Example sentences of "[vb infin] if [pers pn] [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As public sector managers often benefit in terms of status , pay and conditions from the size of their bureaucracy , they will attempt to produce more of a non-marketed good than its customers would buy if they had to pay a price which reflected the cost of the good . |
| 2 | Sorry , I should explain to the committee that I was informed that the secretary who normally does the minutes for the half past one was sick , and had , she 'd been sent home by her doctor at lunch time , so I came back from lunch and had to come straight into committee , and I do apologize if I have missed bits of paper or whatever , I 've gathered up everything I could , but that might well be one of the things that I 've left behind . |
| 3 | Ooh I do n't know if we 've got any classics in there . |
| 4 | Welcome along to the show then , going Italian tonight er , do n't know if we 've got any Italian music planned for you , erm but we 'll wait and see shall we ? |
| 5 | Erm if we actually look erm and I do n't know if we did introduce to all members Bryony who is my assistant and who works very largely on the programme with me and on the educational and events side , and is acting minute secretary while Judith is on maternity leave . |
| 6 | and I do n't know if we want to agree to that straightaway in which case we get on to the next item . |
| 7 | So ‘ taking stock ’ is not simply concerned with ‘ How do we know if we have arrived ? ’ , but crucially ‘ Have we travelled by the best route ? ’ . |
| 8 | How will we know if we have got there ? |
| 9 | She did n't know if they had given themselves sufficient time to think things over before they married — that was the kind of question her sister Louise asked . |
| 10 | I got , do n't know if they stop doing it altogether now , I really do n't know what erm , you see , I 've got an old one , but it says on it on the voucher it 's not trans none transferable . |
| 11 | I do n't know if they 've done it ! |
| 12 | ‘ I do n't know if they 've applied . |
| 13 | Do n't know if they 've applied ? |
| 14 | ‘ I do n't know if they 've got wind of Owen 's accident — but , unfortunately , their timing is perfect ! ’ |
| 15 | yeah and er I would n't mind the extra width , I do n't know if they 've got that size in though |
| 16 | now , I do n't know if they 've got them ones in here , what they got in here I wonder if my husband will remember to get me one this year ? |
| 17 | You can hear them from a long way now what you do is you sit them down and let them take up their own particular position , you can , if they 've got their medication their Ventilin or whatever , you can put it beside them , they will know if they need to take it or not , get them with the fresh air and let them take up their own position which is usually leaning forward so that it expands their lungs , talk to them about something different because sometimes well they 've got to think of what to answer you , it 's relaxing those tubes , now if they 're taking their medication and it does n't work within about five minutes get them to hospital , because the only people that really die with asthma are those that have taken medication and keep saying I 'll give it a few more minutes , give it a few more minutes and if they 're getting worse and worse they 're leaving it too long . |
| 18 | In some societies the former is thought more admirable ; people should know if they have done well without public assessment . |
| 19 | Do you know if she got married ? |
| 20 | Do you know if she got married ? |
| 21 | He did not know if she had written it down in the letter , or if the cake was to be his punishment for all the bad things he had done . |
| 22 | I do n't know if she 's gone alone or with some , or with a friend , but er she said she wanted to , she 'd never been to California and she wanted to go before she was too old and crotchety to get there because David 's he 's in no fit state to go anywhere any more . |
| 23 | I do n't know if she 's got cold water or tropical |
| 24 | She did n't know if she wanted to look different or the same . |
| 25 | Caroline did n't know if she wanted to laugh or to cry . |
| 26 | Could you please explain to her what these are/mean and let me know if she wants to change them from this : needs to be finalized by lunchtime tomorrow . |
| 27 | ‘ My dear Mother , Mrs Mitchell says , ‘ Do let us know if you mean to bring home a little convict . ’ ’ |
| 28 | Had you phoned well I did n't know if you 'd phoned after I 'd rung you , or before I 'd rung you . |
| 29 | did you hear what I said , I think your , I do n't know if you 'd gone back in the house when I said , I 'll prepare , I 'll prepare the dinner |
| 30 | sign it so they 'd know if you 'd had pink paper . |