Example sentences of "may i [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 In May I 've come to stay .
2 Yes , May I 've got to do , it 's May 's stuff .
3 SIR — As a convicted British tribalist , Scottish branch , may I urge the new Government of Great Britain not to make the same mistake as the British tribalists , English branch , who failed for so long to find a use for County Hall in London after Livingstone et al.
4 May I urge you all to generously support today 's raffle .
5 May I urge him to press for a return to traditional standards of teaching in our primary schools as soon as possible ?
6 May I urge my right hon. Friend to keep as tight as humanly possible control on public expenditure so as to meet the objective of a balanced budget as soon as possible ?
7 May I urge the Minister to give sufficient funds to the Housing Executive to enable the work to go ahead without further delay ?
8 In furtherance of that , may I urge him to bend his considerable energies towards the development of solar and tidal power ?
9 May I urge your readers to obtain and sign the petition launched by the Maastricht Referendum Campaign ( MARC ) with all-party support .
10 May I urge each and everyone of you to show support and consideration to all your colleagues and to the Society , be positive in your thinking and openminded in your views .
11 Dame Elaine Kellett-Bowman : May I inform my right Hon. Friend that I lunch in the cafeteria every day ?
12 May I inform him , as he has not answered my question , that the same careers service says that nothing has changed and that the same number of young people will not get YTS places , that many of them are fed up with turning up , only to be told that nothing is available and that the continued recession and closures mean that hundreds of them will have nothing to do ?
13 May I welcome his decision to hold a public inquiry about these proposals and urge him to ensure that the inquiry is held in such a way , in such a place and at such a time that the concerns of many thousands of people about the proposals can be fully communicated ?
14 May I welcome the attempts that the Government are making , in conjunction with the Russians and the Confederation of Independent States , to reduce and dismantle the nuclear weapons arsenals ?
15 May I welcome the action of my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister in giving the president his direct support .
16 May I welcome the presence of the Home Secretary and the shadow Home Secretary when asking a question of which I have given notice , in the hope of a serious reply ?
17 Lady Ursula , may I give you some advice ?
18 Now if anyone is tempted to join our happy band may I give you some advice which will ensure you get maximum enjoyment from your hobby — specialise .
19 Er , first of all may I give my sincere and abject apology for not being here to chair the Garrick 's A G M , this is due to a longstanding appointment made before I realized that the first Thursday in December is traditionally the day for the A G M.
20 May I give you a hand ? ’ her companion offered , as she took an unsteady step forward .
21 May I give it to her ?
22 May I give it to her please ?
23 May I give you twenty four pence ?
24 May I suggest that Alan Titchmarsh does one or all of the following in order to fill his pool in summer ( And anyway …
25 Rather than reinventing the ‘ virtual classroom ’ , may I suggest the staff at Teesside Poly could have contacted CECOMM and availed themselves of our tutor-moderated training programme , and in the process saved themselves considerable time and angst .
26 This is the key to Dorothy Heathcote 's attitude to drama ; may I suggest it is also a key to the re-thinking that will have to be done vis-à-vis the arts and the curriculum .
27 ‘ And may I suggest that this is precisely the kind of overheated sensational attitude I would most strongly deplore .
28 We want more ; may I suggest the String Quartets … ?
29 ‘ Well , I 'd be pleased to provide any references you need , but may I suggest that you consider a little more before acting precipitately .
30 May I suggest that this is only true if natural conditions are emulated , and to do this requires a thorough understanding of the Cardinals ' natural habitat — which is not a blackwater area .
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