The phrase "may I give" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you are asking permission to give something. For example: "May I give you my phone number?".
"May I give him drops against polio?" Mr. Ameer agreed, and it was over in seconds.
("May I give you a lift, Mr. Pnin?" "No-no, I have only two paces from here").
"May I give you a text," an elderly lady asked us on the corner of Madison and 43rd the other morning, offering one of a pile of scriptural leaflets she carried.
May I give you a quick update?" If they inquire about how the new hire is doing, try: "Sue is doing a superb job — she's great with people and a real expert in her field".
By Stanley Edgar Hyman The New Yorker, March 11 , 1950 P. 19"May I give you a text," an elderly lady asked us on the corner of Madison and 43rd the other morning, offering one of a pile of scriptural leaflets she carried.
"May I give this to you to look at, sir?" Wallace asked as Putin smirked.
This year, may you and I give generously, and surprisingly, and lavishly.
If I know that there is a possibility that she may get upset, I give folks around me the heads up.
"It may be I gave him an edge I didn't need to give him but he probably would have won regardless.
"How, may I ask, can I give up my place in favour of some young person?
"I think this may be the last statement I give," he concluded.
