Example sentences of "[prep] [pers pn] [conj] [verb] if " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then , while shopping in Fore Street one morning , he was approached by Timothy Gedge , who smiled at him as though nothing untoward had occurred between them and asked if he had come to a decision about donating the curtains . |
| 2 | We saw a lady wading towards it and inquired if it was hers . |
| 3 | with me and see if I can something |
| 4 | All we can ask is if there 's a councillor for Allenton listening to us , if they could get in touch and we 'll put them in touch with you and see if we can start it all over again Henry . |
| 5 | I want you to go there with him and check if Devlin still works there . |
| 6 | Let's go and have a chat with him and see if we can put his mind at rest . ’ |
| 7 | He looked up at the formidable stone keep of Gloucester Castle towering three storeys above him and wondered if there was danger within , although his task was straightforward enough . |
| 8 | The crowd parted , and they stood gazing up the canyon , not out of interest in me but to see if the bus was coming . |
| 9 | He was silent , but she could sense anger burning slowly inside him and wondered if it was directed at her . |
| 10 | As we walked towards an ancient Volkswagen she took my arm and rested too heavily upon it and asked if I 'd brought her anything from London . |
| 11 | In my letter applying to the BBC I had said that I would also like to telephone several undertakers for quotes , stating my exact requirements and then taking the lowest , getting back to them and seeing if they could be beaten down . |
| 12 | All , all of these companies to them and said if you endorse this we 'll give you . |
| 13 | The receptionist welcomes the guests with a smile and greeting , hands the pen to them and asks if they will kindly complete the registration form ( Fig. 3.8 ) or sign the hotel register ( Fig. 3.21 ) . |
| 14 | Several times it 's happened to me that someone has come up to me and asked if I 've ever done a play . |
| 15 | A few days later Lord Thorneycroft , the Party Chairman , and Alastair ( now Lord ) McAlpine came to me and asked if we could stage another for the European Elections — three weeks later . |
| 16 | An upper-class homosexual-looking man with white hair and glittering eyes came up to me and asked if I wanted to go to a Black Mass . |
| 17 | He then turned to me and asked if I was signing a contract too . |
| 18 | With that she lifted the latch , but before opening the door she turned to me and asked if I would like to go shopping with her . |
| 19 | She turned to me and asked if I had spoken to my husband today , was he well , and the children . |
| 20 | ‘ About forty minutes before the train was due to arrive this man came up to me and asked if I 'd be interested in making five hundred francs . |
| 21 | One day one of the German officers stationed in Fontanellato , an Oberleutnant Bauer , called on me and asked if I could give him Italian lessons . |
| 22 | We were ready to take a breath test on you and determine if you stank as bad as you ‘ write ’ . |
| 23 | Look people straight in the eye when they are talking to you and check if what they say stays in your mind longer . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'll write to him and see if he agrees with what you say . |
| 25 | All the way to the burrow he did n't speak to her nor wait if she got snagged . |
| 26 | At that moment María Sanchez , her face embarrassed and alarmed , glided up to us and asked if she could have a word in private . |
| 27 | ‘ He remarked on me seeming worried about it and asked if I might be pregnant . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ So , you are saying that , although you do n't miss sex now , you are worried about it and wonder if you ought to miss it ? ’ said the counsellor . |
| 29 | But , I I do n't really think I could make it any clearer , but you need to , perhaps take it home and go through it again , and think about it and see if you can understand it , you know , in the quiet of your own bedroom , plus is a very useful time to try and learn things . |
| 30 | Walter sees a friend among them and asks if this is a private wedding party . |