Example sentences of "if [pers pn] [modal v] make the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I got involved because his family live some way away and they asked me if I could make the arrangements , sort things out until they got there . |
| 2 | ‘ I did n't want to work in a shop or a bank so I wrote to my local radio station , West Sound , asking if I could make the tea . ’ |
| 3 | And Douglas had promised that Shiona 's lifelong ambition — to study fashion design in London — was hers for the taking if she could make the grade . |
| 4 | Without a doubt , if you can make the journey from where you live , the very best thing to do is to visit the Trial Grounds of the National Rose Society at St Albans , Herts , — the Mecca of the rose — where you will be able to get as much information as you want , and straight answers from knowledgeable staff . |
| 5 | Yes , so you can get , once you 've got your tenth one , if you can make the word that 's it |
| 6 | When searching for the right adjective , bear in mind that your effect on the reader will be stronger if you can create physical sensation , if you can make the reader conjure up a colour , a texture , a smell or a sound , rather than using a word like ‘ soothing ’ , or ‘ lovely ’ or ( worst of all ) ‘ evocative ’ . |
| 7 | Not only do you have to complete lines of blocks , without leaving gaps but if you can make the numbers , which are displayed on each part of a block , add up to the target figure you get a bonus and a bomb . |
| 8 | The success of the new Continental R , and before that the Bentley Turbo , shows that if it can make the sort of car that new customers approve of , it should still be able to find 3,000 buyers a year around the world . |
| 9 | A 68 put Ballesteros safely through to the last two days but a distressed Olazabal , despite a 69 , faced an anxious wait to see if he would make the cut . |
| 10 | Bodie raced up the stairs to Doyle 's apartment , and rang the buzzer furiously , stabbing the button as if he could make the door open by doing so . |
| 11 | If he could make the shelter of the trees he thought there might be a chance of watching the high road from the wood 's far side . |
| 12 | If he could make the Prophet fire and miss once more , the gun would be empty … always assuming the man had acquired no further ammunition . |