Example sentences of "if you will " in BNC.
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1 | He wraps it in balls if you 'll pardon the expression and puts it in M+M packets . |
2 | Aye , you did , but you see , there 's this girl in my house and she wo n't leave and I 'm asking you if you 'll come down and shift her . |
3 | If you 'll teach me I 'll come and work for you a few hours a week . ’ |
4 | ‘ I 'm going to ask you if you 'll kindly let me borrow that . ’ |
5 | ‘ I 'll do it myself — if you 'll give me time . ’ |
6 | ‘ Now , if you 'll hop out of bed and slip on your dressing gown , we 'll start . ’ |
7 | ‘ If you 'll just wait a minute , I 'll ask someone to come and talk to you . ’ |
8 | ‘ If you 'll forgive me saying so , Prime Minister , ’ Mark replied cautiously , ‘ successive British Governments and the trade unions have n't exactly helped . ’ |
9 | ‘ If you 'll pardon the correction , not so much as a million , ’ said one of the lady lodgers . |
10 | An ’ if you 'll pardon the liberty , ladies , I reckon I 'd shirk my duty if two pretty young ladies had come all this way special . |
11 | ‘ Now if you 'll give Cook a hand I 'd be very grateful , ’ Mollie said as we fell exhausted against the banisters at the bottom of the stairs . |
12 | ‘ I told you , it 's my fault and you can run me in if you like , ’ I said , turning to go , ‘ now if you 'll excuse me , I 've got a bus to catch . ’ |
13 | Had the most exciting offer to do another dig at Isurium Brigantum , your cantonal capital , it 's a dream come true if you 'll pardon the expression . |
14 | ‘ If you 'll let me . ’ |
15 | ‘ I 'll give you a hand — if you 'll give me the story . ’ |
16 | I 'll let her down , if you 'll take her place . |
17 | ‘ Well , then — if you 'll go under the machines for me — I 'll do something for you . ’ |
18 | Did you know that almost all modern dentures are made by polymerising methyl methacrylate ? the name is a bit of a mouthful ( if you 'll excuse the pun ) , and is better known by the acronym MMA . |
19 | If you 'll accept no faith that is not fixed , |
20 | ‘ If you 'll come this way please , ’ the man said when Maggie had finished . |
21 | If you 'll follow me I 'll take you down and introduce you to your department . ’ |
22 | But you can make it different , George , if you 'll only cooperate with this television thing . |
23 | ‘ If you 'll excuse me , ’ says Robyn , getting to her feet . |
24 | Furthermore , if anybody catches you in the club showers , your lover is very likely to end up being blackballed ( if you 'll forgive the phrase ) . |
25 | And that 's why it may be a good ten minutes or so before a man can lift a finger ( if you 'll forgive the phrase ) . |
26 | She said , ‘ If you 'll excuse me . ’ |
27 | So if you 'll excuse me , I 'll join you both later . ’ |
28 | ‘ Here 's three pence for you for a lolly if you 'll go . ’ |
29 | ‘ Now if you 'll allow me to take your bag : this way , please . ’ |
30 | Still , it is difficult to imagine this immensely civilised music ever being more persuasively presented , as once again performance ( bar a couple of mild intonation slips in the ‘ Sicut erat ’ of the C major Magnificat ) and production values are ( if you 'll forgive the in-phrase ) truly ‘ state of the art ’ . |