Example sentences of "[adj] if [pers pn] [modal v] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You shall paint me like this if it would please you , Barney dear , ’ she whispered aloud . |
| 2 | So these are all factors in here which er the the Well first of all the general public was provided with a a synopsis of this if I can put it that way in that the en original consultation leaflet included er extracts from this , summaries of it er in the leaflet , er and that set out clearly the differing traffic effects of the outer northern relief road compared with the inner . |
| 3 | Do n't get old if you can avoid it . |
| 4 | QUADRAVERB GT plus Rolls MT80 MIDI pedal , free if you will give me just £330 for the patch lead . |
| 5 | You will find it much easier if you can bring yourself to take the very positive attitude that today the two of you are going to share just a few hours of life together : time that can never come again . |
| 6 | Although the depopulation of the Western Isles has resulted at least partly from such malign human interventions as the clearances , it is doubtful if they could support anything like the past numbers at levels of living acceptable by present-day standards . |
| 7 | Pot plants and flowers that need regular watering will be watched carefully by the children if they are helped to do the watering , and they will be quick to tell us that the guinea pig 's water pot is empty if they can refill it themselves . |
| 8 | These statistics go on and on — quite interesting if you can fight your way through the jin and mu to find out what is really happening — and are frequently laced with political remarks about following ‘ our great leader Chairman Mao 's revolutionary line ’ , and the ‘ wise leadership of Chairman Hua ’ , with the inevitable explanation of how the Gang of Four sabotaged agriculture , just as they sabotaged everything else . |
| 9 | ’ Im responsible for themusic if you can call it that ’ |
| 10 | ‘ But no need to be uncomfortable if you can avoid it , ’ he said smoothly . |
| 11 | You 're very perceptive , because there are things playing on my mind , and yes … it would help me so much if I could talk them over with someone . |
| 12 | Generally speaking , ten is an absolute minimum for a core mob of Boar Boyz , and infantry units need to be at least sixteen , preferably twenty , and bigger if you can manage it . |
| 13 | I would be delighted if we could do something . ’ |
| 14 | A little later , he met the leaders of the Provisional IRA in Dublin and assured them that he would be delighted if he could cut it down to ten or eight years . |
| 15 | The backs are still young and should mostly be available in 1995 if they can retain their interest . |
| 16 | ‘ We have applied for the use of a pitch at the Welsh College of Horticulture in Northop but , meanwhile , if anyone else has any ideas I would be grateful if they would contact me . ’ |
| 17 | I would be grateful if they will contact me . |
| 18 | I am happy to give an undertaking to my hon. Friend that I would be only too delighted to visit his constituency , but I should be grateful if he would release me on Christmas day . |
| 19 | I understand that the changes are fairly limited , and I should be grateful if he could give me any further information . |
| 20 | for the convenience of the house I 'd be most grateful if he could tell us , is this board a quango that he 's referred to ? |
| 21 | Under Chambers 's auspices I 've prepared a questionnaire on ( intermediate ) learners ' dictionaries , along with a piece of sample text and a batch of parallel extracts from four other publishers ' dictionaries of about the same level , and I 'd be ever so grateful if I could send you about 10 of these sets to distribute amongst fellow teachers and some of the students , as you think fit ; and of course I 'd be pleased if you 'd answer one yourself . |
| 22 | In the massage parlour at lunchtime , Molly Lugg told me her son was now unemployed because his boss , Trevor Proby , was ‘ in chains ’ and she would be grateful if I could find him something to do , as he spends all his time kicking his heels , mostly through shop windows in the High Street . |
| 23 | " I would be grateful if you would tell her that this house also belongs to me . |
| 24 | I should , however , be grateful if you would advise me as early as possible if you have any comments regarding the proposals . |
| 25 | I should be grateful if you would advise your counsel of the Crown Prosecution Service 's position so that he might appraise the court if necessary … |
| 26 | I would be grateful if you would give me a little notice if you intend to have a go at anything it contains ! |
| 27 | I should be grateful if you would give me an estimate for translating the enclosed leaflet into handwritten Urdu , Hindu and Punjabi . |
| 28 | I 'd be grateful if you would pass my letter to the appropriate officer . |
| 29 | If I have addressed this to the wrong department I 'd be grateful if you would pass my letter on to the appropriate person . |
| 30 | We would be grateful if you would record our views in your report . |