Example sentences of "[modal v] i ask " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And may I ask if she will be so delighted to see me because I happen to be a male member of the human race … ? ’ |
| 2 | May I ask of any of your readers have any of these cutters they do not need and would wish to sell them ? |
| 3 | May I ask a question of the majority of manufacturers of wood boring bits ? |
| 4 | ‘ May I ask just one question ? ’ says management . |
| 5 | ‘ Pray , sir , may I ask you , do you think that if St. Paul happened to be travelling with us and had passed the place where he was born , that he would have pointed out the fact to us ? ’ |
| 6 | SIR — Following your article on the Liberal Democrats ( April 1 ) , may I ask when the media are going to stop ‘ being nice to Paddy Ashdown ’ ? |
| 7 | ‘ May I ask what your interest was , sir ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ May I ask why you moved out here ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ May I ask where you were , at the time of your husband 's death ? ’ he said evenly . |
| 10 | May I ask who it was you were addressing by that name ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ May I ask you in future , Miss Kenton , to address my father as ‘ Mr Stevens ’ ? |
| 12 | This is your room , hello , we 'll have to fix that bulb , may I ask you not to flush the toilet between the hours of eleven at night and seven in the morning while the sanitation department is still in , do n't be alarmed , cockroaches are a way of life in this part of the world , the gekkos are friendly too , although they wo n't eat the spiders . |
| 13 | ‘ May I ask where you went ? ’ |
| 14 | May I ask in whose honour you were playing those pipes ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ May I ask where you are going ? ’ |
| 16 | May I ask in what capacity ? ’ |
| 17 | ‘ May I ask you a question , Mr Cramer ? ’ |
| 18 | May I ask who is going to occupy these buildings ? |
| 19 | ‘ May I ask how you became involved in the deal ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ What 's wrong with watching the telly , may I ask ? ’ the father said . |
| 21 | May I ask Miss Taylor if she has any nostalgic memories of any particular British pubs ? |
| 22 | May I ask you a question — as a doctor to his invaluable assistant ? ’ |
| 23 | If so , may I ask why neither the staff nurse nor myself have been informed ? |
| 24 | Talbot said : ‘ Who , may I ask warily , is Wotherspoon ? ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Oh , do you now , ’ Emily said sharply , ‘ and who may I ask have you got in mind ? ’ |
| 26 | ‘ May I ask why you sold out ? ’ |
| 27 | May I ask if any clubs , players or lovers of the game could support us in our fight to keep Acklam Park alive . |
| 28 | ‘ May I ask the editors of Fleet Street , whether , in the execution of their jobs , they consider it necessary or fair to harass my daughter daily , from dawn until well after dusk ? |
| 29 | And what for , may I ask ? |
| 30 | " May I ask in what way , Ma'am ? " |