Example sentences of "see if [pers pn] [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Seen a a lot of other things I would n't have seen if I 'd have been working down a pit or behind a shop counter or something . |
| 2 | Where do you start with love , every body wants to love , every body wants to be loved , every one at some time or another is disappointed by love and while its difficult sometimes talking about it not talking about it can have some really serious consequences , so let's try to get to the heart of it tonight , one hundred women are prepared to share their wisdom if not their secrets , I 'd like to start off by seeing if we can differentiate between loving and being in love . |
| 3 | ‘ We 're seeing if we can move the gear lever , Dorcas , ’ said Nooty . |
| 4 | Tuesday night about seeing if we can do a bit more sorting out in her bedroom . |
| 5 | Recently some people have been trying a different approach , seeing if they can change the nature of the atoms such that fusion can occur at a useful rate even at room temperature . |
| 6 | This was a Hibs side , too , with no need to fear relegation and every incentive to probe for damage done by Rangers ' injury crisis while seeing if they could move themselves closer to a place in Europe . |
| 7 | This involved taking apart any statements made by known offenders and seeing if they could pinpoint a flaw somewhere along the line . |
| 8 | An example might be to focus on car number plates and seeing if you can make a word containing all the letters of the plate number , or in a supermarket look out for all items costing a particular amount of money , or in a crowded room noting the number of people with blue eyes . |
| 9 | ‘ It was a refreshing change of challenges and issues , seeing if you could deliver new ideas through old skills , ’ he said . |
| 10 | ‘ You were testing me , seeing if I 'd fit your image of that tarty little number who 'd led your innocent younger brother astray ? ’ |
| 11 | At a clandestine meeting in a North London bar , Brown tested me out by seeing if I could listen — without puking — to his stories about shagging wild women who dipped his dick in chocolate mousse . |
| 12 | I 'm just seeing if I can get these two shelves out . |
| 13 | ‘ That as soon as he was refuelled he took the opportunity of seeing if he could locate the remains of that American plane ? ’ |
| 14 | Seeing if he could break down old habits . |
| 15 | Sales estimated at many thousands of pounds are believed to have been lost and insurance companies were being consulted to see if they would pay out for loss of business . |
| 16 | He watched to see if they would look over at him and Slater , but they did n't . |
| 17 | I had taken a couple of slices of bread up the tree with me , with the intention of feeding small pieces of pinched flake into their midst to see if they would accept them . |
| 18 | Working under the name of Professor Dent ( a minor henchman in Dr No ) we contacted newspapers and magazines to see if they would take the following advertisements : |
| 19 | I might might check them out to see if they would mind if we did something later on in the week . |
| 20 | In late 1687 he began polling the deputy lieutenants and JPs to see if they would assist him in obtaining the election of a Parliament committed to the repeal of the penal laws and the Tests . |
| 21 | In case anyone thinks this was unnecessarily drastic , I did in fact leave them for a couple of hours to see if they would come out of their own accord — but they did n't , and I was concerned that they might starve if left to their own devices . |
| 22 | She waited to see if they would resume , if Maurin would mention anything of their own talk in the kitchen . |
| 23 | She waited by the window to see if they would reappear in the lane which led into the woods . |
| 24 | The government is reviewing the cases of about 60 people sentenced for political or security offences to see if they might qualify for pardon . |
| 25 | Contact your insurance company to see if they 'll offer a discount for customers with burglar alarms . |
| 26 | ‘ Well , give me a few minutes , ’ Mark said , ‘ and I 'll ring the Prime Minister 's office in Istanbul , to see if they 'll agree to a short postponement . ’ |
| 27 | The tank is large one — 56″ × 15″ × 36 ’ , but the Oscar has killed everything I have put in for company — even after going to great lengths to see if they 'll get on . |
| 28 | I stuck to lures , not because I have anything against bait fishing , but because I was interested to see if they 'd score . |
| 29 | There are regulations governing the safety of toys , which are tested to see if they will fit into a tube the width of a child 's throat . |
| 30 | The company has produced a first generation of plants from the modified seeds , and is now waiting to see if they will reproduce to a new generation , containing the implanted genes . |