Example sentences of "if [pron] [modal v] [verb] her [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I began to talk to her , and she asked the Lady Prioress if I could become her companion . ’ |
| 2 | I apologized for my behaviour ( you know how it is : a few drinks , a few laughs , you step out of line ) , and asked if I could buy her lunch some time . |
| 3 | I wonder if she 'll change her time because of half term and she wo n't have to be taking her daughter to nursery school today , half past one . |
| 4 | The new Lady Woodleigh looked as if she might take her riding-crop to him if he so much as uttered another word . |
| 5 | The two armies waited while messengers conveyed to Mary the offer of her rebel nobles to support her once more if she would discard her husband 's murderer . |
| 6 | Asked if she would abandon her attempt if they became ill she replied that she could not say in advance , and pointed out that there would be eight doctors , including one paediatric specialist , immediately to hand . |
| 7 | After that she went into service and there she stayed until , when she was about twenty-two years of age , her brother came to tell her he was married and to ask her if she would leave her employer and come to look after his wife who was expecting a baby . |
| 8 | She wondered if she would lose her job if she tossed a sodden plaster bandage right at his grinning mouth . |
| 9 | If she 'd set her mind on something she thought was right she would want it done immediately . |
| 10 | Like all the others she had no idea if she 'd see her family again . |
| 11 | She has asked if she can have her baby on the NHS in the States . |
| 12 | Time will tell if she can regain her sight . |
| 13 | Shelley asks if she can ring her mother to see if they are all right . |
| 14 | She swallowed and wondered if she should pull her hand away , but as Jake continued to hold it against his cheek , watching her with eyes that suddenly threatened to swallow her , she was aware that all at once her hand had become paralysed . |
| 15 | We were completely thrown when one woman asked if she could bring her daughter to the next session . |
| 16 | If she could ease her pain , then she would gladly make any sacrifice that was asked of her . |
| 17 | If she could make her way along to the right ladder , she would be able to climb up to the painted clouds high overhead . |
| 18 | It was a request from a colleague : he 'd be grateful if she could cast her eye over an article he 'd written for a quarterly journal , by Friday if possible . |
| 19 | She moved her mouth about a bit to see if she could find her tongue . |
| 20 | The girl had a way of looking at her as if she could read her mind and Ida did n't like it . |
| 21 | How happy she would be now , if she could turn her head and see him there , and reach out her arms to hold on to him and pull him close . |
| 22 | Violette asked Katherine if she could use her room to freshen up a little . |
| 23 | Most of the family were present when Anne asked her mother if she could have her dress altered , and after she had gone to see the Misses Dolan Tony said , ‘ I think it 's a shame Anne ca n't go out and enjoy herself . |
| 24 | And the sister was further surprised when , holding out a hand to Millie , it was not taken , but , instead , the child began to walk out before her , only to be brought to a stop by the nun saying , ‘ You must always ask Mother Superior if you may leave her presence . |
| 25 | " And if you 'll undertake her education in addition , " said Andrew as he came to the end of his story , " I would be much obliged . |
| 26 | I 'll let her down , if you 'll take her place . |
| 27 | If you can make her laugh , they say , you 're half-way there . |
| 28 | If you can make her laugh while you 're coming in her mouth , then you might be said to have arrived . |
| 29 | Emily smiled , she knew instinctively that here was a man who thought of women as merely creatures of decoration and , if it would serve her purpose , it was a view she would exploit to the full . |
| 30 | But before Ruth could settle down to sleep again it returned , only this time much sharper , as if it would split her body in two . |