Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] if [pron] could [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd refuse them admission altogether if I could afford to lose the business . ’ |
| 2 | On this view , a doctor could avoid liability only if he could show that , apart from consenting , the patient was carefully studied and examined in a context where specialist medical and psychiatric facilities were available , that the consensus of expert opinion was that surgery was called for , and that this was explained to and understood by the patient before he gave his consent . |
| 3 | I would be happier if they could sign just one more quality defender especially if they could play equally well at right back and center half . |
| 4 | It would make the writing of this chapter easier if I could call a halt on this discussion of the relationship between dramatic playing and performance and change the topic . |
| 5 | Some felt constrained by lack of alternative child care — as many as two-fifths said they would return to work sooner if they could get child care . |
| 6 | So close to Paris , it would be expensive , and Alain must indeed be successful in his work too if he could afford simply to give his share away to his mother . |
| 7 | Oh oh yes they yes they would stay under a road bridge too because you would see the er er if you would look a a bridge and they would say oh there 's a tramp there 's a place there if you could tell me and you would see the rocks put up and where the bed was always above water level oh yes . |
| 8 | Paddington decided that Browns must have a very rich friend indeed if he could afford so many presents . |
| 9 | In addition even if we could identify the decline in utility and the utility remaining we still have to assign some monetary amount to both parts . |
| 10 | He fancied a class half the size especially if he could have picked who was in it . |
| 11 | The second reason just if I could point erm we only learnt this morning of the landscape design erm where we understood that savings were being made by the four members of staff organisation . |
| 12 | This is merely routine arrogance , but it obscures from them the fact that they could impress everyone a lot more if they could do a better job — and with a bit of help they could . |
| 13 | It might be a good guess today if I could say that most people either done as much as they could with their model and had this |
| 14 | I believe that he committed himself to assuring that he would never be party to such a thing again if he could prevent it . |
| 15 | Okay Suzanne , now you had to slacken off the halyard to let me tie that last knot so if you could tighten it up again that will pull the sail up to the top of the mast . |
| 16 | You ca n't play sport properly on a shoestring so if we could get a major sponsor for the world cup it 'd put a lot of people 's minds at rest so they could concentrate on their cricket |
| 17 | Mark shortly to get a L C two computer and suggested that it may be green party especially if we could purchase a suitable printer . |
| 18 | Right over , over a lifetime okay if we could sum this , it seems the time is continuous with the integrate , right , over time , we 'll just get the area of that and that curve . |