Example sentences of "so if [pers pn] [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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1 | So if we would like further consultation apparently it was noted in view of the test carry out what we could do erm in fact the questionnaires have the response , I do share some of Mr 's er er worries that erm I think we ought to get out of the way and say to number one that this er . |
2 | And so if we could start from these unquestionable little bits of reality , and build everything out of this by pure logical construction , we would have shown that the world is coherent and logical , and we would have shown that ordinary beliefs erm were not open to doubt , were rational and certain . |
3 | So if we could collect it all up together and when we are going down we could take the whole lot down out of the way . |
4 | So if we could show PC j false this would have the double effect of undermining the Gettier counter-examples and ( part at least of ) the first sceptical argument . |
5 | Chair , erm , every year we try and hold er , an event or something of interest to the local business community , to local industries , and we have contacts with local freight-forwarders , banks and companies that have exported , embassies , and we 're proposing that we erm , hold the event this year on the subject of exporting and how to do it , because we 've had very many small companies that might be clueless and want to know erm , exact nuts and bolts of it , so if we could run an event on that basis , and then use that event as the core of a group to take across in this case , Ireland , but perhaps in the future , Holland , who knows where else , to actually sell , using the services of erm , the Embassy in Dublin , our Embassy and the Chamber , with whom we have very good links , then it would be to the benefit of our businesses . |
6 | The R Y A does n't need an enormous subscription income and so if we could increase personal membership to say four hundred and eighty thousand , which happens to be the aggregate membership of our member clubs , this could be at a very much lower individual subscription and this in turn would facilitate selling membership to the nearly two million yachts persons who are not members of clubs . |
7 | When the nuclei of light elements join together or ‘ fuse ’ , energy is released ; what is more , the amount is more than the energy needed to push these nuclei into one another overcoming the electrical repulsion , so if we could accomplish this efficiently we would have a plentiful and dean supply of energy . |
8 | So if we could look at those things and talk to the Government to see if it 's possible , it maybe it is n't possible then that 's a different argument but we should be seen to be doing something er to let this die on it 's own will A , will deprive other people for odd jobs and in some cases I 've met the representation two guys there who used their redundancy money for Airways to purchase er a small aircraft and are running a flying school . |
9 | So if we could get into groups of maybe about four . |
10 | You ca n't play sport properly on a shoestring so if we could get a major sponsor for the world cup it 'd put a lot of people 's minds at rest so they could concentrate on their cricket |
11 | Energy in the brain comes from burning glucose , so if we could find out if , where and when more glucose was being used in the minutes after training , we would have a clue as to which areas of the brain were relevant to the memory storage process . |
12 | So if we could lie down for twenty minutes sometime in the afternoon or early evening , then we would lengthen the spine to support us more efficiently for the latter part of the day . |
13 | So if we could determine how many primordial black holes there are now , we would learn a lot about the very early stages of the universe . |
14 | So if we could use , insist on issuing licences , that would go a long way to sorting some of these of these problems out . |
15 | So if we can hurt them or certainly gang together if you like , cos unity is strength , and between the three workforces they 'll certainly slow down production and hopefully force things . |
16 | The universe , in fact , is expanding ( although that 's another talk really ) and for the present purpose the important thing is that they 're moving away at a speed which increases with their distance and so if we can measure the speed that they 're moving away from us , then we can find their distance , and that takes us to the edge of the universe . |
17 | We 'll go erm to our next caller very shortly who 's just waiting on the line , so if we can go to that caller yet , we ca n't just for the moment I 'm told . |
18 | So if we can break to your syndicate groups and start er the first role play cycle to get going , what , ten to four ? |
19 | So if we can tighten the screw it 's possible to actually get these people in my view to start seeing our interests as well . |
20 | Pat has got five thousand odd words to read to us , so if we can scoot round fairly quickly today . |
21 | So if we can do something that may trick the would-be burglar into thinking there 's someone in , then he may well go somewhere else . |
22 | So if we can save some cost |
23 | So if we can have a look at another case , er did anybody do erm excuse me , Mr and Mrs ? ? |
24 | So if we can have some good examples of the English language please . |
25 | Over-provision has a sort of knock-on effect that er whatever we provide this time , we shall be asked to provide at the next revision of the structure plan and so if we can keep some land back this time , then that might be what we offer next time , we have to roll forward the structure plan . |
26 | in the next couple of weeks , so if we can use them |
27 | Erm obviously most teams will win their home matches , particularly with the travelling that 's going off , so if we can sneak a win when we go away and get a win tonight then we must be in with a good chance . |
28 | I mean we have n't actually had a knock back , we have n't actually put the request in yet so if we can proceed on that format of applying |
29 | So if we can find out where those these are the important points , where it cuts that axis and where it cuts that one . |
30 | So if we can look at the relatively small numbers , albeit , I mean , tragic numbers of people who have been harmed or died , we do have to set it into perspective against risks in other walks of life and against the enormous benefits that medicines have done . |