Example sentences of "and [vb mod] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 Now the programme that turns the cameras on teenagers and let's them do the talking and the interviews has packed its newest series with just the subjects their viewers want .
2 Well could n't , could she , could she just go back one page and let's us see what it was she wants .
3 In addition the tenant may have to pay compensation to occupying subtenants for non-renewal of tenancies under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 and may himself have to pay damages for breach of obligation ( eg an unreasonable refusal of consent to assign ) .
4 They will be anxious to avoid the stiff sanctions of the EC competition rules , and may themselves wish to invoke the rules against anti-competitive practices on the part of other companies .
5 Conversely , actions to mitigate global warming may save lives , and may themselves alter the size of the population .
6 May their teachers be kind to them and may they find good friends to help them .
7 May their lives continue with equal joy and may they share many Happy occasions and reunions such as this with our families and friends .
8 May we allow Him to lead us into the unknown , may we draw our courage from Him and may we place our trust in His loving kindness .
9 May we open our eyes to the problems in the world around us and may we do whatever we can to make other people 's lives happier .
10 God bless them and may we take to heart what they say .
11 Help us to understand and appreciate more deeply all that the resurrection of our Saviour means , and may we show in our lives the joy which belief in Jesus ' promise means ; help us to live so that we draw others to meet Jesus for themselves .
12 Because of you the cause for which the men of the Eighth Air Force paid the elemental price shall live eternally and may we all pray that may our kinship ever be preserved between these two great nations .
13 Please do My will and go My way and may My voice be heard .
14 and may your mother 's sons bow down to you .
15 Oh Lord of the Kremlin and may your onions never shrivel .
16 ‘ O lumme yes , jolly good show and all that , knife throwing and juggling and dancing , gosh — behind you mister , watch out for the crocodile Cap'n Hook , pass another bottle of grog Tinkers old mate , and may your swash never buckle . ’
17 ‘ Take these grains as my blessing , and may your days be as bright and continuous as a garland of flowers . ’
18 Those benefits may be continued for a long succession of generations upon deserving objects , let us strenuously support our own undertaking : and may our children , and our children 's children feel an ardour even greater than our own in the cause of humanity ; so that as long as the County of Bedford exists , its Infirmary may be one of the chief objects of care , and one of the principal sources of its honest pride . ’
19 In cases of this kind ( which rarely come before the Court of Appeal except on appeal against sentence ) , the last act of the provoker , even though minor in itself , may be placed in the context of the previous provocation , and may itself be treated as sufficient to show that the loss of self-control was ‘ sudden and temporary ’ .
20 Indeed , the statute of 1324 coincided with an earlier seizure of alien priories by Edward II and may itself have been intended to palliate that action .
21 Note that this general use of the term unit is different from that used in the NHS , where a unit is defined as an administrative subdivision of a health district and may itself consist of several hospital sites , each of which would be subdivided into cost/responsibility centres .
22 The due diligence report prepared by the purchaser 's accountants may give rise to specific warranties or disclosures and may itself by subject to negotiation as to whether the report itself is disclosed .
23 If so , may not this quality have a value of its own needing to be counted in when summing the value of the parts and may it not be this value ( rather than the value of the whole as a whole ) which adds to the value of the whole ?
24 And may I ask if she will be so delighted to see me because I happen to be a male member of the human race … ? ’
25 Too too shaming … can we stop shouting like this and may I come across to your flat and say I 'm sorry in person ?
26 And may I suggest that this is precisely the kind of overheated sensational attitude I would most strongly deplore .
27 May I hope that you too enjoyed our talk — and may I have the pleasure of calling on you .
28 AND may I just say how very much I hope , trust and , indeed , cuddle , that this is a splendidly fluffy , golden and slender-thighed morning for you , as it is , in a very real sense , for me too .
29 And may I call you Eileen ?
30 And may I get washed ?
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