Example sentences of "[modal v] i [prep] " in BNC.

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1 May I on behalf of the House offer our deepest sympathy to those who were injured and hope that they have a speedy recovery ?
2 May I on behalf of my right hon. and hon. Friends point out that the disgraceful barracking and shouting which came from the mob opposite during the reply was clearly an exercise orchestrated by the Labour Whips ?
3 May I as a regular reader of Pilot use its pages to announce and advertise a project of great interest to me and , I hope , to a few other Scottish pilots and aviation aficionados ?
4 May I through The Lifeboat thank any readers who responded to my letter in the Spring 1991 issue concerning the breakage of a plate in the ‘ Heroes of the Sea ’ series to whom I have not replied personally .
5 May I through the Journal , say thank you to all my friends and colleagues who contributed to my retirement present [ camcorder ] — a gift that 's much appreciated and will always remind me of my 32+ years at JS .
6 Sir , may I in particular you sir , thank you for the unfailing good humour with which you have conducted this enquiry .
7 So he sent a telegram to his wife saying : ‘ Am in Market Harborough — where ought I to be ? ’ and she , being a practical woman , sent a terse telegram with one word : ‘ Home ’ .
8 Ought I to be fearful for my life ? ’
9 Erm should I at least be prepared to again stick something in the newsletter about .
10 I do n't wish to take up too much of Your Lordships time , but could I without er er driving your Lordships into the dee into very deep sleep erm er a quote to you one passage from page six hundred and seventy-five .
11 Erm , could I , could I on , on the er diagram concerned
12 Chairman before before you do finally er pack your bag and zoom off back to wherever it is you 're going , could I on behalf of the county council and all of our participants here today and those who 've been around in the last fortnight thank you and Miss Whittaker and your assistant able assistants er Mrs Binns and Dave in the programme office for the sterling work they 've done .
13 Could I at least ask a few questions ? ’
14 SHE : How could I in a hotel ?
15 Could I in fact have chosen in a manner more worthy of my dignity as a rational agent ?
16 Could I in return could I
17 Could I in return commiserate with him for not having any new members ?
18 Fain would I to Lucinda 's Ear impart
19 How long ago was that then , how old would I of been then , when you had all these alterations done ?
20 Ah yeah but I mean I ai n't wearing again would I after Christmas , no .
21 Shall I to him make know as yet my change and give him to partake full happiness with me ?
22 Shall I for you ?
23 Shall I in
24 Nor will I over you . ’
25 Mum , can I for a minute please .
26 Can I can I on that particular one er you the value of the contract 's two eight six O , so how many er brochures would er publish ?
27 Honecker begs in vain , then finally asks : ‘ Can I at least leave my luggage here for a bit ? ’
28 Can I at least lock up ? ’
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