Example sentences of "[noun] of [noun] if we [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The crackling of a fire , the dawn chorus of the birds , the sound of waves upon the shore ; most of these go unnoticed and yet each of them can give a great deal of pleasure if we could only learn to become aware of them . |
| 2 | We have had a lot of delay getting suitable material from John Ranford and Chris Roles regarding Will Aid but I gather that this is now to be ready by the end of the month and hopefully Euan will be starting at the beginning of July if we can plan accordingly . |
| 3 | I , I , I 'm anxious to avoid a situation of double handling of complaints if we can . |
| 4 | This kind of problem reduction can be performed over stretches of speech if we can define the problem in such a way that the stretch is self-contained . |
| 5 | ‘ Life is n't going to be very pleasant over the next couple of days if we ca n't spend any time together without arguing . ’ |