Example sentences of "[vb mod] i [verb] [pron] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | And for the benefit of those readers who are persuaded by his arguments ( and those who are not , too ) , may I refer you to a letter from Simon Kyte appealing for financial and professional help for the Humanitarian Appeal for Victims of the Yugoslav Civil War . |
| 2 | ‘ May I refer you to an unimpeachable authority : Mr John Camden Hotten , author of a biography of Dickens , and also , he paused impressively , a life of Thackeray , refers to it in 1870 as Bleak House . |
| 3 | Before you consider the document , may I remind you of a letter that you received from the convenor of Stirling district council ? |
| 4 | May I illustrate it with a true instance of what one industrialist did , who took this challenge seriously . |
| 5 | May I ask you about a serious point of order , Mr. Speaker ? |
| 6 | Tomorrow morning may I invite you to a complimentary breakfast of tinned yam , tinned pineapple , tinned paw-paw , Belgian coffee , German rolls , Swiss sugar and English butter processed and packed in Kenya ? |
| 7 | ‘ Should I book 'em on a charge of indecent behaviour in a public place … or should I jes ’ book 'em into a motel an' let 'em git on with it ? ’ |
| 8 | Why should I put myself to a lot of trouble and difficulty when — perhaps — you could just give the terrorists what they ask and save all the bother ? ’ |
| 9 | But might I trouble you for a cup of hot water ? ’ |
| 10 | And could I leave you with a poem ? |
| 11 | Could I have them as a friend/enemy ? ’ |
| 12 | One afternoon I summoned up my courage and as casually as I could I invited him for a drink after work that evening . |
| 13 | He went and bought a pack of cigarettes from the machine behind him , searched his pockets , then asked : ‘ Could I trouble you for a light , Miss ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Could I trouble you for a receipt ? ’ |
| 15 | Shall I do it with a toothbrush and a ? |
| 16 | To report on my own experience , I have found a surprising number of English people outside the academic world who have lived with the Sonnets , have taken them into their own experience , can quote with ease ‘ To me , fair friend , you never can be old ’ , or ‘ Shall I compare thee to a summer 's day ? ’ , or ‘ When , in disgrace with Fortune and men 's eyes ’ , or ‘ Let me not to the marriage of true minds/Admit impediment ’ . |
| 17 | She somehow manages to put invitations so cleverly that I can hardly refuse them — will I advise her about a job move , will I try out a new restaurant with her before she entertains a client there ? |
| 18 | Can I press you to a candied starfish ? ’ |
| 19 | Colleagues , while we 're standing , can I remind you of a number of colleagues of ours who have died in the past year George , national office Dick from Scotland of South Western region Lord from Southern region Julie from Southern region William from national office from Northern region from Birmingham Harry , London regional secretary Grace from London region from Yorkshire region and many many others not mentioned here that have given their energy and their commitment on behalf of the G M B members , we remember them all |
| 20 | Can I turn it into a bed without removing the tarmac and hardcore ? |
| 21 | Can I interest you in an aerial photograph of your house ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Can I see you for a minute ? ’ |
| 23 | Is it , er , can I put it in a sentence ? |
| 24 | Can I have her for a minute ? |
| 25 | Can I have her for a minute ? |
| 26 | ‘ Can I sting you for a pound ? ’ |