could you commit yourself to a member of your own sex , they were actually doing it .
47 If the foot Melanie could you give us of the Jenny in the plaster room ?
48 Could you leave it on the the er
49 Well I 'd like to take the second one back , could you reach it in the car ?
50 ‘ Ah , Gina … how could you compare me with an insensitive brute like that ? ’
51 Could you spot which from the rhythm ?
52 Could you advise me on the best type of sash cramp to buy ?
53 Er could you refer me to a place where I have erm er
54 Could you take her round the factory and tell her about the work ? ’
55 Could you take me for a spin through the country , and then on to Sligo ? ’
56 Could you say something about the gloves ?
57 Could you point me in the direction of a bathroom please ? ’
58 Could you write something about the pollution on your planet ?
59 Could you get me from the shelf the black felt pen ?
60 Could you get him to the telephone ?
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