Example sentences of "i [vb infin] [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | Although regretting the need for such prosecutions , may I congratulate him on the vigour with which he prosecutes those who peddle such odious doctrines ? |
2 | Might I congratulate you on the birth of Henry , or Harry as I notice he is to be called from the announcement in the papers . |
3 | Have you finished with that , shall I give it to the birds ? |
4 | Shall I give it to the birds ? |
5 | May I refer him to the reports on economic purchasing issued in December 1992 and February this year by my counterpart in Great Britain , Professor Littlechild , for an indication of the complexities involved in this type of exercise ? |
6 | May I associate myself with the praise that has been heaped on the know-how fund ? |
7 | May I associate myself with the Prime Minister 's remarks about Queen Elizabeth II ? |
8 | Now do I do it over the music across the north I do it over the music Okay right here we go . |
9 | Will I do it on the other side ? |
10 | Should I do it on the back of that ? |
11 | You know , when I think about the fashion world of the Fifties , I have the feeling I remember something of the planet Mars . ’ |
12 | But how can I look him in the face and tell him that 's turned out to be true ? ’ |
13 | " Can we get this one right on top there , or should I stick it round the back ? |
14 | I flash upon my own family ; the way I have to think a moment before deciding who to include in my family , whether to include the step-parents or the siblings on my father 's side whom I would not know should I see them on the street , the hastiness of Mom and Larry on Sunday swirls between galleries and sushi , untapered by excess or sentimentality , busy with books and foreign films and the Sunday supplement of the New York Times , the wisdom of Ivy Leagues and schedules too dense to live by , to wake by , to sleep and breathe by . |
15 | " Did n't I see something in the paper about one of them sinking ? |
16 | Did I see anything of the riots ? |
17 | What time shall I see you in the morning ? ’ |
18 | Allowing her to change the subject , he offered , ‘ Shall I meet you in the foyer after breakfast , say nine-thirty ? |
19 | Should I lay them on the doorstep and vamoose before she responded to the bell ? |
20 | ‘ Are you going to tell me your story , or do I demand it of the world at large ! |
21 | But I have to ask myself this — would I hate myself in the morning ? ’ |
22 | Shall I whack it under the grill now ? |
23 | Would I take him in the lorry ? yes I can do that for you . |
24 | Can I take it towards the wrong one ? |
25 | Shall I take you to the nurse ? ’ he asks me . |
26 | Right , can I take you to the recommendation on page six . |
27 | Right , can I take you to the recommendation on page nine that the programme be circulated to all members of the committee . |
28 | Can I take you to the recommendation on page five of the report then . |
29 | Right , can I take you to the amended recommendation on page forty nine . |
30 | If I 'm allowed to have food , why ca n't I have it in the same cell as Elaine ? ’ |