Example sentences of "if [pers pn] could still " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I thought if I could still do all this I must be allowed to continue . |
| 2 | He had taken a sample of blood from the plump flaccid arm , feeling for the vein as carefully as if she could still flinch at the needle 's prick . |
| 3 | No it 'll be better if you could still push the two together . |
| 4 | If it could still be shown that it remains an effective expression of democracy , that would indeed be a reason ; for any diminution of democracy is deplorable . |
| 5 | When Poindexter somewhat curtly told him so , Ledeen asked if he could still keep the elements of the Grand Plan simmering along . |
| 6 | At first , no doubt , it was in the nature of an exercise just to see if he could still write : he was working very closely to the structure of " Burnt Norton " and seemed to be using the earlier poem as a model from which to draw inspiration . |
| 7 | He sat for many hours in front of a mirror , moving his joints , detecting stiffness in a knee , juggling with cakes of soap to see if he could still do it . |