Example sentences of "[modal v] [pers pn] make a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | May I make a request ? ’ |
| 2 | 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 ? |
| 3 | 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 ? |
| 4 | May I make a suggestion to the Leader of the House ? |
| 5 | ‘ May I make a suggestion , sir ? ’ |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 |
| 8 | Why should I make a Will ? |
| 9 | What should I make a record of ? … |
| 10 | should I make a speech ? |
| 11 | The machine has a large , touch-sensitive , digital screen that displays clear instructions — and , should you make a mistake in a procedure , it will show you the correct step , so you really ca n't go wrong . |
| 12 | Why should you make a will ? |
| 13 | She now laughed as she added , ‘ And should you make a habit of coming here you 'll soon learn I 'm a very modest woman ; hate self-praise . ’ |
| 14 | Should she make a fuss ? |
| 15 | And why should she make a production of it ? |
| 16 | Why should he make a defence ? |
| 17 | As it is necessary for a Marxist to make a science of society , so too must he make a science of violence . |
| 18 | MIGHT I make a correction to the article ‘ Quarry may take the waters ’ in last week 's Sunday Telegraph ? |
| 19 | could I , could I make a suggestion ? |
| 20 | Could I make a suggestion ? |
| 21 | this is the this is it 's so easy , you think what 's an alternative to steel , oh it must be a metal , how could I make a bath out of copper or what could it be . |
| 22 | Could you make a book mark out of it . |
| 23 | So actually could you make a note on there somewhere , erm sort of underneath the at per mile or something that 's it 's er . |
| 24 | ‘ Could you make a guess ? ’ |
| 25 | Er , could , could we make a date ? |
| 26 | ‘ Where could we make a grotto , Nora ? ’ |
| 27 | Erm , if there are any changes , however minor , if er , could we make a point of re-issuing the procedure , after we 've decided a change . |
| 28 | How dare you make a fool of me in front of all those people ? ’ |
| 29 | They give you something for that cos I m the B B C asked me once to , they knocked the door and said would I make a note of all the programmes for one week and just put my opinion , it was just four different , you know , |
| 30 | Shall I make a joint ? |