Example sentences of "if [pers pn] [verb] i could [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The initial interview with an MD seven years my junior was largely comfortable and amicable apart from the minor irritant when he asked if I thought I could relate to young people in the office . |
| 2 | If I thought I could unmake my old self so easily I was a fool . |
| 3 | There 'd been some snow , and erm er he was n't well , and could I if I cared I could look for a work elsewhere , as i it was just impossible for him to pay wages , you see ? |
| 4 | If I wanted I could tear this place apart to find him . |
| 5 | If I wanted I could take some revenge on him , which would also — some puny power — be a bitter reproach to my own pointless life . |
| 6 | If I strained I could see the world as others did , stereoscopically , but if I relaxed binocular vision would ensue , and while one ‘ eye ’ would remain focused , the other would slide away into the clouded periphery where The Fat Controller and his machinations held sway . |
| 7 | " Now , I do n't want to know what was discussed at the meeting ; if I did I could find that out easily enough . |
| 8 | If you like I could have a word with the Chief Constable and put him in the picture , should you deem it appropriate . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I wonder if you think I could have a word with Beryl ? |
| 10 | I 've got a bit on that , if you want I could bring it up now while you 're talking about it , I will . |