Example sentences of "[modal v] i make " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ All that I have done today has gone amiss ’ , he says ( II , 17 ) ; ‘ Since we passed through the Argonath my choices have gone amiss ’ ( II , 28 ) ; ‘ And now may I make a right choice , and change the evil fate of this unhappy day ! ’ |
| 2 | May I make a relevant point please ? |
| 3 | Erm I s suspect that it 's er the one million two hundred and forty two thousand transfer from general operating reserve is that figure but may I make one comment |
| 4 | May I make a , a separate point |
| 5 | May I make a request ? ’ |
| 6 | May I make a suggestion to the Leader of the House ? |
| 7 | May I make the further suggestion that when it is all over on 9 April we get the right hon. Gentleman a new job — a walk-on part in a re-run of ’ Crossroads ’ or as a substitute for Ken Barlow . |
| 8 | May I make it clear to my hon. Friend that this is a document that the Labour party simply could not write , because the principle of being critical of the producer is anathema to a party that is totally in thrall to the producers ? |
| 9 | Finally , may I make it unambiguously clear that Labour will reverse the decisions on these three hospitals announced today and will do so immediately after the general election ? |
| 10 | Having achieved this excellent treaty of Maastricht and secured the derogation on monetary policy , by which the Government have set so much store , may I make a plea to them ? |
| 11 | May I make it plain , as my Department has done consistently over the past three years of consideration of the Bill in the House , that this is indeed a mammoth project , that the appraisals of such a project inevitably change over time as the project changes in costs and revenue . |
| 12 | May I make two points in reply to the hon. Gentleman ? |
| 13 | As a Scottish lawyer , may I make the simple point that the Lord Advocate looked carefully at the question of a prosecution for culpable homicide ? |
| 14 | Accordingly , while congratulating the Association on its endeavours , may I make a plea to the members of its Committee to restrain themselves from the political tactic of eyewash and puff and to conduct themselves , so far as the Law Society are concerned , in a straightforward , honest and co-operative manner ? |
| 15 | ‘ May I make a suggestion , sir ? ’ |
| 16 | Before you move on madam chairman may I make a suggestion general approval , presumably we will be erecting a notice board er at the ground er and I would think it would be appropriate having selected the name that we make er erm some statement on the notice board saying the facility was originally provided by Southwell Parish Council . |
| 17 | May I make love to you , Charity ? ’ |
| 18 | Erm , may I make a comment on neighbourhood watch , I went to er a job the other day , it was a theatre , I was off duty and er I got tapped on the shoulder by my local neighbourhood watch co-ordinator who said , nine months ago I resigned , I wrote a letter to headquarters , I wrote a letter to the divisional commander , and I wrote a letter to the local constable , and nobody 's replied to me and they still keep sending me papers are you gon na get your act together , now I I have brought this up before , we never ever have let a neighbourhood watch scheme lapse , it 's nothing to do with you , this is all before you came |
| 19 | May I make one or two observations and then I 'll finish . |
| 20 | May I make the point that this money was committed as part of a contingency fund in the budget before poll tax came in right ? |
| 21 | May I make the point to Les , and it 's true , it is not illegal to do things without planning permission |
| 22 | How should I make my payments ? |
| 23 | Why should I make a Will ? |
| 24 | Should I make fresh efforts to get him back ? |
| 25 | What should I make a record of ? … |
| 26 | How often should I make water changes , and how should I mix the salt ? |
| 27 | ‘ Why should I make it easy for you ? |
| 28 | What , I wonder , should I make of Brian Hitchen ‘ thinking about writing the Great British Novel [ Mr Hitchen is editor of the DAILY STAR ] ’ ? |
| 29 | Why should I make it easy ? ’ |
| 30 | should I make a speech ? |