Example sentences of "if i may " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If I may say so your sister was particularly emphatic on the point . ’ |
| 2 | I 'd like to give her a ring if I may ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I 'd like to take it if I may . |
| 4 | ‘ I will stay here if I may , ’ she said , looking at Marx as if he were an unpleasant insect . |
| 5 | I wonder if I may offer some thoughts on this theme as I reflect on the situation facing Catholic Christians in our Church today . |
| 6 | Now sir , he had continued acidly , gripping Mark by the ear , ‘ tell me , if I may be so bold as to ask , precisely what I have been talking about . ’ |
| 7 | Now , you 're a plants-woman of no small renown , if I may say so , your ladyship . |
| 8 | There 's a — well , if I may be pompous , a sort of biochemical relationship between the two . ’ |
| 9 | I always feel happier or calmer with a pen in my hand , for writing is the one activity which gives me an unquestionable dignity and , if I may dare to claim it , an unconquerable pride . |
| 10 | I 'll get some grapes if I may . |
| 11 | I 'd like , if I may , to bring in Mrs Frobisher . |
| 12 | While all this talk of constitutional change is in the air — Kinnock proposes to abolish the House of Lords and dismember the United Kingdom , as well as to forbid the whole country from hunting — I wonder if I may make a proposal . |
| 13 | Many were taken away by the Romans , others by Napoleon , but ours was a present from the Egyptian government in the last century — a jolly nice present , too , if I may say so . |
| 14 | If I may make one suggestion to the South Africans that is meant to be helpful , it is this : call on Bob Burrows , the ITV producer who was in charge of the Rugby World Cup in this country , and invite him to be your consultant . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'd like to discuss that first point , if I may , Dr. Briant , ’ Gerrard cut in . |
| 16 | Grand young woman , if I may say so . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Actually , ’ Morton said hesitantly , ‘ if I may borrow a phrase from some distinguished bon viveur whose name I have forgotten , nowadays I like my fruit a little green . ’ |
| 18 | If I may refer you back to your note of our meeting on 18 January you recommended a more hardline wording for 15.1 and 15.2 on the main course , which ( given the less-direct competitive nature of the components ) we were willing to go more gently with on the video and Activity Book . |
| 19 | Dear Gwen ( if I may ) |
| 20 | Dear Shirley ( if I may ) |
| 21 | I shall nail some up now , to show , to prevent passage , if I may . |
| 22 | I would like , if I may , to try and say here what I think this ‘ dignity ’ to be . |
| 23 | If I may return to my earlier metaphor — you will excuse my putting it so coarsely — they are like a man who will , at the slightest provocation , tear off his suit and his shirt and run about screaming . |
| 24 | ‘ Miss Kenton , I wonder if I may draw your attention to the fact that the bed linen for the upper floor will need to be ready by the day after tomorrow . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ If I may come straight to the point , sir . |
| 26 | However , if I may , there is a most distinguished gentleman downstairs in need of your attention . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ If I may make a suggestion , ’ Horowitz , also standing , addressed Evans . |
| 28 | As the start of the season is very close I wonder if I may make a few points for other readers to think about ? |
| 29 | We do n't think , if I may say so , that the philosophers are yet talking to us in a language that we understand , although some of us are beginning to grasp it . |
| 30 | And his manner was , if I may say so , more relaxed , almost like an aristocrat . |