Example sentences of "[modal v] i have [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most kids have a pretty long list : ‘ Please may I have a Barbie doll with her van and a oops a daisy doll hands down games bensing babys teddy bears leggo my dolley suprise hungry hippoes . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ May I have a list of the dead ? ’ he asked . |
| 3 | ‘ Before we go , may I have a dekko inside the shelter . |
| 4 | May I have a cigarette ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ May I have a cigarette please ? ’ |
| 6 | May I have a glass of water until you 've decided about the kippers ? |
| 7 | May I have a conducted tour sometime ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ May I have a look ? ’ |
| 9 | May I have a Coca-Cola ? " |
| 10 | ‘ May I have a look ? ’ |
| 11 | Today Mrs Goreng had bestowed her usual dazzling malai smile of white teeth on the Danuese teenager who had brought her a clean cup when De Gaulle said , ‘ Mrs Goreng , may I have a word with you ? ’ |
| 12 | May I have a simple answer , yes or no , and no shenanigans ? |
| 13 | Item five erm I 'm also pleased to say that er Chris was the only person nominated to be Honorary Treasurer and it would give me great pleasure er to propose that he be elected Honorary Treasurer and may I have a seconder for that proposal please . |
| 14 | May I have a seconder , please , from the , er , audience for this . |
| 15 | May I have a show of hands , from all those in favour , please . |
| 16 | Well erm , ha ha ha ha may I , may I have a look at it ? |
| 17 | sorry Crowston may I have a cigarette to put , place behind my left earhole then ? , thank you |
| 18 | May I have a drink please ? |
| 19 | ‘ Then may I have an undertaking that if I can manage to put on a show , a stupendous show — I promise you it will be — may I then retire from the post ? |
| 20 | For example : ‘ May I have an appointment with Mr Block at 4 p.m. on Monday next for a short back and sides ? ’ is preferable to : ‘ I want an appointment please , ’ which leads to a string of questions , ‘ Which day ? ’ |
| 21 | May I hope that you too enjoyed our talk — and may I have the pleasure of calling on you . |
| 22 | But the Oscar for the Most Unusual Drawing Show of the Month goes — may I have the envelope please ? — to Pace , uptown , for ‘ Directors ’ Drawings ’ , starring works on paper ( and on story-boards ) by the likes of Alfred Hitchcock , Martin Scorsese , Satajit Ray , Federico Fellini , Sergei Eisenstein , John Houston , Orson Welles , David Lynch and Terry Gilliam ( among others ) . |
| 23 | If so , may I have the pleasure of proposing you ? |
| 24 | ‘ May I have the doctor 's name , Madame ? ’ |
| 25 | May I have the pleasure , monsieur , of introducing my two sons , boomed the senator , smiling into the wizened face of the Annamese mandarin while the governor 's aide translated for him . |
| 26 | " May I have the first dance , Janet ? " |
| 27 | No word spoken before he said : " May I have the first dance ? " |
| 28 | On the other hand , Siward could not quite conceal his moment of stillness when Cormac of Dunkeld , bustling up , had drawn forward the boy standing beside him and said , ‘ And now , my lord Siward , may I have the pleasure of introducing you again to your nephew . |
| 29 | May I have the approval of the Meeting ? |
| 30 | May I have the approval of the meeting please ? |