Example sentences of "if [pron] [modal v] [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If I may speak in a spirit of complaint , David , I might point out that it 's easy for you to talk and even easier to talk tough . |
| 2 | If I may digress for a moment , I refer him in turn to the successful water system invented by the Greeks at Pergamon . |
| 3 | I also told them about the financial statement we had issued and afterwards received a letter asking if I would send on a financial statement , which I did " . |
| 4 | If I should tell at a tea table in London , that I have crossed the Atlantick in an open boat , how they 'd shudder , and what a fool they 'd think me to expose myself to such danger . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ If I should die by an IRA bomb , that would n't worry me . |
| 6 | I wondered if I should climb into a barge and pole myself across but the mists still hung over the water , I was cold , frightened , and so , following Benjamin 's instructions , returned to my own chamber . |
| 7 | And if not I 'll see if I can think of an excuse to try and contact her myself . ’ |
| 8 | Will you let us out if I can swim across a lake full of pike ? " |
| 9 | The second planning policy guidance note which erm the new settlement tracked as was the policy guidance note number twelve , and I wonder if I can grapple for a moment with the S word , sustainable . |
| 10 | I 'd asked my mum and dad if I could go to a boarding school — the one in Edinburgh Andy was at , for example — but they 'd said I would n't like it and besides it would cost a lot of money . |
| 11 | I thought , if I could go for a hybrid of these two , and get comedians to come in and sit with deadpan expressions , I might have something interesting on my hands . |
| 12 | I felt that if I could get into a regular habit-forming routine then I would be able to keep it up beyond the 30 days . |
| 13 | I did n't know if I could work with a choreographer . |
| 14 | ’ I wis jist mebbe wonderin' if ye could pit in a word fir me ? ’ |
| 15 | Jack called Sandra and asked if she would appear in a Corman film that weekend . |
| 16 | Well you never know , Vic might even phone if she can get near a phone . |
| 17 | She drifted into sleep , resisting an urge to move closer and press her mouth to his shoulder , combating it by wondering what his reaction might be if she should succumb to an opposing temptation and sink her teeth into the flesh her nails had already marred . |
| 18 | She had heard rhyming slang , she knew what four by twos meant , and she 'd once been asked if she could speak with a Jewish accent . |
| 19 | So , having no more to discuss on that topic , I went on to ask Sylvia if she could think of a place in her own home where she felt uneasy if the door was shut . |
| 20 | If she could think of a good reason to ask questions about the missing don among his colleagues , she might well come up with some interesting answers . |
| 21 | The girl looked as if she could do with a fairy godmother , or perhaps just a mother . |
| 22 | Again , if she could trade in a small part of the total value of the child benefit accruing to her , she would have a sizeable sum to present as a down-payment on a house . |
| 23 | If she could fit in a few days ' break in order to attend the wedding in Andorra she would , she promised , and Peter returned to Rocamar the next day , leaving Sarella to close one chapter of her life and get on with the next . |
| 24 | Both tyres he says du n no if you 'll get through an M O T with them . |
| 25 | If you will hold for a moment … ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Well , sir , you seem very eager to please me , but I wonder if you will agree to a request of mine . ’ |
| 27 | Ask if you can go on a course . |
| 28 | There is to be a fancy-dress parade , with a bicycle as a prize for the best entry , so see if you can think of a good idea for a character . ’ |
| 29 | But can you think of anyone who stands out as being somebody who really does their bit and yet does it possibly with humility or erm I 'm thinking of rather than saying sort of a general terminology of sort of Prime Ministers or what have you , erm I 'm thinking if you can think of a a particular person ? |
| 30 | Listen , if you can think of a cure , let me know . |