Example sentences of "if he could [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Without asking if he could smoke , he quickly took out a cigarette and lit it , and then belatedly offered her one . |
| 2 | He came into the carriage in his khaki uniform , this great English bear with the manners of a gentleman , and asked if he could smoke . |
| 3 | Ralph Pike asked Harvey if he could smoke . |
| 4 | In view of the high cost of subscriptions , D Mann asked C Will if he could prepare a list of current subscriptions , and current exchanges , to see if the Librarian could identify journals which were no longer needed for our work programme . |
| 5 | Dermot was devoted to England and always maintained that he never went abroad if he could avoid it . |
| 6 | ( Eight was also the Number of Bel-Shamharoth , which was why a sensible wizard would never mention the number if he could avoid it . |
| 7 | A fatal accident inquiry at Dumbarton Sheriff Court yesterday was told that the pilot , Robert Watts , 53 , had been advised not to try to fly to Mull if he could avoid it . |
| 8 | He was sitting in a chair — we were all having our picture taken — and I mentioned that it would be good if he could stand with us , so we could all be together . |
| 9 | He wore a rich robe so encrusted with precious metals and stones that I wondered if he could stand up under the weight And his eyes were tiny , wet and somehow avid as he looked me over — wholly ignoring Mala — from head to foot . |
| 10 | Eudo summoned all his strength , as if he could stand the pain no longer , and whispered a name . |
| 11 | Lancashire they used to call it and , we used to , they used to set one on at first and then , as he knocked , if he could knock one off his feet onto his two feet , then he had to help him to knock the others over as they come in close and er , I know they do n't sound nothing like , you know , now but er , in them days we use to think it was great . |
| 12 | What would they say if he were to ask Sir Philip if he could marry their daughter ? |
| 13 | ‘ He sat on the sofa with tea and biscuits and asked if he could watch Coronation Street . |
| 14 | First , however , he had to ask Isobel if he could alter the lighting in the garage , so that he could see better at night . |
| 15 | ‘ But he would be a very strong runner indeed for Walker Cup honours , never mind international selection , if he could lift a trophy . ’ |
| 16 | The German was dropped just before the end of the third lap and Andy was again in medal territory if he could hold against fatigue and the heat . |
| 17 | In his spare time he sat with the Bookman in the spots of sun on the shelves or hunted for Mould to ask him if he could borrow some of his tools . |
| 18 | He did n't say , ‘ Get lost , Kraut , ’ but just asked if he could borrow Speich 's note-pad and ball-point . |
| 19 | He had been tempted , so amusing did he find the situation , to ring the doorbell and ask if he could borrow a jack to change a wheel , or something . |
| 20 | if he could borrow a screwdriver on the end of our little shops there . |
| 21 | Then he phoned to ask if he could visit me and my daughter . |
| 22 | She wondered what Colonel Hoggatt would think if he could visit his laboratory now . |
| 23 | There must have been something specially feline about that particular note , because Gautier carried out experiments to see if he could fool the cat , but she always responded with her critical paw precisely when the note reached high A. |
| 24 | He also asked if he could send one extra girl along ( that makes 3 girls/2 boys ) . |
| 25 | I said there were the that county record form and this man asked me from the museum that handled it if he could send them back to erm to Wiltshire . |
| 26 | However , in a concession to a veto threat delivered by US President George Bush , Congress allowed Bush the authority to restore the aid programme if he could certify " that the government of Jordan has taken steps to advance the peace process in the Middle East , or that furnishing assistance to Jordan would be beneficial to the peace process in the Middle East " . |
| 27 | Her father turned , to look suddenly up the stairs , as if he could sense Ellie hidden there , listening . |
| 28 | Because the women were so strange to him , it was as if he could sense the warmth of their spirits as a palpable force in the house . |
| 29 | The journey to Calcutta took some hours , and when we arrived the Army met us and wanted to put us all in to some barracks , but I protested and rang up the Bishop , Foss Westcott , and asked if he could advise me what to do as Margaret by this time was very ill . |
| 30 | Beckman had indeed contacted Branson to see if he could advise him on the taking of anti-trust action , but the offer had not been taken up . |