Example sentences of "[to-vb] if [pron] [modal v] [verb] him " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | In late 1687 he began polling the deputy lieutenants and JPs to see if they would assist him in obtaining the election of a Parliament committed to the repeal of the penal laws and the Tests . |
| 2 | His description was circulated to all police forces throughout Britain , and a number of anxious relatives visited the mortuary to see if they could recognise him as a missing husband , brother or son , but no one did . |
| 3 | ‘ The idea is we are going to try and do something with his hands to see if we can give him some form of grip . ’ |
| 4 | Beckman had indeed contacted Branson to see if he could advise him on the taking of anti-trust action , but the offer had not been taken up . |
| 5 | I do it ( a little ) to see if I can get him drunk and careless , but so far he wo n't touch it . |
| 6 | Accordingly , one winter 's day when I was at a suitable jumping-off place in America , I decided to see if I could find him . |
| 7 | I bent forward to see if I could recognise him — there was something vaguely familiar about him , the voice perhaps — and then he hit me on the side of my head — ’ Poor Miss Watson faltered and her eyes filled with tears at the memory of that vicious blow . |
| 8 | Olla was bargaining with nightmarish persistence for a carpet , and Mart was considering nipping back to the boat to see if anyone could lend him five hundred quid so he could buy a really wicked sword . |
| 9 | Was he trying to determine if I would correct him ? |
| 10 | Zak , I improvised instantly at the first enquiry , had thought the gaunt man had an interesting face and he wanted to ask if he could use him in a scene . |