Example sentences of "[to-vb] if you [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | Feedback is easier to accept if you can do something constructive once you have got it ; if you know how to develop yourself , you are more likely to welcome feedback when it is offered and also more likely to solicit it actively . |
2 | After you have studied these papers , I would be pleased to know if you could appear at the public inquiry to present evidence in support of the Regional Council 's case and , in particular , on the supply and demand for office floor space in the Edinburgh area , and the poor marketability of Millerhill as a location for major office and class 4 business development . |
3 | body of people to try and reduce the rent they were paying erm but it , it 's er , it 's initially a difficult situation that we have said yes we do n't mind you erm we do n't mind granting you that , but we want to know if you will accept an assignment of the lease from the previous company cos |
4 | I have been quoted coots ranging from £2,000 to £5,000 and I would like to know if you can give me any advice on which of the more common Ford , BMC , Perkins diesel engines can be obtained from scrappers , reconditioned and fitted . |
5 | It would be most interesting to know if you can think of other potential members — our seminars have in the last year or two proved popular and have been extraordinarily cost effective . |
6 | Mr you see various people are giving evidence , and Mr wants to ask the right person , certain questions , namely the person who er devised those words and er you are er somebody in a very important position er and er he 's trying to get it from you , and as he 's pointed out to you a company ca n't sit down and produce in some corporate way a phrase someone or two human beings or more have got to do it and he wants to know if you can help us er who , who that was , that 's , that 's all you see , he does n't want to ask you about it , no doubt er , er in the same way as he 'd want to ask a person that actually devised a word , d' ya see ? |
7 | I have been asked to approach you to see if you would like to submit a slide or photograph ( or indeed an original ) for consideration when we are choosing this year 's design . |
8 | I have been asked to approach you to see if you would like to submit a slide or photograph ( or indeed an original ) for consideration when we are choosing this year 's design . |
9 | I 've even been past Grey House twice to see if by any chance your car was there , to see if you 'd come back and not let me know . |
10 | But every night , after the light in your bedroom has been switched off , Swan will come to your window to see if you 'd like a ride . |
11 | They asked me to see if you 'd like me to bring you some . ’ |
12 | leaving it and then going back to it to see if you could integrate it plus some graphs . |
13 | In real life she went round clubs measuring men 's dicks to see if you could tell which club a man frequented by the size of his dick . ’ |
14 | You 'd do something more likely to reap a financial return , such as throw it off the top of Blackpool Tower in a Force Nine gale and run down the 763 steps to see if you could catch any of it before it blew away . |
15 | that was not intended to see if you could survive that , although that does happen |
16 | The point of the Right and Wrong Club was to see if you could get guttered six nights a week and not a lot has changed . |
17 | For example , if you smell burning in the middle of the night you will respond immediately and fully , and not bother to ‘ consult ’ any body clock to see if you should calm down and be asleep ! |
18 | ‘ You mean , to see if you can trip me up ! ’ |
19 | They 've erm volunteers to see if you can show this committee the presentation for the . |
20 | ‘ No , I 've come to see if you can fix her up with a couple of skirts and blouses , Annie , from your unredeemed stuff . |
21 | That 's to see if you can identify what the problems are with each of those three , and why they 're experiencing difficulties in their job . |
22 | This will probably be to see if you can think on your feet and react well under stress . |
23 | I 'd be grateful if you 'd go to Hastings to see if you can discover what 's niggling at her . |
24 | Maybe soon I 'll let ye have a chance to see if you can do anything — but remember , miracles are often caused by good luck . ’ |
25 | Er i this is why it 's important that you mix with people , that you get out and about , because if you find that everybody else is , is getting up the hill faster than you and everybody else is crossing the roads quicker than you and all the rest of it , it should tell you something , now I mean I do n't even want to go into competition but I think it is good occasionally to see if you can walk as fast as that eighteen year old in front of you . |
26 | ‘ The Gruagach sent me here , ’ began Caspar , and stopped , and then went on with more assurance , ‘ they sent me along to see if you can provide a — well , I do n't know what you 'd call it really . |
27 | Er if you were a fairly decent criminal though you , you may well have a look through the windows to see if you can see any detectors on the wall , just to confirm it , because by now you 'd be thinking that a lot of these are dummies . |
28 | It also makes sense to ask around among other people in the same field to see if you can pick up any extra information about the firm . |
29 | ‘ Anyway , ’ she said in what she hoped was a businesslike manner , ‘ I 've come to see if you can help me out on a special job . ’ |
30 | Right , do you want to see if you can catch up ? |