Example sentences of "[pron] if [pers pn] [modal v] [verb] a " in BNC.

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1 One matter rose over erm in discussion over lunch which if we could get a clarification on it might help the remainder of the day .
2 ‘ Bev asked me if I would like a drink .
3 It was in consequence of that wish that Jennie Lee asked me if I would chair a committee on London Orchestras , which in fact I did , and whose findings I describe later .
4 Q Please could you tell me if I can keep a Lionfish in my tank — and is it safe to do so , from my own point of view ?
5 Hatim asked me if I could confirm a rumour , circulating in Baghdad , that Odeh , Saddam 's son , had given a birthday party for himself at which he and his 300 guests had all worn purple and drunk out of purple goblets .
6 I once had a letter from a woman asking me if I could settle a dispute she was having with her partner .
7 The owner had known me for a long time and asked me if I could run a brothel .
8 In 1981 Seve asked me if I 'd do a few tournaments with him when he came to the States .
9 but I know it cos the other week when I had to work till half past eight for Peter , he was having a dinner party and erm we went down there , I had to go shopping with him , he made me die cos he asked me if I 'd work a bit later and I said yeah I need the money , so I 'll work later so er he made me die because he said in this flare up , this argument when when I worked that day , I mean , I worked all day , I had nothing to eat and I could n't eat af , you know , cos of this trouble I could n't eat after
10 Instead , he said gently , ‘ When you have thought it over , you must come straight to me if you would like a change . ’
11 Q : Valerie has asked me if you could answer a few questions on her behalf .
12 Mail me if you 'd like a copy .
13 He 's very good and he 'll probably do it for nothing if he can get a couple of hours off . ’
14 He introduced his father , a tubby , good-natured little man , and asked them if they would like a lift into Plymouth .
15 She was going to exchange knitting-patterns with the Visitors , and ask them if they would like a hot drink after their 17 million light-year journey to Wimbledon .
16 We had some extremely hot gear lying around so we asked them if they 'd have a go at getting rid of it for us out of town where it maybe would have cooled down somewhat .
17 Possessions must mean a very great deal to you if you can bear a grudge so long . "
18 And the simplest way of summing it up , is that you if you can join a line from one to the other .
19 He ogled her and once he had come out and asked her if she would like a dear little puppy dog to keep her warm in the night .
20 After an almost silent session , I felt unsure how to begin to help her ; so I asked her if she could draw a picture of a tree .
21 I also asked her if she could leave a meal in the oven . ’
22 Soon she realised that he was singing her praises to his friends , because other similar garden owners rang her up and asked her if she could do a few hours for them too .
23 so she 's er , she 's waiting for 'em to come to do that , anyway she 's er , somebody rang her did n't they and they asked her if she 'd have a little boy of four months old , Thursdays and Fridays all day and she started this week with him , so I said well Pauline
24 I asked him if he would like a video of the show and he said , ‘ No thanks , the experience was enough . ’
25 Spicer told him the news and asked him if he would like a local caddie to be booked .
26 Louis XIV offered to revive the office of Constable of France for him if he would become a Catholic but he declined the offer ( 1661 ) .
27 Hello All right I wonder if you could ask him if he 'd like a coffee or tea and erm er er just wait for me .
28 Twenty thousand rupees it would cost , but the extension worker said the government would pay for it if they could register a co-operative .
29 ‘ I should appreciate it if you would have a few words with her , unless , of course , you approve of such behaviour .
30 ‘ You can borrow it if you can find a guarantor .
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