Example sentences of "if i could [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We walked up to the fall and what would I not give if I could convey to you the images and feelings which were then communicated to me . |
| 2 | Sandy was going to the US and I asked if I could carry for him the next year , but everybody was asking so I did n't get very far . |
| 3 | I 'd asked my mum and dad if I could go to a boarding school — the one in Edinburgh Andy was at , for example — but they 'd said I would n't like it and besides it would cost a lot of money . |
| 4 | If I could go to bloody work , I would ! |
| 5 | I thought , if I could go for a hybrid of these two , and get comedians to come in and sit with deadpan expressions , I might have something interesting on my hands . |
| 6 | I asked Mum if I could go on the Pill . |
| 7 | This pleased Mum , until I made the mistake of asking Mary if I could sleep in it . |
| 8 | I always got on with my daughter , but she 's in Canada now , so I asked my son if I could stay with him for a bit . |
| 9 | She breathes her lament into the earth filling her mouth , saying over and over , for the habit of power has made her take the past on her shoulders , ‘ If I could return to that time , I would no longer change men into beasts as I did , and then find myself unable to change them back into men . ’ |
| 10 | Anyways , if I could draw like you , I would n't bother about nothin' else . ’ |
| 11 | Yes , if I could comment on the traffic calming . |
| 12 | I should be more encouraged if I could identify within the Labour party a consensus for the preservation of the Union . |
| 13 | Yep the only difference between the two , is the colours If I could talk to the animals walk with the animals , sing and dance and squawk with the animals ah la la la la ! |
| 14 | When the nurse came , she said crisply , ‘ Will you ask Sister Field if I could speak to her please ? |
| 15 | I was wondering if I could speak to Mrs Ward . |
| 16 | On November 11 rang the British Consulate in Madrid to enquire if I could travel to Spain to help . |
| 17 | In the circumstances , if I could detect from the statute any statutory purpose or intention pointing to one construction rather than the other , I would certainly adopt it . |
| 18 | He asked me if I could arrange for somebody thoroughly trustworthy to visit the premises , telling me that he had given the key to a neighbour . |
| 19 | I wondered if I could arrange for the wreck to be taken back — er — back home . |
| 20 | erm our main objective if I could start with education , which is erm the erm predominant service provided by the County , we were concerned to protect the delegated budgets to schools , particularly the primary and the secondary schools . |
| 21 | Erm I think if I could start by explaining the Borough Council 's position on this matter and that 's that the Borough Council is committed to the concept of an orbital road system around Harrogate and Knaresborough and that should be as part of a balanced transportation package for the area . |
| 22 | Do you think that I would ask you to risk your reputation , if I could think of another way ? ’ |
| 23 | If I could think of something useful to say I 'd say it . |
| 24 | A short while after the alert had been called off for the missing officer , a CID friend contacted me to see if I could help with their ‘ enquiries ’ . |
| 25 | I asked if I could wait for Frankie but Mum , who I 'd thought was asleep , piped up at that . |
| 26 | I pointed out that it would be difficult to find a moment out of time , even if I could wait for it , and could she find someone who would know ? |
| 27 | He added , ‘ But I would chuck it immediately if I could get into the army . ’ |
| 28 | I felt that if I could get into a regular habit-forming routine then I would be able to keep it up beyond the 30 days . |
| 29 | It would be fun if I could get into the , that rocket too , thought Scott . |
| 30 | At least it would be if I could get into it . |