Example sentences of "[verb] if he [be] [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Maths and science — just the subjects Hilary would need if he was going to be a doctor . |
| 2 | I do n't know if he 's looking for trouble and of course that er would undermine er what public er relations and everything and we do n't want that . |
| 3 | When they were so intimately joined , how would she not know if he were cheating on her ? |
| 4 | He has already told McCoist , for instance , that he would get the number of goals Rangers ' top scorer has if he were playing at Ibrox . |
| 5 | They asked him how he was doing at school , made up questions to test him , twitted him about imaginary girlfriends , and there was always someone who wanted to know if he was going to be an RIC man like his dad when he grew up . |
| 6 | ‘ Tim always phoned if he was going to be late . |
| 7 | I looked to see if he was trying to be unpleasant but he was obviously making an effort to be polite . |
| 8 | It was commonly held that the first lord to whom he had sworn fealty had the first call on his service ; but in some cases it was held that the richest fief gave the vassal his strongest obligation ; or again , that it depended on the circumstances , on which lord had the greatest need — a lord must be helped if he was fighting in self-defence , but his claim was less if he was fighting in someone else 's defence ; or the vassal might be expected to fight on both sides , that is to say , to provide troops for both armies . |
| 9 | He said it was the first time he 'd done so but he was damned if he was going to be wheeled into a restaurant like a blasted mental patient out with his nurse . ’ |
| 10 | If you pay money to an artist how can you tell if he 's going to be famous a couple of years from now ? |
| 11 | It was hard to decide if he was laughing at her or impressed by her performance . |
| 12 | But now , the soft clicks coming with typical irregularity , he listened to them painfully and let his mind slide back ten years to what he must remember , to the truth he must recall if he were going to be able to tell lies . |
| 13 | Mind if he 's coughing like that erm do n't know . |
| 14 | Let's try following ‘ happy about ’ , and see if he 's going to the same address . |
| 15 | He neighed several times in a very intelligent , gentle way , and I almost wondered if he was speaking in his own language . |
| 16 | Later she wondered if he was counting on her not sticking to her resolution . |
| 17 | I wondered if he was waiting to be alone with her . |
| 18 | Wycliffe , in the big black leather armchair by the empty grate , wondered if he was sitting in the old man 's chair . |