I've been trying to figure this out to no avail. In the instance of a toast
you might hear someone say something like the Irish toast "may you be in
heaven before the devil knows you're dead." The "may you ___" construction.

Any help would be appreciated
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How would the english sentence structure "may you ___", kind of like something you might hear in a toast
We often say ～ますように！ in many situations, but _in a toast_ , we commonly say
「～～を願って、乾杯！」 or 「～～を祈って、乾杯！」「～～をお祈りして、乾杯！」

Examples:

> 「〇〇社のますますの発展を願って、乾杯！」  
>  「〇〇家のますますの繁栄を祈って、乾杯！」  
>  「〇〇さんの今後のご活躍とご健勝をお祈りして、乾杯！」

... We usually use these phrases in formal parties.
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