Example sentences of "[conj] [subord] i [modal v] [verb] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I painted it was for myself , I could afford the luxury of spending two years on a painting ; I did n't have to worry about whether anyone was interested in it or not or whether I would exhibit it in a commercial gallery or whether it would be sold . |
| 2 | But even if one is not antagonised by the appalling monotony of Mr. Lawrence 's theme , under all its splendid variations , one still turns away with the judgement : ‘ this is not my world , either as it is or as I should wish it to be . ’ |
| 3 | I mean in so I I come here today with a petition that I presented that also talks about proposing to abolish the merger , I mean this is a move just one step away from that but I still feel in what was proposed at the last full council meeting and I would express my views to the officers that in light of what has been suggested today is actually implemented to the wording as it stands because the joint working party that had been er written up previously never did meet although if I can inform it was only the officers who actually met up and I hope that in light of all the working group and the two heads of centres covering for each other would be implicitly applied . |
| 4 | It was in a sling and I figured that if I could move it , I could play . ’ |
| 5 | He wears it always , never taking it off , but he said that if I could steal it back without him knowing , then I could keep it . |
| 6 | Suffice it to say that if I could afford it , there would be pieces of bogwood where I have shown rocks at the back ! |
| 7 | And if I dare say it , she has come to glory as the earthly manifestation of a holy trinity with Nicholas Ryan , father , producer , and his wife Roma , Holy Spirit and lyricist . |
| 8 | I 've done it for years , and if I may say it myself , I 'm quite good at it . |
| 9 | And if I can mend it . |
| 10 | I tell my students during my evolution and behaviour course not to use the F word and the F word is fitness and I advise them strongly not to , and if I could ban it I would . |
| 11 | I keep the snapshot you sent me by my bed , but although I can see it is you , you look different — so much older . |
| 12 | But if I can leave it running and it runs out it will suit me down to the ground . |
| 13 | I do it if I really have to , but if I can avoid it I chicken out , and I had too much lately . ’ |
| 14 | But if I can get it to Andernesse somehow , she thought , then surely it 'll be safe and everything will stop … ’ |
| 15 | But if I can find it |
| 16 | But before I could fetch it , he told me to come near him . |
| 17 | But before I can turn it , the door opens . |
| 18 | Because cos I used to take it down there when I used to stay at her house . |