Example sentences of "if you could [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | ’ I wis jist mebbe wonderin' if ye could pit in a word fir me ? ’ |
2 | I am anxious that you should start work on this project as soon as possible , so that there are no last-minute delays , I should therefore be grateful if you could start on the first batch of frames , of which I give details below : |
3 | Er If you could think about your experience of buying stamps of buying stamps and other items , to collect from the main counter of your Post Office . |
4 | Erm , yeah , sh I know you 'll be thinking about sending her to prison today but if you could think of anything else that erm , I do n't know , a suspended sentence or something like that , then obviously she 'd , she 'd be really grateful for that , would n't you , Mrs , yeah erm , er , Mrs White is there anything else you want me to say ? |
5 | if you would n't mind in the meantime if you could think of a few names you know as you 're going about your daily business . |
6 | It was n't as if you could rely on him being away from home during the working day . |
7 | It would do us far more honour if you could succeed in obtaining a post under some other great lord . |
8 | I should therefore esteem it a favour if you could speak to your friends along the lines I have indicated . |
9 | I wonder if you could comment on the possibility of putting a Land Rover 5 bearing diesel engine into my 6 cylinder 109 inch chassis . |
10 | Accordingly , I would be most appreciative if you could arrange for this to happen . |
11 | I wonder if you could arrange for these to be returned to us for signature by the Press ? |
12 | I would be grateful if you could arrange for clause two to be completed and initialled and the documents signed and returned to us for signature on behalf of the Press . |
13 | Mrs Rena Jamieson , however , will still be attending and I would be pleased if you could arrange for a replacement invoice , which I believe will total £85.00 , to be sent to the above address , for the attention of Miss H White . |
14 | As this Department is responsible for the fees for the course , which I believe will total £170.00 , I would be grateful if you could arrange for this amount to be invoiced to the above address , for the attention of Miss Heather White . |
15 | As this Department is responsible for the cost of accommodation , which I believe will total £ , I would be grateful if you could arrange for the amount due to be invoiced to the above address for the attention of Miss H White . |
16 | I would be grateful if you could arrange for one copy of all your departmental letterheads , leaflets , forms and publications which use the logo Lothian Regional Council , the crest or any departmental logos , to be sent to Pamela Bruce , Corporate Services Department , Room 3.13 , Regional Headquarters , George IV Bridge , Edinburgh . |
17 | I 'd be very grateful if you could arrange for this work to be carried out . |
18 | I feel certain you will be interested in come of these reports and to aid distribution , and to prevent our troubling you with unwanted copies , I would be grateful if you could arrange for the enclosed card to be completed and returned to us . |
19 | If you could relate to somebody , in the lobby , escalator |
20 | 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 . |
21 | It would be helpful if you could confirm by telephone whether you are able to attend for interview on the date and at the time indicated . |
22 | ‘ You look as if you could do with a cup . ’ |
23 | You look as if you could do with a hot drink , and as a matter of fact , so could 1 . |
24 | ‘ You looked as if you could do with a sit-down , ’ said the boy 's mother . |
25 | ‘ You look as if you could do with a bit of help … ’ |
26 | Come on ; you look as if you could do with this coffee . ’ |
27 | On the other hand , you sound as if you could do with a laugh . |
28 | You look as if you could do with collapsing on a sofa . ’ |
29 | but er , even then if you , if you could go to your doctor , if you wanted slimming tablets , they gave you Dexadrin or |
30 | If you could go to her , genuinely sorry for the hurt you had caused her and knowing that you had come to terms with your conflict about the difference in your ages , then maybe she might be willing to consider starting again . |