Example sentences of "[vb base] if [pers pn] can [be] " in BNC.
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1 | They say if it can be done on water , it can be done on Mission Bay , the largest aquatic playground in the world . |
2 | Lakatos 's theory gains support if it can be shown that episodes in the history of science , that have been inexplicable in terms of rival methodologies , are explicable in terms of the methodology of research programmes . |
3 | I mean if they can be put in a room or |
4 | I believe its main ingredient was quinine and doubt if it can be obtained today . |
5 | When ordering my lunches these days , I try to avoid the use of the term ‘ packed lunch ’ and merely ask if I can be supplied with certain items in a bag to take away . |
6 | I wonder if he can be Cornelius Fennell , the art collector . |
7 | As we set out I wonder if I can be allowed more miracles and how the rest of my family and fellow pilgrims will be affected . |
8 | This system of learning is very different for some students and it might help at the beginning of the academic year to introduce them to it in a more measured way and look at points of pressure during the year and see if they can be released without lowering standards |
9 | see if I can be of help to him . |
10 | Look out for this years ' Lillywhites evening in November , and see if you can be a lucky winner . |
11 | See if you can be as clever as you were yesterday . |
12 | See if you can be as good as Mrs , she was doing well then for a moment , and Mrs makes a good clown , do n't you dear ? |
13 | In general , then , we need to try to explain the earliest arrangement of the basic administrative land units in our study area and see if it can be identified as being of pre-Roman , Roman , or later date . |
14 | As , managing director of business psychologists , John Nicholson Associates , explained : ‘ A crude analogy is if you are a fleet manager and one of you cars is not working properly , then you check out the problem and see if it can be fixed in-house or go to external specialists to get it back on the road in peak condition as soon as possible . ’ |