Example sentences of "[adj] if [pron] could [verb] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | A little later , he met the leaders of the Provisional IRA in Dublin and assured them that he would be delighted if he could cut it down to ten or eight years . |
| 2 | We would be grateful if you could check it for accuracy and also for any changes since you first kindly provided the information . |
| 3 | We do not appear to have received this year 's Statistics Form with details of your classes , and would be very grateful if you could send it back as soon as possible . |
| 4 | A FEW years ago , unemployment and sickness insurance for a mortgage was regarded in the same light as private health insurance is now : fine if you could afford it , but not essential . |
| 5 | Fine if you could chop it away from feeling and treat it as a mere sensation . |
| 6 | Sometimes I myself am not sure if I could do it . |
| 7 | He no longer approached his bank manager with the trepidation of an errant sixth-former being summoned before a housemaster ; indeed , he no longer approached his bank manager at all if he could help it . |
| 8 | He would not be in at all if she could stand it . |
| 9 | It would be nice if we could stretch it . ’ |
| 10 | Yeah I mean the would be very nice if you could get it to go cos it is it is quite acceptable speech . |
| 11 | Be nice if you could get it , get it then if you felt like it afterwards about half past four or something you could just get out to get fresh to quick walk . |
| 12 | ‘ To get my 150th would be another landmark and it would be nice if I could do it in the Premier League . ’ |
| 13 | Well it would be nice if I could use it . |
| 14 | My gorgeous glossy dark locks used to be Mummy 's Delight when I was little , but now it was just wavy like the sea at Brighton and I wore it long with a flyaway fringe — well , it was flyaway if I could stick it solidly enough with gel or spray . |
| 15 | All the parties were the same ( such cynicism from our beautiful people , I thought ) , although , someone droned , ‘ Maybe anarchy would be alright if you could make it work . ’ |