Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [verb] if [pron] " in BNC.

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1 Oh , what pleasure would it be to me were there a good understanding between my mother and myself , when I am assured if I know my own heart , that I am so far from having any ill against her that I have almost undone myself to serve her …
2 I am asked if I can be on standby if transport is needed ?
3 But I am wondering if they are tasks that have no appeal to you because they 're completely lacking in glamour . ’
4 I am also planning to fit a new galvanised bulkhead and I am wondering if it would be best to fit this before or after the new engine is installed ?
5 I am wondering if you have any idea of what it could be ? ’
6 I am wondering if I should
7 I am not stating that Lord Armstrong was obeying government instructions over this much ridiculed staff restructuring : I am asking if he was .
8 My heart aches for him sometimes , but I 'm blessed if I know if he 's happy ; if he ever wants to marry , have a family , he keeps his thoughts , feelings very much to himself .
9 I 'm wonderin' if 'er an' Fred are all right tergevver , ’ William went on .
10 Cos we could have somebody in to help that 's all I 'm thinking if she says yeah I 'm sure you could get something from
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 I 'm thinking if you 've got one of these built in things you could
13 I do n't , I 'm thinking if I had some scrapers always managed eventually get through like we did .
14 I do n't , I 'm thinking if I had some scrapers always managed eventually get through like we did .
15 I was n't there at the time and I 'm damned if they 're going to top me for your brothers .
16 If I ca n't have her , he thought , I 'm damned if he shall , either .
17 We 're both very bad at it and I 'm damned if I 'm losing my best friend . ’
18 She made it specially for him , and I 'm damned if I 'll send it back . ’
19 I 'm damned if I will .
20 I 'm damned if I 'm going to have one lung ! ’
21 ‘ I remember seeing pictures of a fish like that at school , but I 'm damned if I can remember what it was , ’ said Yanto , thoughtfully .
22 But it would simply look like an admission of guilt and I 'm damned If I 'm going to do that when I 've nothing to hide . ’
23 But I 'm damned if I 'll bow to anyone .
24 I 'M DAMNED IF I 'M GOING TO HANG AROUND IN BRITAIN AND BE SHAFTED BY NEIL KINNOCK — WE HAVE TO GET OFFSHORE , A.S.A.P. …
25 So the subtext of my behaviour could be interpreted as , ‘ I feel weak and tired , but I 'm damned if I 'm going to admit it , because that would only prove you right . ’
26 Heard about you being sick and put two and two together — though what the other two was , I 'm damned if I know .
27 I 'm damned if I 'm going to let him bully me with money ! ’
28 Jones yelled , ‘ I 'm damned if I 'll bowl a full-toss ! ’
29 It would n't be so bad if he 'd gone off with a beauty , but I 'm damned if I 'll form part of a collection which includes someone bandy . ’
30 But I 'm damned if I 'm going to fart around like a pansy floor-walker watching that no poor sod nicks the Y-fronts , even if I am dignified with the name security officer .
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