Example sentences of "if i [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 | 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 . |
6 | Will you let us out if I can swim across a lake full of pike ? " |
7 | 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 . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | 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 . |
10 | 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 . |
11 | I did n't know if I could work with a choreographer . |