Example sentences of "[modal v] i [vb infin] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ May I give you a hand ? ’ her companion offered , as she took an unsteady step forward . |
2 | Back and forth Fru Møller passed from the Hall to the kitchen , replenishing the bread-baskets , the toast-racks , the milk jugs and cream pots , enquiring , ‘ Fräulein Baum , may I offer you a soft-boiled egg ? ’ |
3 | May I offer you a glass of wine ? |
4 | May I offer you a warming glass ? ’ |
5 | ‘ May I offer you a glass of wine ? ’ |
6 | ‘ May I offer you an aperitif ? ’ |
7 | There was quite a long silence before she said , ‘ May I tell you a story ? ’ |
8 | I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister on his courageous stand against the 11 who opposed him , but may I ask him a simple question ? |
9 | ‘ May I ask you a question , Mr Cramer ? ’ |
10 | May I ask you a question — as a doctor to his invaluable assistant ? ’ |
11 | Presently she said , ‘ I know I have n't earned another turn , all the same may I ask you a question , a semi-personal question ? ’ |
12 | May I ask you a question ? ’ |
13 | ‘ May I ask you a question ? ’ he says . |
14 | May I ask you a , a voting question actually on that ? |
15 | ‘ May I ask you a question , please ? ’ |
16 | May I ask you a question on erm , the main question on the sixth . |
17 | ‘ May I ask you a question ? ’ |
18 | ‘ May I get you a drink , Miss Fanshawe ? ’ |
19 | ‘ May I get you a drink ? |
20 | ‘ May I say what an unusual name ? |
21 | May I wish you every success and satisfaction in your prescribing . |
22 | May I wish you every success in your new job . |
23 | As this will be the last magazine until late August , may I wish you a restful summer . |
24 | Stop , do please inform me when you have been privatized and my , may I wish you a smooth change over . |
25 | Deardrie , should I give her a rocket , or just wait for a postcard ? |
26 | Should I give him a knee where it hurt ? |
27 | ‘ Should I offer them a cup of tea ? ’ |
28 | Simon R. Is your friend Noel O' Connor on the list , or should I send him the stuff another way . |
29 | How could I tell her the truth , after all she 'd been through ? ’ |
30 | Could I spare her a bob or two to the end of the week ? |