Example sentences of "if [pron] [modal v] [verb] to a " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | ‘ Well , sir , you seem very eager to please me , but I wonder if you will agree to a request of mine . ’ |
| 3 | We 'll see if we can come to a solution |
| 4 | Then there was a strange silence , as if we 'd come to a full stop , as if he 'd expected me to react in some other way . |
| 5 | Thirdly — we are planning a separate programme for the children so that you ( Mum ) will be free to enjoy the lively classes to be given by Margaret Charlwood and Chris Markham — one class will be with scarves — so please bring a large silky/rayon/polyester square with you and although not compulsory if we could keep to a blue theme for leotards it would make a lovely contrast with the scarves . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , give me a few minutes , ’ Mark said , ‘ and I 'll ring the Prime Minister 's office in Istanbul , to see if they 'll agree to a short postponement . ’ |
| 7 | The company has produced a first generation of plants from the modified seeds , and is now waiting to see if they will reproduce to a new generation , containing the implanted genes . |
| 8 | If they can come to a binding agreement , the prisoners will both profess their innocence and be sentenced to two years . |
| 9 | I have already had countless phone calls and letters from Rugby World & Post readers asking about the law of repeated infringement and if it could apply to a team as well as an individual player . |
| 10 | ‘ a police officer should be grateful if he could point to a clear cut instruction that he was only to stop a meeting if some incident at the meeting itself , whether caused by the speaker and his supporters or by the opposition present at the meeting place , led him to suppose that disorder was inevitable and could not be averted by any other means . ’ |
| 11 | If anything should happen to a diver 's umbilical , mask or helmet , this air supply can be used , either through a demand valve , a hose connected by a quick connect , or a hose end fed up through the neck dam of the helmet . |