Example sentences of "if [pers pn] could [verb] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I got in touch with the linguists in the University and the College of Education , and was asked if I could do some teaching in March ( March seeming a long way away , I agreed ) . |
| 2 | Afterwards , George asked me to come down and see if I could talk some sense into you . |
| 3 | De Villiers grinned disarmingly. ‘ 'T WOULD not be so bad if I could get some work done so I could visit her now and then , but there 's little chance of that with the Bishop running to the Queen every five minutes . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ It was n't exactly what I had in mind when I asked the council if I could donate some money for a seat in the park ’ |
| 5 | What if she could uncover some evidence that he was n't the paragon of virtue her mother blindly worshipped ? |
| 6 | The Italians , and indeed all foreigners , are known to be cruel to animals , thought Daisy , looking down to see if she could catch some peasant beating a horse or kicking a dog . |
| 7 | If she could buy some make-up after the X-ray expedition the discolouration would be hardly noticeable — only she 'd have to borrow some money from Penry , she realised , frowning . |
| 8 | If you could pour some tea in the tea in the milk I mean I think I would like it . |
| 9 | If you have paid for , or returned , any items it would be helpful if you could give some indication of the date of payment or return and whether a cheque was used . |
| 10 | I 'm the proud owner of a Series III SWB Petrol Land Rover , but I wonder if you could give some advice on a really effective alarm system that I could fit myself , also I did n't want to fit the hasp and staple type of bonnet lock , but the type that I have seen fitted to some County and Ninety models , is that possible . |
| 11 | As you said , they have n't actually , you know , it 'd be if you could get some sort of portable |
| 12 | He 's asked if you could pack some things from his house and bring the suitcase down to Immigration at Grantley Adams Airport at 7.30 this evening . |
| 13 | So it would be rather interesting if we could have some sort of comparison . |
| 14 | I think also if we could have some sort of timings when people could turn up . |
| 15 | I sent a message to ask if we could have some luncheon at one o'clock , sharp . |
| 16 | It would be much easier to get her identified if we could take some photographs around , to show to likely people . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ It would be great if we could organise some kind of writers ’ festival sometime in the future . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ It would be great if we could organise some kind of writers ’ festival sometime in the future . ’ |
| 19 | Erm a letter was sent to all district secretaries , who I think in mo , most cases sent these round to churches to see if we could get some idea from you as to what sort of increase in contributions could be possible for nineteen ninety three . |
| 20 | ‘ If we could get some discounts an' look at what we 're buyin' I fink we could do even better than we 're doin' now . |
| 21 | wondered if we could get some money from the Students |
| 22 | As well , Faye had asked earlier if they could devote some time to foot care , which both knew was very important . |
| 23 | For instance , I recall David Davis being asked by his class of adolescents if they could do some drama about prostitution . |
| 24 | Privately Captain Simcox hoped the IRA would be a match for the Tans — well , perhaps that was expecting too much — but it would be something if they could put some manners on them and give them a bloody nose now and again . |
| 25 | ‘ They asked if they could have some pictures , which I 've sent out . ’ |
| 26 | For example , one director commented that when he saw a topic referred to a few times then it would ‘ click ’ in his mind , and he would then consider if it could have some significance to his company . |
| 27 | If he could earn some money for a railway ticket he would go straight off to Amsterdam and ‘ fathom ’ the deafening silence which was tormenting him . |
| 28 | Erm , on there 's a specific question I 'd like to ask er if he could throw some light on that one . |
| 29 | Then one day the main guy who 'd been peeking at us turned up and asked if he could take some pictures of us . |