Example sentences of "[vb mod] i [vb infin] [pron] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | May I understand you have a caravan on the back at the time ? |
| 2 | The way some people look at it is , why should I let you write a book that wo n't do me any good but might do me some harm . |
| 3 | ‘ Then since you accept what I say , madam — ’ interposed the cardinal with a sense of timing that suggested the protector had not nominated him for the task solely on account of his venerability ‘ — might I urge you to give the prince into my custody ! ’ |
| 4 | And between them both , you can , you could I mean you take a ten thousand pound out with a mortgage , mortgage , and you could end up paying what , twenty thousand , twenty four thousand back . |
| 5 | I mean , there could I mean I think the House of Commons is now some way past in in my life in the sense I have n't been there since er June . |
| 6 | I wish I could I wish I had a bit more energy this morning . |
| 7 | Please could I ask you to find a few minutes to write to the Secretary of State for Wales , Welsh Office , Cathays Park , Cardiff CF1 3NQ , urging him to persuade his cabinet colleagues of the importance of finding time for an Environment Bill which includes these measures . |
| 8 | Yeah , but basically from , from that programme all , all the er , you can see all the resources were really being used all week and , but I had a problem when we came to do the bedrooms that er , you can there , we ran out of work for the decorators to do er removing this thing , once you 've removed and then I managed to squeeze in , but where the second decorator 's erm up to room twenty-three but rather than erm have just one gang than , and not , not using as many as the resources as we possibly could I let them gave the second gang a few rooms that they could actually squeeze in without interrupting I 've let them do up to room twenty-three and then and then basically the carpenting and they have to come in after everybody else has done what they Monday morning basically we just decided that we really needed more resources the earlier sequence of events to , to get so we were getting to so whether we 've been given |
| 9 | Could I let them have the exact name of the coffin-manufacturers who had supplied me , as they had been inundated with calls asking for it and , having no success with the number supplied by Directory Enquiries , were needing further information . |
| 10 | It suits neither the development industry , nor would I suggest it suits the public to be left in limbo land for a considerable time . |
| 11 | ‘ Shall I tell him to wait a few minutes , Inspector ? |
| 12 | ‘ Shall I ask her to make an appointment ? ’ she wanted to know . |
| 13 | Shall I ask him to preach a sermon about the Blessington-Dalrymples ? ’ |
| 14 | Why can I read you like a book , when we only met for the first time four days ago ? |
| 15 | If I can help you in any way , can I help you do the dishes ? |
| 16 | Can I help you plant the ? |
| 17 | Can I ask us to move the amendment erm in one A those in favour of that part of the amendment please show one A. |
| 18 | Ian , can I ask you to save the questions and respond at the end , otherwise you 'll find the discussion takes much longer , is that alright ? |