Example sentences of "if [pers pn] make a " in BNC.
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| 1 | What if I make a mistake ? |
| 2 | What if I make a mistake ? |
| 3 | I thought to myself , ‘ Jimmy Dickinson does n't go abroad and certainly not to the States , so if I make a good job of it at Walton Heath I might be caddying for Sandy full-time in the future . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ If I make a mistake , I would much rather I was the guy who got the shrapnel . |
| 5 | If I make a large number of such measurements the theory enables me to calculate the proportion of times the electron will be found " here " and the proportion of times it will be found " there " . |
| 6 | If I make a mess of it that woman is going to be so glad . |
| 7 | If I make a black man sweep up my trash , empty my dustbins , wash the vomit from my floor and kill for me in my imperialist wars … well , what do you think ? |
| 8 | ‘ So I shall , Bob , ’ said Dyson irritably , ‘ if I make a success of this and begin to make a name for myself . |
| 9 | Erm I think it might be helpful if I make a comment on this business of er tenders from the other side of the fence actually , Bob . |
| 10 | If I make a promise to you in return for your supplying me with three , quite useless , chocolate wrappers , which I will instantly throw away , there is a perfectly good contract provided that the promise was seriously intended ( below , p. 205 ) . |
| 11 | She hesitated , then said with the utmost sweetness , ‘ Do you mind if I make a suggestion ? |
| 12 | ‘ I was going to ask : if I make a retum trip in one day , no hotel , I could buy an airline ticket for cash and give any name I like-could n't I ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I think it is better for the club if I make a clean break . |
| 14 | If I make a few constructive points , it will be looked on as a Liverpudlian poking his nose in . |
| 15 | Is it alright if I make a comment ? |
| 16 | But I did n't have a large pack , I did n't and if I make a cup of tea . |
| 17 | Yes , well I did n't call , but I did said Jane , well you leave , well I 'll leave you to it said Mr Sandy , if you would come upstairs , the policeman and Jane entered her room , please look in the cupboard , I think we 've got a case Sarge , do you mind if I make a quick phone call ? |
| 18 | I think if I make a cake today I I 'd rather put sultanas in . |
| 19 | Would you mind if I made a few housing enquiries for you ? |
| 20 | Seeing there are three of you , it would make sense if I made a fourth and helped to leg . ’ |
| 21 | I used to get worked up if I made a mistake , I mean , I weave and a nervous breakdown spooling |
| 22 | But if I made a scene I 'm pretty sure it would be me who 'd come out looking like a fool . |
| 23 | By now my courage had failed and I had to be helped up the steep , wooden steps , the executioner 's assistants whispering that if I made a good show they would make sure I would choke for no more than ten minutes . |
| 24 | I could s I I even though it might make me a lot of money because I know that if I got if I made a dozen phone calls and did n't get any deals I 'd be out there wanting play the er I would n't trust myself . |
| 25 | It 's going to cost you under thirty eight pounds , so I 've got a little bit of wei , leeway if I made a few mistakes . |
| 26 | the clue , I I 'm sure if I made a mistakes like that , it 's because it 's , you know , maybe angry and I made the wrong approach . |
| 27 | What if she made a complete fool of herself and let Ricky down ? |
| 28 | If she made a success of the job it would mean a permanent saving in police manpower as well as a useful training for her . |
| 29 | She had feared that if she made a claim for poor relief it would have meant the break-up of her family . |
| 30 | If she made a genuine offer to return which he rejected , she would have been entitled to maintenance from him . |