Example sentences of "[modal v] i speak " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ May I speak to Mr. Lampitt please ? ’ |
| 2 | May I speak to you for a moment ? ’ he asked in a lower tone . |
| 3 | To me it emphasises the speech more strongly , shows the characters breaking into speech rather than hanging up their speech marks to say ‘ Please , may I speak now ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ May I speak , Miss Emily ? ’ he said gruffly and , when she nodded , he gestured towards the rest of the staff . |
| 5 | Caller : May I speak to the manager ? |
| 6 | May I speak frankly ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ May I speak to her ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ May I speak to you in private ? |
| 9 | May I speak to you ? " |
| 10 | ‘ Sire , ’ he said , ‘ may I speak with you ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ May I speak to them ? ’ |
| 12 | May I speak to the Commander , please ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ May I speak with you , Herr Busacher ? ’ |
| 14 | Then , ‘ May I speak to Rosemary , please ? ’ she asked . |
| 15 | May I speak to John Coffin ? ’ |
| 16 | Hello , may I speak to Jo please . |
| 17 | HARMONY IN MY HEAD Brian May I spoke to Brian May on the day the news broke that his guitar had been mistakenly despatched to France by a roadie , to await an uncertain fate at the hands of ‘ lost and found ’ … |
| 18 | Almost immediately a woman 's rather rough voice answered , and I said : ‘ Could I speak to Dana , please ? ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Could I speak to Mrs Baudelaire , please ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Could I speak to Charlotte Ladram , please ? ’ |
| 21 | Could I speak to Giles Carnaby ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Could I speak to Mr Carnaby ? ’ |
| 23 | and I says , Good afternoon could I speak to the person that does advertising etcetera , and I get through to that particular person , and I said , How would you like to save money by us printing all your portfolios free of charge high quality er portfolios it would n't cost you a penny . |
| 24 | Hm , hello there , could I speak to please in the sales office ? |
| 25 | So anyway , I went through and I said to could I speak to the manager ? |
| 26 | Apparently they have had people calling in saying , ‘ please could I speak to Sue ’ , and that could be anybody , and then the switchboard has to go through the rigmarole of saying , ‘ what 's it all about , do you know where the person works , can you give me a bit more information ’ , and it takes up a lot more of their time , so please , if you 're leaving a message for somebody to call you back , leave your full name and your extension number . |
| 27 | Shall I speak to Paula about that then ? |
| 28 | ‘ Shall I speak to it ? ’ thought Alice . |
| 29 | ‘ Can I speak to Mrs Travers , please … |
| 30 | ‘ Can I speak yet ? ’ she asked quietly . |