Example sentences of "to see if [pers pn] could [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Three years after his birth , his father , who was a Jewish wool-merchant , decided to move to Vienna in order to see if he could improve his business there . |
| 2 | I thought he wanted to see if he could help his father , but it was too late . ’ |
| 3 | He would call at the house at random times to see if he could catch his wife in compromising circumstances . |
| 4 | Seven-thirty came and she glanced through the curtains to see if she could see your car drawing up . |
| 5 | She moved her mouth about a bit to see if she could find her tongue . |
| 6 | She began to wriggle slightly , to see if she could get her hands free , but it was no good , the straps were still too tight . |