Example sentences of "if [pron] can [verb] [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if I can leave it running and it runs out it will suit me down to the ground . |
| 2 | Mr client , if I can rest you assured on that point , that we could be in a position whereby you ne you never be without an income , do you think that 's an important area that we look at . |
| 3 | If I can make him play deep and keep him as far away from our goal as possible the more I 'll fancy our chances . ’ |
| 4 | If I can make him take another step he will come alongside Ludo . |
| 5 | But if you are well , and if I can make you smile , I need nothing more to make me happy . |
| 6 | He then continues to say ‘ This is a game to see if I can make you say ‘ sixteen ’ within sixty seconds ' . |
| 7 | I might see if I can persuade them to do some practice bits with Therese . ’ |
| 8 | If I can ask you to sign to say you know that . |
| 9 | If I can ask you to read through this for me before you and it will tell you exactly what will happen during your training |
| 10 | If I can ask you to read that |
| 11 | All right : let's go and see if I can help them get in . |
| 12 | I 'm gon na put that one on to see if I can get me score down . |
| 13 | But I mean if I can get her to start somehow and I think it 's got ta be this one . |
| 14 | If I can get you to scrawl your signature and today 's date which is the twenty fifth on there . |
| 15 | A : hello Mr Parkin this is Guy Cook here B : yes A : er do you remember um sending us a er an estimate for electrical repairs * for a hundred and fifty pounds * well I 've er just had a word with the Electricity Board with an engineer called Mr Golding and he tells me that the er the list of jobs you gave us unless there 's any special circumstances should not be more than around one hundred pounds B : oh * A : well he said he 'd have to look at it of course but er is there some special reason why you thought it would cost more A : well would you be prepared to do it for the price he quoted B : no A : well why not B : I ca n't afford it not with my wages and overheads £ I have A : well £ why should I pay an extra fifty pounds if I can get it done cheaper * B : well if you can do that * do |
| 16 | That 's alright , play with it , there 's no point in saying anything to them Bev it 's now got to be proven and I say , if I can get it done and I can get it sent off , then they will point me in the right direction wo n't they ? |
| 17 | So if I can get it going you know it 's , it 's er there you can see look what . |
| 18 | Right if you can do it join in , put your hand up . |
| 19 | This is an important area in which you can help him a great deal if you can make him feel that with you open grieving is permissible . |
| 20 | You do n't want to go to the police , because you 're afraid they 'll simply get involved in another siege — if you can make them believe you in time , which seems doubtful . |
| 21 | ‘ If you can make me understand that , I stand a better chance of helping to get you the money to find it , ’ Waldegrave said . |
| 22 | But the converse is that if you can make it work you 'll have bought a fair lease on a prime site that you could never have afforded in the ordinary way . |
| 23 | If you can have it c if you can have it cut all one length it 's alright then . |
| 24 | If you can let me know who you want me to write to or give me a source book to start |
| 25 | To do it so erm if if you can let us have a copy in writing of your |
| 26 | But if you can see it written down , you got that for an essay , it 's so much better . ’ |
| 27 | I thought the idea was to keep them dusted al if you can keep them dusted regularly then |
| 28 | Well I mean that one once you 've got it going , if you can keep it going , it 'll go for miles ! |
| 29 | For some families breakfast can be a time when they are on a very short fuse and tensions abound , so if you can persuade her to have hers on a tray in bed , many problems may be avoided . |
| 30 | I look at him — when I can bear to and frankly if you can persuade him to use a clean T-shirt you 'll be doing all of us a favour — I look at him and I remember dear little chubby hands clutching one , and the way their faces used to smell of soap and milk . |