Example sentences of "[modal v] i [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the hotel , Damian guided her into the lift , towered over her and said thickly , ‘ May I suggest a nightcap in my room ? ’ |
| 2 | May I present a few eye-openers for those who have accused Pakistan bowlers of doctoring the ball ? |
| 3 | May I mention a selection of the many inaccuracies ? |
| 4 | " May I walk a little way with you ? " |
| 5 | May I offer a piece of advice to Carrie Schlegel and other precocious kids writing to your letters page ? |
| 6 | Finally , may I dispel a couple of nonsensical rumours that are currently circulating . |
| 7 | At the end of July , with Responsions successfully behind him as well as a happy celebratory birthday outing for Helen spent with Harry and Janet , Edward was still as hesitant as in his early letters to Hooton : ‘ May I bring a paper in manuscript and talk it over with you ? |
| 8 | ‘ All that I have done today has gone amiss ’ , he says ( II , 17 ) ; ‘ Since we passed through the Argonath my choices have gone amiss ’ ( II , 28 ) ; ‘ And now may I make a right choice , and change the evil fate of this unhappy day ! ’ |
| 9 | May I make a relevant point please ? |
| 10 | May I make a , a separate point |
| 11 | May I make a request ? ’ |
| 12 | May I make a suggestion to the Leader of the House ? |
| 13 | Having achieved this excellent treaty of Maastricht and secured the derogation on monetary policy , by which the Government have set so much store , may I make a plea to them ? |
| 14 | Accordingly , while congratulating the Association on its endeavours , may I make a plea to the members of its Committee to restrain themselves from the political tactic of eyewash and puff and to conduct themselves , so far as the Law Society are concerned , in a straightforward , honest and co-operative manner ? |
| 15 | ‘ May I make a suggestion , sir ? ’ |
| 16 | Before you move on madam chairman may I make a suggestion general approval , presumably we will be erecting a notice board er at the ground er and I would think it would be appropriate having selected the name that we make er erm some statement on the notice board saying the facility was originally provided by Southwell Parish Council . |
| 17 | Erm , may I make a comment on neighbourhood watch , I went to er a job the other day , it was a theatre , I was off duty and er I got tapped on the shoulder by my local neighbourhood watch co-ordinator who said , nine months ago I resigned , I wrote a letter to headquarters , I wrote a letter to the divisional commander , and I wrote a letter to the local constable , and nobody 's replied to me and they still keep sending me papers are you gon na get your act together , now I I have brought this up before , we never ever have let a neighbourhood watch scheme lapse , it 's nothing to do with you , this is all before you came |
| 18 | In May I received a letter from two curators , Gabriele Horn and Beatrice Stammer , from the Staatliche Kunsthalle Berlin asking if I would like to participate in their room in ‘ 34 Rooms ’ , a project ‘ realised in direct co-operation with 34 curators , critics and others involved in the production of exhibitions , all currently active in Berlin ’ . |
| 19 | On 28 May I received a letter from this other Mr. , which did NOT , however , ask for greater detail , as expected . |
| 20 | Please may I borrow a rubber sir . |
| 21 | May I pay a tribute to the Under-Secretary , my hon. Friend the Member for Fareham ( Mr. Lloyd ) , from whom I have always had the greatest courtesy and the most enormous amount of help in dealing with constituency cases . |
| 22 | ‘ My dear Miss Greene , may I introduce a new , but very fervent admirer … ’ |
| 23 | And yes , you 've guessed it — a few weeks later what should I discover among my mail but a letter : ‘ Dear Mr Ken Ward , where may I purchase an emergency … |
| 24 | May I ask a question of the majority of manufacturers of wood boring bits ? |
| 25 | May I ask a question on the this er , the speaker said er erm that it will be down so that they on er er or no particular help on his accordance but o on these here , o on the ones this is n't the case . |
| 26 | May I ask a question ? |
| 27 | ‘ John , ’ said Bob , ‘ may I ask a very naive question ? |
| 28 | May I ask a question ? |
| 29 | For several moments he made no reply , then he sent her an enquiring glance as he said , ‘ May I ask a favour ? ’ |
| 30 | Erm er Chairman , may I ask a question on paragraph four , four and appendix three , that 's on page four and appendix three on the increased percentage on school milk charge ? |