Example sentences of "i [vb past] if he [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 I met him two or three years later when I asked if he would make me a dress for the March of Dimes , using some peony pink silk that Winston brought back from China .
2 ‘ You must be joking , ’ a Russian friend said when I asked if he would watch the May Day parade on television .
3 I asked if he would swear a statement to this effect if it were necessary .
4 I asked if he would like a coffee , or to be taken home , but he could only shake his head .
5 ‘ Anyway , we remained friends , and when he decided to come down here and start his practice I asked if he would take me on as a pupil veterinary nurse .
6 In fact , had he four Mohammed Ali arms I doubted if he 'd know what to do with a paintbrush , or with a toothbrush for that matter .
7 I wondered if he would teach the right things and even if he knew enough himself !
8 I wondered if he would let me turn the handle if I gave it to him .
9 I wondered if he would come back , but knowing his personality so well I have to say I am not surprised that he has returned , ’ Roxburgh said .
10 I wondered if he would see at once that something had happened to make my need of him as great as his had been of me when he last saw me .
11 I wondered if he 'd turn up again . ’
12 He wore a rich robe so encrusted with precious metals and stones that I wondered if he could stand up under the weight And his eyes were tiny , wet and somehow avid as he looked me over — wholly ignoring Mala — from head to foot .
13 He reckoned to do most of his business in the bars and hospitality tents during the tournaments , and I wondered if he could remember the details after all the champagne .
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