Example sentences of "if [pers pn] could [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I asked Mum if I could go on the Pill . |
| 2 | Yes , if I could comment on the traffic calming . |
| 3 | I should be more encouraged if I could identify within the Labour party a consensus for the preservation of the Union . |
| 4 | Yep the only difference between the two , is the colours If I could talk to the animals walk with the animals , sing and dance and squawk with the animals ah la la la la ! |
| 5 | In the circumstances , if I could detect from the statute any statutory purpose or intention pointing to one construction rather than the other , I would certainly adopt it . |
| 6 | I wondered if I could arrange for the wreck to be taken back — er — back home . |
| 7 | He added , ‘ But I would chuck it immediately if I could get into the army . ’ |
| 8 | It would be fun if I could get into the , that rocket too , thought Scott . |
| 9 | He had a spare ticket for the Leeds end which I said I would take if I could get past the ‘ security ’ outside the Leeds end . |
| 10 | It would be a help if I could get about the countryside when he was working . |
| 11 | Erm , just if I could say about the , there 's something next week also about the ambulance . |
| 12 | From time to time , and I think mainly to keep in touch , Aunt Janie would ring me to ask if I could come to the house to help with a small task , such as fixing the cellar door , hammering in a stray loose plank over the cistern and so on — although she must have known as well as I did how useless I was at such household chores . |
| 13 | And er he told me I could start and if I could relieved from the other pit , so I went and saw the under-manager at , and I says , Aye , he says , you can go . |
| 14 | There was a slight tremor to the hand she had raised , as if she could hold off the madness that way , and she dropped it swiftly as she absorbed the hardness of his saturnine face and the overt demand glittering hotly in his eyes . |
| 15 | It was nearly bedtime , but she rushed downstairs and asked if she could send for the parson . |
| 16 | And you know yesterday she had the nerve to ask me if she could sit at the end of our table . |
| 17 | ONE of our bar staff recently came into the kitchen to ask if she could look in the soup kettle to see what colour the soup was . |
| 18 | She never asked if she could help in the kitchen since she knew Alice would be irritated by an offer which she knew to be impractical and insincere . |
| 19 | If she could get to the main hall , she could automatically open the gates from the instrument panel by the front door . |
| 20 | And since she had no idea where to go yet , even if she could get off the island , the only course possible was to take things a step at a time and try not to rail against a spiteful fate . |
| 21 | I am anxious that you should start work on this project as soon as possible , so that there are no last-minute delays , I should therefore be grateful if you could start on the first batch of frames , of which I give details below : |
| 22 | I wonder if you could comment on the possibility of putting a Land Rover 5 bearing diesel engine into my 6 cylinder 109 inch chassis . |
| 23 | As this Department is responsible for the cost of accommodation , which I believe will total £ , I would be grateful if you could arrange for the amount due to be invoiced to the above address for the attention of Miss H White . |
| 24 | I feel certain you will be interested in come of these reports and to aid distribution , and to prevent our troubling you with unwanted copies , I would be grateful if you could arrange for the enclosed card to be completed and returned to us . |
| 25 | After you have studied these papers , I would be pleased to know if you could appear at the public inquiry to present evidence in support of the Regional Council 's case and , in particular , on the supply and demand for office floor space in the Edinburgh area , and the poor marketability of Millerhill as a location for major office and class 4 business development . |
| 26 | ‘ Sir John , ’ Mandeville called , ‘ I should be grateful if you could stay in the hall . |
| 27 | I would be glad if you could deal with the above in terms of your role as contact with DSO staff . |
| 28 | So yes , if you could write to the if you could write to the Women 's Institute , that would be very good . |
| 29 | So yes , if you could write to the if you could write to the Women 's Institute , that would be very good . |
| 30 | I would like to ask if you could officiate at the start , and set us all off . |