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 . |