Example sentences of "if we [modal v] [vb infin] a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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31 No wh what I 'm saying is why ca n't we produce the letters off the box let's , can we find out exactly what it would , what , how er if we can find a way of getting this information downloaded onto a disk and then run it off on a straightforward standard letter basis .
32 If we can find a process that affects only one piece in a face , then the commutator of that process with that face gives a 3-cycle of a piece , or a pair of flips or a pair of corner twists , depending on whether the process moves , flips , or twists the piece .
33 In my humble opinion if we can find a formula round this table for satisfying them , and that 's , I mean that 's who we 're trying to satisfy .
34 There will be some toy elephants for sale — IF we can find a shop outlet within the Pavilions .
35 If we can find a mystery variable which completely captures the causal mechanism , the effect of unemployment experience on law-breaking will disappear when the mystery variable is brought under control .
36 These studies show that if we can define a population with a high risk of recurrent disease then the outlook may be improved by medical treatment .
37 Erm obviously most teams will win their home matches , particularly with the travelling that 's going off , so if we can sneak a win when we go away and get a win tonight then we must be in with a good chance .
38 He has also asked if we can organise a rota of about 14 people to help take some of the burden from Alex with regards to looking after the hall .
39 So if we can have a look at another case , er did anybody do erm excuse me , Mr and Mrs ? ?
40 But better than that , Mr. Deputy Speaker — I am sure that you will allow 30 seconds indulgence here — I remind Conservative Members , although they were not all present at the time , of a Bill introduced way back in 1976 , if we can have a trip down memory lane .
41 Oh it 'd be good if we could make a money tree .
42 Yes , if we could make a comment please the thing about in July ?
43 I 'd be happier still if we could land a couple of efficient centre backs .
44 In the words of his 1906 paper , ‘ the seismograph enables us to see into the earth and to determine its nature … as if we could drive a tunnel through it . ’
45 If we could run a commuter service we would be delighted but the number of people using the boat — we need 130 morning and night — has been insufficient , ’ he said .
46 But now that we 're getting or going to get presumably more involved in union matters it might be advantageous if we could have a minute taker .
47 Angela I 'd like , I 'd just like to ask if we could have a meeting about the future of the gallery .
48 I believe it would be very helpful if we could establish a Campaign Fund to which branches could apply for grants to help them undertake innovative or special projects designed to strengthen their capacity to campaign .
49 Er if we could find a way of getting him there , I think it would be worthwhile .
50 And I think if , and I know it was agreed at group leaders meeting , that if we could find a way that Mr could be paid these erm , allowances , it would be important to allow him to pursue the work which is being done on that committee , and I would hope that we might all agree to the recommendation , and that is when he 's on the steering group , it 's attendance erm , full attendance and er travelling , but on the others , travelling and subsistence .
51 Of course , this alone did n't meet the cost of the hats or the debt owing , but she said if we could find a buyer for such as this it would , in a way , alleviate some of the debt … ’
52 ISB officials wonder how they can prise companies such as British Airways from the Heathrow area — ‘ they have 3,000 software people there — 3,000 — if we could get a fraction of them here … ’ says one IDB official wistfully .
53 ‘ It would just be nice if we could get a goal lead for a change .
54 One matter rose over erm in discussion over lunch which if we could get a clarification on it might help the remainder of the day .
55 What if we could precipitate a revolution in engineering design generally ?
56 Yet if we should catch a glimpse of the fake plastic beams , the mass-produced horsebrasses , cartwheels and hunting prints there will , often as not , be unnerving claims of ‘ genuine olde worlde atmosphere ’ for this mishmash of bogus antiquity .
57 This last comment does n't mean that we can strap on our sixshooters and holsters , but rather the guns of the artillery are on call if we should have a chance to use them .
58 But Scotsman Billy said last night : ‘ My wife wonders if we should get a gun .
59 If we must have a past , then let's be sure it 's molested with this kind of amusement !
60 The really sad reflection is , that if we must have a golf course at Redworth ( and only one lone voice was allowed to speak in opposition at the meeting ) , there is absolutely no need to remove any trees at all .
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