Example sentences of "but if you [modal v] [verb] me " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ No , but if you 'll give me your spare keys I can be waiting here for you when you get back . |
2 | ‘ But if you 'll forgive me , Chieh Hsia , it still seems something of a gamble . |
3 | ‘ I know I 'm no substitute for either of the Julians , ’ she said at last , her tone carefully diffident , ‘ but if you would like me to come along ? |
4 | ‘ But if you 'd like me to be rude , I can assure you you 're the last person I wanted to bump into . ’ |
5 | ‘ No ’ , said Jane , ‘ but if you could give me her telephone number I 'll ring and arrange to have them delivered ’ . |
6 | ‘ But if you could give me some minutes of your time , I 'd happily delay my visit , ’ she suggested — and silently added , or not go to Prague at all . |
7 | Simon 's diary next week is rather full , but if you could telephone me early next week , we may be able to work out a time . |
8 | But if you could let me know … ’ |
9 | The odd day here and there is not important , but if you could let me know within the next couple of weeks or so when you intend to take a major part of your holiday away — if you know — I do n't myself know erm yet — but if you do know then I can have a look at the overall picture and see that we 're not all dispersed . |
10 | But if you could see me , you 'd think me but a sorry object to hobble to an altar . |
11 | He paused and said , ‘ This is not the time to discuss it , but if you will use me , I can help you . |
12 | I 'm sorry to intrude on you at this hour , but if you can give me a few minutes of your time you may be able to help me , and I 'll be very much obliged . ’ |