Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] should [pers pn] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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1 | She preferred not to consider what might occur should he find her again during one of these fits . |
2 | He kept two in the house , one equipped with a bell so that he could ring should he want anything in the grave ! |
3 | Avoiding the recriminations which he knew would ensue should he inform Willy of his decision , Boulestin slipped away from Paris while his employer was absent . |
4 | He , more than any other ornithologist , knew what to look for and would be able , with the help of a few hand-picked collectors , to assemble a substantial collection in a fraction of the time it would take should he stay home and await specimens sent by less reliable amateurs . |
5 | ‘ The first person I would phone should I wish to sign Davies would be the Widnes chairman Jim Mills and I have never done so . ’ |
6 | It does not take much imagination to conjure up the kinds of arguments that EDF will introduce should it wish to inhibit serious competition to itself . |