Example sentences of "[vb mod] i [vb infin] [pron] a " 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 | There was quite a long silence before she said , ‘ May I tell you a story ? ’ |
| 7 | 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 ? |
| 8 | ‘ May I ask you a question , Mr Cramer ? ’ |
| 9 | May I ask you a question — as a doctor to his invaluable assistant ? ’ |
| 10 | 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 ? ’ |
| 11 | May I ask you a question ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ May I ask you a question ? ’ he says . |
| 13 | May I ask you a , a voting question actually on that ? |
| 14 | ‘ May I ask you a question , please ? ’ |
| 15 | May I ask you a question on erm , the main question on the sixth . |
| 16 | ‘ May I ask you a question ? ’ |
| 17 | ‘ May I get you a drink , Miss Fanshawe ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ May I get you a drink ? |
| 19 | As this will be the last magazine until late August , may I wish you a restful summer . |
| 20 | Stop , do please inform me when you have been privatized and my , may I wish you a smooth change over . |
| 21 | Deardrie , should I give her a rocket , or just wait for a postcard ? |
| 22 | Should I give him a knee where it hurt ? |
| 23 | ‘ Should I offer them a cup of tea ? ’ |
| 24 | Could I spare her a bob or two to the end of the week ? |
| 25 | Could I give them a ring ? |
| 26 | Could I give you a better pledge ? ’ |
| 27 | Could I make myself a sandwich , do you think ? ’ |
| 28 | Could I ask you a personal question , if it 's not too rude — what do you think about when you 're lying in the bath ? |
| 29 | All I can say is that in a period of two years erm of five , in that time there was five sets of redundancies at erm Hatfield , there are two occasions we were told that they went through it and agree with the unions that there 'd be no more for twelve months and one occasion there was another chap in three months , so if you believe anything that the P A E people there , you know , you really want to wear dark glasses but could I ask you a question , I understand that there is something going on at work with Richard at and my guess is , is , erm that sort of job which we are , there is some form of development plans going forward . |
| 30 | Well I 'm very interested in what you say er could you , could I ask you a couple of questions . |