Example sentences of "be [v-ing] if [pers pn] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We 're seeing if we can move the gear lever , Dorcas , ’ said Nooty . |
| 2 | ‘ We 're wondering if we should send Sîan to La Sainte Union . ’ |
| 3 | She had been wondering if she would have gone to visit Rupert if he had been ill , or if she would have left in to Sophia . |
| 4 | We are wondering if we could use the hall on the evenings of 26 April , 10 May , and 24 May ? |
| 5 | I do n't want to have a working party , but I 'm wondering if we should lay down some sort of set of timetable and dates . |
| 6 | I 'm wondering if I should ring them actually , from unit , and ask them if tell them what 's happening and will she be able to go on Income Support if she does give it up ? |
| 7 | He was so efficient , I 'm wondering if he could do something about the disgusting chick pea casserole they serve on the Intercity 125 . |
| 8 | You may be wondering if you will have enough willpower to see this through for the whole 28 days . |
| 9 | And even when I learned you were a prying journalist — and when I 've always preferred my walks to be solitary — what do I find but that I 'm asking if you would like to walk with me ! ’ |
| 10 | The race , over a gruelling hundred-mile-long course was won last year by a team from Hereford … we 'll be asking if they can row their raft to victory once again . |
| 11 | But can you think of anyone who stands out as being somebody who really does their bit and yet does it possibly with humility or erm I 'm thinking of rather than saying sort of a general terminology of sort of Prime Ministers or what have you , erm I 'm thinking if you can think of a a particular person ? |
| 12 | David and I were wondering if we could take you out for a spot of lunch . |
| 13 | So we were wondering if you would send us some addresses of skateboard companies that might sponsor us , eg Powell , Santa Cruz or someone . |
| 14 | ‘ Look here , Squire , ’ said Desmond , ‘ we were wondering if you would have a word with Potter . ’ |
| 15 | In fact it works so well that within a few days of installing it friends were asking if they could fax me printed documents that they had always wanted to store on disk . |
| 16 | He 's wondering if he can kiss me , she thought . |
| 17 | ‘ Philip , ’ said his Mum , turning round in the car so she could see him , ‘ Joyce is asking if you 'd like to stop here with Barry instead of coming back to work with me . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ However , to start with he 's asking if you would care to accompany him to the theatre along with some friends from his regiment . |
| 19 | And the rest of the times it 's you know , it 's taking If we could keep going for |
| 20 | I was wondering if we ought to find out who 's decided to start using it again , and whether they really checked , I have been told they check on the source , but it 's like we 're slipping back gradually , and I thought if we said , if we pledged that we 're going to boycott timber , we should really keep to it unless we make a decision |
| 21 | ‘ Clarissa was wondering if we should go to the police , ’ said Guy . |
| 22 | Dad paid over the four shillings and while he was entering it up in the book said , ‘ Mr Priest , I was wondering if yer could give me permission to build a small wooden shed facing the house ? ’ |
| 23 | I was wondering if I could speak to Mrs Ward . |
| 24 | I was wondering if I could take it tonight ? |
| 25 | MR GEOFF WELCH PHONED ( 4.00PM ) HE IS COMING UP TO EDINBURGH NEXT WEEK AND WAS WONDERING IF HE COULD ARRANGE TO SEE YOU FOR HOUR . |
| 26 | ‘ I was wondering if you would mention that . ’ |
| 27 | I was wondering if you could spare me an hour . ’ |
| 28 | and I was wondering if you could tell us a bit more about these Homework how they fit the M F I the plan of shopping |
| 29 | In fact I was wondering if you could give me a hand . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I was wondering if you could give me Angy 's address ? ’ she said casually . |