Sentence examples for may I rather from inspiring English sources

For example: Ask your parents questions starting with "May I" rather than "Can I".

Though the interruption may be jarring, I rather welcome the twang of bluegrass or the toll of church bells coming from a patient's cellphone during a psychotherapy session.

His charges started every single meal with a bowl of his "little mush" – which may, I concede, have been rather too much of a good thing.

I just don't think I have it in me – I may rather sit back and write books!" HZ: "I heard that after Quantum Siege, you are bringing out a book on Indian history.

Seeing it was like getting a call from someone and them saying "Hi, Drew" rather than "May I speak to Mr. Olanoff?" That slight difference might increase the number of status messages that people share on a daily basis.

Parents can do this by not forcing their kids to share affection with others and by getting in the habit of asking for touch ― for example, saying "May I give you a hug?" rather than "Give me a hug".

He may be right, but I rather doubt it.

One almost sympathizes with the English pirate Richard Bishop, who declared, "I will die a poor laborer in mine own country, if I may, rather than be the richest pirate in the world".

Moreover, decreased calcium sensitivity by phosphorylation of troponin I may rather increase energy consumption for calcium cycling [ 12, 25].

Lord, grant that I may seek rather to comfort than to be comforted; to understand, than to be understood; to love, than to be loved.

I myself have (if I may say so) rather good hand-eye coordination and reflexes partially attributable to playing Ninja Gaiden II and Mario Kart when I was younger.