Example sentences of "[vb mod] [pron] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In May I was playing in the FA Cup final against Liverpool . |
| 2 | On the 19th of May I was underneath the stage in the Globe . |
| 3 | ‘ May I be among the first to offer my congratulations ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ May I be of assistance ? ’ |
| 5 | How may I be of assistance ? ’ — wo n't let you get away with : ‘ Er , egg and bacon and toast and coffee please , miss . ’ |
| 6 | In any case , may I be assured Father will study that sheet ? ’ |
| 7 | REGARDING Mr E.W. Swanton 's interesting piece on A.E.J. Collins ( Watching Brief , April issue ) may I be permitted to put the question of declarations into perspective . |
| 8 | I can not , therefore , detach myself from the wickedest soul nor may I be denied identity with the most virtuous . ’ |
| 9 | There was also wistfulness about Paros and whether I found it more beautiful , which I said I did n't — may I be forgiven . |
| 10 | Sir , — At the risk of prolonging correspondence , may I be permitted to join the debate started by my old friend Stella Fearnley ( see ACCOUNTANCY , August , p 66 ) and continued in the September issue ( p 6 ) by Richard Harwood ? |
| 11 | ‘ Monsieur — Madame — May I be of assistance ? ’ |
| 12 | May I be introduced to the others ? ’ |
| 13 | " May I be allowed to give my opinion ? " she asked . |
| 14 | I know the spells laid on you at your birth , for I heard her sing them — and I smiled , may I be forgiven , for I thought then I 'd have the strength to break them ! |
| 15 | May I be permitted … ? ’ |
| 16 | May I be allowed to stress that in overall terms the quality of the lifts and the level of service is exceptional . |
| 17 | I have just uttered the words ‘ May I be struck by lightning this minute ’ . |
| 18 | ‘ May I be of assistance ? ’ he ventured . |
| 19 | Chairman , may I 'm sorry to , to , to question that erm |
| 20 | In May I 'm hopefully going to Italy and , and in June to St Malo |
| 21 | So I am going to suggest ways of finding out about earth energies and of understanding the processes involved , how the ancient peoples related to them , and how we may ourselves be able to build a stronger link . |
| 22 | Madonna 's long awaited multi media entertainment company Maverick , embracing film , books , TV and music publishing , signed a $60 million deal with Warner under a seven year arrangement which , should everyone be happy , can be extended to 11 years . |
| 23 | We invoke the name of Omnipotence , humbly imploring his power and approbation ; to our countrymen we say , cease from your ribbons and banners ; support party struggles no more ; leave them to die , to exhaust themselves ; support those men of all parties who will espouse and maintain the good old rule of Christianity … we must ourselves be the great instrument of our regeneration . |
| 24 | Remember , flowers are seldom symmetrical in real life , so why should yours be ? |
| 25 | A great positive note on which to end , and so we must I 'm afraid . |
| 26 | I 've got this friend who is slim , and she keeps saying she has to go on a diet , so you think : well , if she had to go on a diet , what must I be like ? |
| 27 | Old Mother Jacobsen would chuckle over this : ‘ How much wiser must I be than Odin , I who have neither eye ! ’ |
| 28 | ‘ God , why must I be so clumsy ? ’ |
| 29 | LADY DAVERS : Must I be made a witness to your follies , by heavens ? |
| 30 | What a creature must I be if you could not be abroad with a lady but I must be jealous of you ? |