Example sentences of "if i should " in BNC.

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1 It was growing dark as I walked down the pier alone , his jacket draped over my shoulders , and I wondered if I should really look for Wilde at all .
2 ‘ And if I should chance to run over a cad . ’
3 The shop on the corner sells string — I know cos I seen it — so I ask if I should go and buy some .
4 I du n no what 's best — you know , if I should go out or stay here .
5 ‘ I know ; sometimes I feel as if I should like to knock all their heads together . ’
6 But if I should fall … .
7 I wondered if I should wake you up . ’
8 God , I do n't know if I should even be talking about it . ’
9 ‘ But if I should ask you for — say , a cordial , to relieve my troubles … ’
10 Then again , I wondered if I should n't leave it to charity .
11 My wife began , I know not whether by design or chance , to enquire what she should do , if I should by any accident die , to which I did give her some slight answer , but shall make good use of it to bring myself to some settlement for her sake , by making a will as soon as I can . ‘
12 It was much too big and I wondered if I should always have to wear these clothes .
13 I wondered if I should ever see them again .
14 If I should have children , all my land would go to them — your grandchildren , Barney . ’
15 Our wartime experiences were nearly at an end and I sat there thinking of all the many people I had known briefly , wondering if I should see any of them again , and remembering the many whom I knew I should never see again .
16 ‘ I did n't know if I should wake you .
17 ‘ I asked him if I should finish my dissertation .
18 I 'm sorry if I should have told you before . ’
19 I 'm sorry if I should n't .
20 I wonder if I should talk to him about it ?
21 And if I should change my mind and find the abbey not to my liking , or if Joan returns and it becomes expedient to resume our true identities , then so be it .
22 I dreaded to discover just what symptom of drug dependency I was witnessing , and wondered if I should shout for the big Jackson Chatterton to come and rescue me , but then Rickie turned his terrified gaze on to me .
23 If I should plant a tiny seed of love
24 If I should plant a tiny seed of love
25 I wondered if I should tell him this , and decided he might not think it funny .
26 He was warned in advance , but , as a former soldier , felt ‘ God has chosen me to go on this forlorn hope of preaching his Blessed Gospel in his country , and I should discourage those who are coming after me if I should be afraid and fly . ’
27 If I should behave like that , however neurotic and intolerant it may seem , there is nonetheless a consistency and logic to my behaviour .
28 Q Please cold you tell if I should do anything else other than wash earthworms before feeding them to my fish ?
29 I did n't know if I should be flattered by the offer but I was most put out when my companion said : ‘ Throw in a goat and two carpets and she 's all yours ! ’
30 If I should die , I leave my possessions to Charity , except any documents whatsoever that relate to Emor , which I leave to my friend Peter Redburn .
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