Example sentences of "if [pers pn] [verb] i [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If I thought I would have any chance of success , I probably would , ’ she said sarcastically . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | If I thought I could unmake my old self so easily I was a fool . |
| 4 | If I win I should get a top ten rating . |
| 5 | If I drive I 'd kill myself ride on the day . |
| 6 | 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 ? |
| 7 | ‘ Tell th'what — if I wins I 'll treat thee . |
| 8 | If I went I 'd go park the car up wear a Chelsea shirt . |
| 9 | There was sense in which , it was n't really in Pilate 's hands , because Jesus had said to him , if I wanted I would speak to my father , he would send ten legions of angels and they would deliver me out of your hands , Pilate , you have no power over me . |
| 10 | If I wanted I could tear this place apart to find him . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | If I find I can trust you to be sensible . ’ |
| 13 | Well if I say I 'll come at five , cos that gives me a chance to do all the sort of phoning |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | As yet I have not seen a golden eagle on any of my trips to Argyll , but if I do I would appreciate any tips you could give me for photographing them . |
| 16 | If I do I 'll go to the bit of railing by the drinking fountain . |
| 17 | I do n't , and if I did I should have to suppose Providence to be the devil … ’ |
| 18 | ‘ If I did I 'd tell you . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Well , I do n't know who it is , McDunn ; if I did I 'd tell you . ’ |
| 20 | I ca n't remember my mother , because if I did I 'd hate her . |
| 21 | " Now , I do n't want to know what was discussed at the meeting ; if I did I could find that out easily enough . |
| 22 | I do n't know yet , I just said to Christy what time will you be in in the morning I do n't have time yet , in case if I have I can ask you . |
| 23 | But to Phyllis Broome , a Worcestershire neighbour , writer and walking companion , he wrote : ‘ Here is the biggest job in the world and if I fail I shall share the fate of many a bigger man than I. But it 's a fine thought , is n't it ? |
| 24 | Then , in an aside that could have been uttered by one of her own vampires , she adds , ‘ If I fail I will destroy myself . ’ |
| 25 | Even if I think I can present it , should I do so ? |
| 26 | If she blinked I might vanish . |
| 27 | She could n't have said nothing to our if she did I should have thought well alright our nan said I must bloody go up but she did n't come up Sunday . |
| 28 | If you die I can keep the house all to myself ca n't I ? |
| 29 | ‘ If you register I can pass as your wife … ’ |
| 30 | And if you listen I 'll tell you why . |