Example sentences of "if [pron] could [verb] [pron] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | And if I could bring him to reconciliation with the king , without more bloodshed and without revenge , I would count it a good deed both for England and Wales . |
| 2 | If I could refer you to the block beneath there on carry forwards , you started this year , bringing forward savings and under-spendings and various other contingencies of just over one and half million . |
| 3 | When a pump action toothpaste tube became empty in my bathroom , I decided to take it apart to see if I could put it to further use . |
| 4 | ‘ And if I had known , even just that you were free to love me if I could persuade you to , I would n't have been so — ’ Breaking off , Luke was once again silent for several seconds . |
| 5 | Some people will actually say , if I could add something to the plan that would cost you just a little bit more , which means that if you 're off work through illness , the company , Abbey will pay the premiums for you , would you be prepared to pay a bit more . |
| 6 | ‘ What are your plans for the rest of the afternoon ? ’ she asked in her best trying-to-be-friendly voice , thinking that if she could pin-point him to some specific part of the house then she could at least do her best to avoid it . |
| 7 | We 're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen , illustrated by Helen Oxenbury ( Walker Books , £9.95 ) Winner of the Smarties Award 1989 After one reading , Rosa gave this large format , handsome book her highest accolade ; she briskly wrote her name in the front and asked if she could take it to school ‘ to show Olga ’ , her favourite teacher . |
| 8 | A any problems , if you could send them to Steve , the then we 'll er we 'll er check those out , yes ? |
| 9 | ‘ I would n't have done any speculating at all , ’ she informed him in a trembling voice , ‘ if you could bring yourself to be honest with me ! ’ |
| 10 | I 'm away on holiday until the 1st of June , but I wonder if you could call me to a suggest a date ? |
| 11 | If we could shrink ourselves to the atomic scale , we would see almost endless rows of atoms , stretching to the horizon in straight lines — galleries of geometric repetition . |
| 12 | Do n't know if we could hold them to , to it . |
| 13 | I would like us , no if we could do it to quarter to two , then I 'd be very pleased , item M could be put on , put on the top |
| 14 | Now , the reason we particularly were interested in this was that from the questionnaire we already were beginning to get back some information , and we discovered that eighty-six percent of people had seen their G P in the previous year , and maybe if we could introduce them to the age-well project at some point during that contact , we would be able to achieve something . |
| 15 | I think 't is best if we could get him to the hospital . |
| 16 | I called my mum and dad and asked if they could take me to the hospital . |
| 17 | With fifteen laps to go , the race was his : if he could make it to the end . |
| 18 | The dealer asked the proprietor of the shop if he could take it to the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin-Dahlem for an opinion and authentication , and was given the picture . |