Example sentences of "if [pron] can [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Will you let us out if I can swim across a lake full of pike ? " |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Well you never know , Vic might even phone if she can get near a phone . |
| 4 | Ask if you can go on a course . |
| 5 | 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 . ’ |
| 6 | 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 ? |
| 7 | Listen , if you can think of a cure , let me know . |
| 8 | It would be a good idea to develop a formula for using this kind of programme so that you know precisely what kind of item you are looking for and , if you can arrange for a regular supply , you do n't need to spend a lot of time viewing it to work out how you are going to use it . |
| 9 | If you use it from floor to ceiling in a recess — say the recesses either side of a chimney breast — it will look as if you can walk into a whole extra room next door . |
| 10 | ‘ If you can sleep for a couple of hours , while the tablets take effect , I 'm sure by this evening you 'll feel much more your old self . ’ |
| 11 | If we 're just talking about the niceties of the way these things are laid out , previous set of procedures say things like page one-o-two , page one-o-three etc , and I think that is probably good practice if you can look at a page number and so you know exactly how many pages to expect so , we can probably do that when we re-issue these procedures as well . |
| 12 | However if you can unify against a , a target then there 's a lot more of you against this thing so what Mao I think is , is saying that if we can utilize this |
| 13 | and see if you can agree as a group , on where you 're putting them , and do n't be too influenced by people that might be wrong |
| 14 | If you can pick between a common and a less common word , always choose the common one . |
| 15 | Now if you can mark off a hundred degrees . |
| 16 | If there is no police station to hand , go to a public place , such as a garage , and ask if you can ring for a cab . |
| 17 | THERE 'S a feast of live football this week — but only if you can get near a TV set with a satellite . |
| 18 | Different individuals work at different speeds — you are more likely to achieve most if you can work at a speed which challenges you but which is not beyond your capacity to attain . |
| 19 | 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 |
| 20 | So let's see if we can think of a way of doing it . |
| 21 | We 'll see if we can come to a solution |
| 22 | ‘ 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 . |
| 23 | It can be useful in traffic if one can distinguish between a mini-car and a ten-ton lorry approaching ; on a train journey , the vibration can reveal when breaks are applied and the train is slowing down . |
| 24 | If one can speak of a vocal Achilles heel , then Miss Roocroft 's is still her cloudy diction . |
| 25 | The effort is likely to be politically disastrous , even if they can agree on a successor . |
| 26 | If they can come to a binding agreement , the prisoners will both profess their innocence and be sentenced to two years . |