Example sentences of "if you [modal v] find a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It obviously helps if you can find a yard near home , and most DIY owners find that five to ten miles is the farthest they want to travel . |
| 2 | See if you can find a tickatape reading machine for a |
| 3 | If you can find a stake that long at the garden centre , it will probably be painted green , with perhaps a black painted end for the ground — do n't be deceived . |
| 4 | And , if you can find a minister that 's willing to go wherever you want to go ! |
| 5 | If you can find a Porsche centre able to demonstrate an RS to you , put some time aside and insist on an experienced specialist . |
| 6 | But if you can find a grain of good wheat in it , for God 's sake pick it out and show it to me , for I have overlooked |
| 7 | See if you can find a vet who shares your enthusiasm . |
| 8 | ‘ You can borrow it if you can find a guarantor . |
| 9 | This route begins from Glen Nevis and you can take your car up to the head of the Glen and leave it in a packed car park , if you can find a space between the ice-cream vans and hot-dog vendors . |
| 10 | If you can find a section of drain that is for most of the time coloured , for any reason whatsoever , then this would be a very good place to start . |
| 11 | If you can find a partner of roughly the same level , this is an excellent way of practising . |
| 12 | This batch I am sending you are for keeps , if you can find a place for them ! |
| 13 | ‘ Go inside and see if you can find a light . |
| 14 | Olive ash , for instance , makes a good ploughed field , as does yew , especially if you can find a piece with a nice ‘ crook ’ grain ; zebrano is useful for both water and sky ; walnut often yields a rock formation ; some of the ‘ burr ’ types ( eg. walnut , ash and elm ) make excellent tree foliage , if the scale is right . |
| 15 | Over by the volleyball court a crowd of older children gathered to look at postcards of Scotland ( always an icebreaker , particularly if you can find a picture of someone in a kilt ) . |