Example sentences of "if [pron] can be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If nothing can be done to save her , I almost wish she was already dead . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I may yet be of some temporary use to my Chapter if I can be salvaged . |
| 3 | As we set out I wonder if I can be allowed more miracles and how the rest of my family and fellow pilgrims will be affected . |
| 4 | ‘ If you want the exact quantities , buy my book , ’ he said at one point , one eye in the direction of the BBC publicity department , before adding , as the other swivelled down towards his drink , ‘ if I can be bothered to write it . ’ |
| 5 | Might turn out my bedroom if I can be bothered . |
| 6 | I know but I but I do n't know if I can be bothered tonight . |
| 7 | Maybe ta , sort the clothes if I can be bothered . |
| 8 | Thank you , I do n't know if I can be bothered for twenty five pounds , no I would if she asked me , but I do n't know if I 'll bother ringing up as well |
| 9 | When ordering my lunches these days , I try to avoid the use of the term ‘ packed lunch ’ and merely ask if I can be supplied with certain items in a bag to take away . |
| 10 | If somebody can be persuaded to say something which is critical of Darwin he can get his name in the papers or on the box . |
| 11 | And it 's so demotivating , like you know , how are supposed to get the best out of your staff if nobody can be bothered to tell you how you 're doing ? |
| 12 | The woman we have just described is 30 lb ( 13.6 kg ) overweight and she should be delighted if she can be rid of this in around a year . |
| 13 | The caller asks if she can be informed as gently as possible that a very close relative has died . |
| 14 | Using Egan 's approach to problem management described above , Sally 's case may be used to demonstrate that she will benefit more if she can be helped to focus on what are , in her opinion , the most pressing problems . |
| 15 | Come , let's see if you can be made to speak again . |
| 16 | Many find the rhythm of a larger horse more comfortable but turn to page 31 to see if you can be converted ! |
| 17 | If you can be forgiven , surely you can learn to forgive yourself . |
| 18 | You should , of course , still be treated fairly and this may entail your employer looking round his organisation , perhaps even the whole corporate group of which he is part , to see if you can be fitted in elsewhere at an appropriate level , before finally deciding to terminate your employment . |
| 19 | But whether or not the contract has anything to say on this subject , an employer should at least explore the possible alternatives to dismissal , such as allowing you to make other transport arrangements or seeing if you can be fitted in elsewhere within the organisation . |
| 20 | So they gave me minute instructions ( enclosed , along with the much-travelled draft , in the foreign-desk-clerk 's handwriting ) about what you should say to them if you can be persuaded to try them again . |
| 21 | And if you can be bothered staying up for this , it will take you through to 6am tomorrow . |
| 22 | If you can be bothered , when the competition is over , to write the correct answer on the enclosed p.c. and pop it in the post , I shall be very grateful . |
| 23 | I 'm sure she 'll get better quicker if something can be done about her mental state . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ And she may be lonely , ’ Sophia had added , ‘ wanting to meet people of her own kind , if we can be called that . ’ |
| 25 | Why , he thought — if one can be said to think in dreams — did I ever take this on ? |
| 26 | Two matrices , A , B are said to be equivalent if one can be derived from the other by any finite number of elementary operations of the types specified above . |
| 27 | The ultimate ‘ aim ’ of beauty , if there can be said to be such a thing , is to point us towards the spiritual realm . |
| 28 | People understand their own and other people 's lives not just in terms of class fractions or units of labour power even if they can be categorised as such . |
| 29 | Thus , even where the immediate constraints impose tight restrictions on behaviour the group can still be effective if they can be motivated to work together to achieve their objectives . |
| 30 | Administrative and ideological superstructures assume more ‘ manageable ’ proportions if they can be seen as subordinate to a more or less universal classroom reality . |