Example sentences of "[modal v] [pers pn] have a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | May I have a drink please ? |
| 2 | ‘ May I have a look ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ May I have a look ? ’ |
| 4 | Well erm , ha ha ha ha may I , may I have a look at it ? |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | May I have a seconder , please , from the , er , audience for this . |
| 7 | 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 ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ May I have a list of the dead ? ’ he asked . |
| 9 | May I have a cigarette ? ’ |
| 10 | ‘ May I have a cigarette please ? ’ |
| 11 | sorry Crowston may I have a cigarette to put , place behind my left earhole then ? , thank you |
| 12 | ‘ Before we go , may I have a dekko inside the shelter . |
| 13 | May I have a show of hands , from all those in favour , please . |
| 14 | May I have a glass of water until you 've decided about the kippers ? |
| 15 | ‘ 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 ? |
| 16 | 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 ? ’ |
| 17 | Should I have a word with Dora first ? ’ |
| 18 | However , in the future , should I have a vacancy for the role of mistress , I shall most certainly keep you informed . ’ |
| 19 | Should I have a job specification for everyone in my team , so if I am asked where is it , I can say here it is , and make sure that they are all signed off . |
| 20 | ‘ Why should you have a fellow-feeling for her ? ’ |
| 21 | Wolfenstein 3D has the best graphics I have seen on a P.C. and should you have a soundblaster the voices and sounds are amazing . |
| 22 | And should you have an argument with your guitar , then full repair facilities are provided by the highly experienced John Beeby in premises directly behind the shop . |
| 23 | However you could avoid these situations happening to you , should you have an accident … if you join the Midland Personal Accident Plan now . |
| 24 | SHOULD WE HAVE A MEDAU TRACKSUIT ? |
| 25 | So should we have a phrase in this procedure ? |
| 26 | Should we have a game ? |
| 27 | It 's the same as saying should we have a diesel engine or a petrol engine because a diesel engine is less than inflammable fuel-wise than petrol and I think these issues should be raised . |
| 28 | Why should they have a cut of it ? |
| 29 | Is it to be an up-to-the-minute design that will look good hanging in a bedroom or up the stairs , or should it have an antique feel to match a similarly styled sitting room ? |
| 30 | Or , if it axed Neil Kinnock , junked Clause 4 , cut the trade union links and purged the remaining socialists , might it have a chance — or would it be just the old SDP ? |