Example sentences of "[verb] if they [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did n't know if they would succeed , but it showed that , even here , there were people prepared to work together for the common good . |
| 2 | Nicholas said , ‘ I did n't know if they would do it . ’ |
| 3 | I do n't know if they 'll do that |
| 4 | Do n't you know if they 'll move ? ’ |
| 5 | I do n't know if they 'll convince the whole industry , but it will be attractive to some customers . |
| 6 | I do n't know if they 'll get it . ’ |
| 7 | Their husbands were away and they did n't know if they 'd come back or not and er , one girl er th this was n't at the , near where I used to live at . |
| 8 | I do n't know if they 'd have me . |
| 9 | ‘ I invited them to use anything they wanted to and to let me know if they could improve on it . |
| 10 | I do n't know if they will make it but , either way , I doubt if I will see him again . |
| 11 | Well th they , they 're used to selling cheapy stuff , they do n't know if they can sell this , they 've taken a couple on |
| 12 | Right , well , we 'll have to , but you know if people have to let me know if they can turn up then . |
| 13 | The thinking behind the wolf plan was to discover if they could regulate the deer numbers and live in harmony with the rest of the island 's wildlife . |
| 14 | He felt like telling the old folk it was not New Year 's Eve , but he doubted if they would believe him . |
| 15 | It still appeared deserted Their excitement was such that he doubted if they could stop now even if the gamekeeper did appear . |
| 16 | ‘ Whatever would Daisy and Edwin Pettigrew say if they could see such behaviour ! ’ |
| 17 | On the American side the multilateralists believed that protectionism in the United States might be weakened if they could win a demonstrable success against Imperial Preference . |
| 18 | Depending on his assessment of the patient , the therapist may judge that he should be encouraged to use open access only as a last resort ; in other cases it has to be accepted that the patient and his relatives may benefit if they can use this facility often . |
| 19 | What would they all think if they could see her now ? |
| 20 | Recently some people have been trying a different approach , seeing if they can change the nature of the atoms such that fusion can occur at a useful rate even at room temperature . |
| 21 | This was a Hibs side , too , with no need to fear relegation and every incentive to probe for damage done by Rangers ' injury crisis while seeing if they could move themselves closer to a place in Europe . |
| 22 | This involved taking apart any statements made by known offenders and seeing if they could pinpoint a flaw somewhere along the line . |
| 23 | Sales estimated at many thousands of pounds are believed to have been lost and insurance companies were being consulted to see if they would pay out for loss of business . |
| 24 | He watched to see if they would look over at him and Slater , but they did n't . |
| 25 | I had taken a couple of slices of bread up the tree with me , with the intention of feeding small pieces of pinched flake into their midst to see if they would accept them . |
| 26 | Working under the name of Professor Dent ( a minor henchman in Dr No ) we contacted newspapers and magazines to see if they would take the following advertisements : |
| 27 | I might might check them out to see if they would mind if we did something later on in the week . |
| 28 | In late 1687 he began polling the deputy lieutenants and JPs to see if they would assist him in obtaining the election of a Parliament committed to the repeal of the penal laws and the Tests . |
| 29 | In case anyone thinks this was unnecessarily drastic , I did in fact leave them for a couple of hours to see if they would come out of their own accord — but they did n't , and I was concerned that they might starve if left to their own devices . |
| 30 | She waited to see if they would resume , if Maurin would mention anything of their own talk in the kitchen . |