Example sentences of "if [pers pn] ca [adv] get " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ If I ca n't get her back to the sea , I 'll have to become a farmer , ’ he said . |
2 | I draw Donald a lot if I ca n't get a hand or an angle of an arm right . |
3 | I draw Donald a lot if I ca n't get a hand or an angle of an arm right . |
4 | And if I ca n't get in by land , they have no powers to stop me doing so by sea . |
5 | The England squad is announced next week and he said : ‘ There 's little chance of being involved with England if I ca n't get in my club side first . ’ |
6 | If I ca n't get a response from them soon I 'll force-feed 'em my old loin-cloths ! |
7 | Well I 'll tomorrow morning phone them up find out exactly what time , and register you rather than me if it 's you know if I ca n't get to it . |
8 | ‘ If I ca n't get in by asking nicely , ’ she had said , ‘ I 'll blow apart a set of doors . |
9 | If I ca n't get a job I wo n't stay in Slumptown — I do n't want benefit or a Youth Scheme' all that crap . |
10 | I 'll try again from the airport , but this note will have to do if I ca n't get through . |
11 | If I ca n't get the information I want any other way I shall ask the fraud squad to make inquiries . |
12 | If I ca n't get promotion on the basis of all the hard work I 've done for the organisation over the last five years then I do n't know how I can get it . |
13 | And I am pleased , though unsurprised , that my programming remains effective , even if I ca n't get right in there to nurse it along . |
14 | Besides which , if I ca n't get any I 'll have to think of something else . |
15 | and if I ca n't get want I want at the Famlingham Textile Centre which is excellent when I next need fabrics I shall come up , I will come up to London and I 'll go to Libertys , but I will have measured first of all to within an inch as to what I want because |
16 | Mr has also asked me whether it is true that if I ca n't get what I want second best will do . |
17 | I mean , for me personally I think there 's actually a decision that if I ca n't get over the full unbiased impression that I want to make about the whole story , I 've got to make a decision whether I 'm going to talk to you at all . |
18 | If I ca n't get to the person they want I try and say to them , ‘ Look , can you please ring back ’ , because if they left a message , that message would have been lying on my desk until the next morning , until I get round to actually phoning that person internally , saying this person rang . |
19 | they ca n't tell the difference I mean there 's nothing In fact if I ca n't get Krona at Presto and I ca n't get it at Co-op , I shall write to Kr to Pre to Krona and say I 'll have a I 'll have a box . |
20 | ‘ After all , what 's Loretta going to do if she ca n't get her notes back ? ’ |
21 | ‘ Well , why not leave the keys with us and then if you ca n't get away , you can perhaps come back here — or if everything goes OK we 'll use it as a playroom or something . ’ |
22 | If you ca n't get treated timber , soak it in a simple preservative-filled trough made of bricks covered by a heavy gauge polythene sheet . |
23 | • If you ca n't get to sleep , do n't get up or have a meal or snack ; relax and read quietly instead . |
24 | ‘ And what if you ca n't get me in there ? ’ |
25 | PS If you ca n't get over yourself can you send Maradona ? he 'd be a handy chap to have around . |
26 | If you ca n't get the money , you fake the bank note . |
27 | It 's no use having a fantastic set if you ca n't get it into the building . |
28 | Fifteen minutes of sunshine in the middle of the day ( 11am to 4pm ) , even beside an open window if you ca n't get outside , between April and October will provide plenty of vitamin D. Diet can be boosted in winter with one helping each week of foods rich in vitamin D : herring , kippers , mackerel or sardines ( see also pages 104–5 ) . |
29 | If you ca n't get loved , get laid . |
30 | ‘ Look , Kelly , if you ca n't get the money together I 'll lend it . |