Example sentences of "[verb] if [pron] could [vb infin] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | At one point we did n't even know if we could record the thing at all . ’ |
| 2 | He did not know if he could play the flute and he was afraid to try . |
| 3 | There was something he had to do , and he did n't know if he could find the courage . |
| 4 | Do n't know if I could do the electric one definitely Guess that 's about whether the I 'd like one of them , one of them and yeah but we do n't know when it can be delivered , so we ca n't do it that early you ca n't say yeah but but er we 'll let you know , well we can so it 's there that 's what we wish , they 'd the bills go and we 'll let you know when you can be the keys can be available for you to put it in . |
| 5 | It er they 'd had a fire there and they wanted to know if I could replace the lock . |
| 6 | The thinking behind the wolf plan was to discover if they could regulate the deer numbers and live in harmony with the rest of the island 's wildlife . |
| 7 | When the yard closed we began to wonder if we could use the Worm in some way , and when Sakata opened we began to realize how . |
| 8 | He might forfeit the respect of the fastidious few : that would not matter if he could win the votes of the many . |
| 9 | ‘ That as soon as he was refuelled he took the opportunity of seeing if he could locate the remains of that American plane ? ’ |
| 10 | Many had come to see if they could break the record for the longest uninterrrupted ride on the tidal wave . |
| 11 | The Edinburgh specialists were so touched by their pleas they invited the family over to Edinburgh to see if they could help the boy . |
| 12 | Almost nine months later , we found an engine without the accessories , and Continental Airlines once again came to the rescue , flying Tim , our mechanic Chuck Blanchard and me out to see if we could get the Tri-Pacer flying again . |
| 13 | We then had a stroke of luck as Filden I broke down in Dieppe and the owner was sent to see if he could locate the trouble . |
| 14 | From over George 's shoulder stared the portrait of a general whose handling of an attack in the South African war had caused so many casualties to his own brigade that he had immediately been promoted away to see if he could do the same thing with divisions and corps . |
| 15 | So , he grafted tissue from the posterior margin that would die to other parts of the chick limb to see if he could rescue the cells from death . |
| 16 | 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. |
| 17 | Although Korda was now more of a financier than an active producer , it was his suggestion that led Graham Greene to visit Austria to see if he could find the background in the four-power occupation of Vienna which would inspire him to extend his one-line story : ‘ I had paid my last farewell to Harry less than a week ago , when his coffin was lowered in the frozen February ground , so that it was with incredulity that I saw him pass by , without a sign of recognition , among the host of strangers in the Strand . ’ |
| 18 | ( In this particular case Hertz was testing Maxwell 's electromagnetic theory to see if he could produce the radio waves predicted by that theory . ) |
| 19 | The three weeks that I was in the scheme for — they trained me to see if I could do the job properly , they were able to see what I 'd be like when I was doing the job . |
| 20 | I blurted out , ‘ Doctor Reid , could I try to see if I could stop the disease without using splints or operating ? ’ |
| 21 | I ran to see if I could help the traveller , who was swearing furiously as he pulled himself free of his horse . |
| 22 | ‘ You said it ’ , slammed back Wimbush , ‘ and I bet he 'd puke if he could see the hollow tribute you 've paid him . ’ |
| 23 | We also asked if we could get the same consultation period because they are breaking it up at the four sites and some sites will get thirty days ' notice others will get the ninety days . |
| 24 | She asked if they could explore the craft . |
| 25 | He came to our house and knocked on the door and asked if he could use the toilet , because it was a good way of getting in . |
| 26 | Duncan , seeing that there was no phone-extension in the room , asked if he could use the manager 's . |
| 27 | yeah , I 'm going to go back into my bedroom and Neil can still use the ensuite shower cos he 's got the tip of the idea that he 's got to come in clothed and knock on the door cos last time I was in my bedroom he asked if he could use the shower , situation he 'd you know , and I 'd let him after all , it 's not as though my be , there 's a door between my bedroom and the |
| 28 | He called at the Vicarage at about half past two and asked if he could see the church . |
| 29 | He produced a full bottle of whisky from his briefcase , poured out three tumblerfuls , and asked if he could have the television on . |
| 30 | Another time , in a French lesson , when the word falaise ( cliff ) was being discussed , he jumped up and asked if he could illustrate the word by drawing a cliff on the blackboard . |