Example sentences of "[adv] if he [vb mod] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Germaine Meyer was wearing a sky-blue blouse that summer afternoon and Modigliani was immediately arrested by her colouring , a blend of rose and white , and asked her eagerly if he could paint her . |
| 2 | The hon. Gentleman is concerned about the placement of this convicted person in a nearby hostel , so if he will give me the details of the case I shall have it investigated by Her Majesty 's inspectorate of probation . |
| 3 | Not if he could help it . |
| 4 | That will not happen soon if he can help it . |
| 5 | A ‘ Harvey Wallbanger ’ was the most dangerous kind of driver — a real nut that no trucker would go anywhere near if he could help it . |
| 6 | Dermot was devoted to England and always maintained that he never went abroad if he could avoid it . |
| 7 | squares the ball to his left and Alan the left back just pushes it out wide to that far side but he loses out , competing successfully , he 's got going forward if he can find him , and gets it and lays it off to and can now run at Mickey once more . |
| 8 | I asked instead if he would teach me German . |
| 9 | I believe that he committed himself to assuring that he would never be party to such a thing again if he could prevent it . |