Example sentences of "if [pron] [modal v] [verb] in 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 | ’ I wis jist mebbe wonderin' if ye could pit in a word fir me ? ’ |
| 3 | Jack called Sandra and asked if she would appear in a Corman film that weekend . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | If you work now , not you know , not killing yourself but if you can put in a certain amount of work now and go without watching telly , sitting round , listening |
| 7 | ‘ If we can sneak in a small bottle of strong acid to the Bookman , ’ Mr Litmus explained , ‘ he can use it to burn through the bars at night . |
| 8 | The King asked hint if he would serve in a National Government under MacDonald . |
| 9 | Wickham recognized the type : willing enough to help but he must be allowed to go back to his friends with the news that his information was so valuable he had been allowed to talk to the man heading the inquiry , and if he could throw in a description of a place as exciting as a newspaper office so much to his credit . |