Example sentences of "if i can " in BNC.

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1 If I can help further please do not hesitate to contact me on 081 840 7879 Peter Fabian Director of Fundraising
2 I am asked if I can be on standby if transport is needed ?
3 I work every day from 6.20 to 9.30 a.m. , he said , and then from 4 p.m. to midnight if I can .
4 ‘ I 'll see if I can locate Mr Clancy , ’ she said , in some alarm .
5 I 'm not asking for a few soothing words to calm my conscience ; if I can , I want to help .
6 I 'll see if I can find out more from Kathleen . ’
7 If you like I 'll ask around back at the church and see if I can find out what 's on offer . ’
8 I 'm already past the statutory retirement age and besides , I 've enjoyed being with the people in Harwich so I 'd like to stick with them if I can . ’
9 Not sure if I can stay the night yet .
10 In fact , if I can time my travel to be in a place when a beer festival is on , I attend it .
11 ‘ If you want the exact quantities , buy my book , ’ he said at one point , one eye in the direction of the BBC publicity department , before adding , as the other swivelled down towards his drink , ‘ if I can be bothered to write it . ’
12 When ordering my lunches these days , I try to avoid the use of the term ‘ packed lunch ’ and merely ask if I can be supplied with certain items in a bag to take away .
13 If I can break something , I break it .
14 The razor will probably last several shaves — that 's if I can put up with its luminous yellow colour ! ’
15 If I can move back to my place , they 'll let me have her back . ’
16 I feel each letter to see if I can guess which one 's mine .
17 I ask Mr Jackson if I can take all my plants , and he looks at them doubtful like .
18 He hums and haws for a bit then he says he 'll put them in his car and ask if I can keep them at Combe Court .
19 I think about it for a bit , then I ask her if I can afford some sandwiches .
20 He do n't clear mine even though I 'm finished , but when he goes past I ask if I can have a lend of his dishcloth to wipe my fingers .
21 But she do n't ask me where nothing is , she just asks me if I can spare lOp .
22 I can see this light shining from the side , so I squeeze through a couple of trolleys to see if I can get out that way .
23 If I can have a game of polo I feel five hundred times better in my mental outlook .
24 If I can take out a £420 loan and have ten years to pay it back , I 'll just pick up the cheque and go out and get ratted , ’ he said .
25 ‘ Not if I can help it .
26 If I can be serious enough , I hope to find satisfaction in the Church of England : it will be my fault if I do n't .
27 ‘ You do n't say ‘ no ’ , but ‘ I will if I can . ’ ’
28 They 're trying me out at the school Phil goes to — to see if I can manage .
29 The following Sunday Pat Muldoon stood in what had formerly been his local church at Gross Pointe , Michigan , and sang to the heavens , ‘ If I can help somebody , as I go along , then my living will not be in vain … . ’ without paying the slightest attention to the meaning of the words .
30 To see if I can get the money for it before the end of the month .
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