Example sentences of "[vb past] if they [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | He felt like telling the old folk it was not New Year 's Eve , but he doubted if they would believe him . |
| 2 | It still appeared deserted Their excitement was such that he doubted if they could stop now even if the gamekeeper did appear . |
| 3 | " They asked if they might come to see the palais , but they had of course to remain outside in the gardens with their nurse where they can do no damage . " |
| 4 | St Bartholomew 's church at Covenham was declining to the state of danger when a parish in California asked if they might have it and ship it stone by stone to the U.S.A. This caused much controversy for a while but finally it was decided that it should remain and be safely maintained on its original consecrated site . |
| 5 | At a meeting of the Company on 5th November 1491 , called at the request of Thomas Rich in the name of Julian Shaa and the other executors , the Goldsmiths asked if they might have £40 clear : this would allow them to fulfil all their obligations , to have some money spare for repairs and suchlike , and also to appropriate the balance to their own use . |
| 6 | which I asked if they would stay , but they altogether refused , and seeing that they refused I did not hinder them to go , for I will press no man . |
| 7 | finished , so I asked if they would help me to sort out the erm |
| 8 | One morning a carter and his son were delivering a load of firewood and Grandmother asked if they would like a slice of pudding before they left . |
| 9 | He stood up slowly , asked if they would like coffee , made his way out of the room when they accepted the offer . |
| 10 | Women on the way to FAMILY 'S housework classes would be stopped by feminists and asked if they would like to do karate or woodwork instead ; new fiancées would receive congratulatory cards in the post , enclosing leaflets outlining the legal rights of wives , while their startled boyfriends got anonymous warnings to behave . |
| 11 | All I was told is that you 're getting twelve months guarantee , but you 've got to have a three thousand mile service , and as the gentleman said erm I recorded the deliveries and sent them all back and on the third one , when I took it in I asked if they 'd put a new set of points in for me and erm unfortunately when it came out there was no compression at all and because because I it was suggested that I dug my heels in a bit and got an independent report and erm basically they told me to get lost because it cost fifty pound to do the report . |
| 12 | Huge hairy warts were stuck on her face and the make-up artists asked if they could cover her facial hair in mascara , giving her an instant moustache . |
| 13 | When I asked if they could make me an identical one trimmed with black fur and beading instead , they were horrified but they agreed in the end . ’ |
| 14 | People we knew asked if they could leave their horse , Shamrock , in one of the fields . |
| 15 | but then they 've got er er said they they asked if they could rent his house off him until they got themselves sorted out . |
| 16 | So when Grandad 's uncle , Richard Tallentire , asked if they could bring Mother up , they agreed to let her go . |
| 17 | I asked if they could give me something for the pain . |
| 18 | Gabriel knocked at the door and asked if they could give him a bed for the night and a bite to eat . |
| 19 | And we decided to get lots of copies for all our friends that we have n't seen for a long long time so I asked if they could do them for me but I thought they would be back by now , well they should of been back ages ago actually ! |
| 20 | One of two women in the car asked if they could help me . |
| 21 | Roles contacted a local cricket club , told them he wanted to photograph a bowler in action , and asked if they could help . |
| 22 | She asked if they could explore the craft . |
| 23 | At that stage , the partners approached their bankers , NatWest , and asked if they could operate separate bank accounts for each office . |
| 24 | I called my mum and dad and asked if they could take me to the hospital . |
| 25 | Most of the Healthcare group asked if they could attend , and as Brenda says ‘ We ended up with the most romantic wedding you could wish for . |
| 26 | ‘ They asked if they could have some pictures , which I 've sent out . ’ |
| 27 | One day they asked if they could have an aquarium of their own . |
| 28 | Clare had accidentally metamorphosed into a baker ten months before , when David took some of her homebaked bread to friends who lived nearby : they asked if they could buy bread regularly from her . |
| 29 | And he said if they can get someone else for the run they will . |
| 30 | No , mum said if they 'd have come erm , she 'd have put them in the bathroom . |