Example sentences of "[subord] [adv] we [vb mod] [vb infin] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | er , first of all I would put it to my divisional board to my colleagues to ask for their thoughts and their advice erm , if they rejected it then it would n't go any further , if they approved it then it , because it was a budgetary item rather than just we can go out and spend it tomorrow , it was going into the following years budget , it would then go to the P L C board and they would have final say in whether that element should go into the , into next years budget |
| 2 | He added : ‘ If only we could roll back the frontiers of the 1960s . ’ |
| 3 | Insurance policies , wise investments , sensible diets and burglar alarms : if only we can lay down enough of them , the reasoning goes , we can maybe hold the fort against the chaos that rages outside . |
| 4 | Other people 's perceptions of us are there to be collected if only we can pluck up the courage to ask for them . |
| 5 | Much more stimulating is the idea that everything cats ( or humans for that matter ) do is capable of logical explanation , if only we can find out how the behaviour mechanism operates . |
| 6 | If not we 'll move on , thank you Mr . |