Example sentences of "[adj] if [pron] could [verb] [pers pn] " 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 | I understand that the changes are fairly limited , and I should be grateful if he could give me any further information . |
| 3 | for the convenience of the house I 'd be most grateful if he could tell us , is this board a quango that he 's referred to ? |
| 4 | Under Chambers 's auspices I 've prepared a questionnaire on ( intermediate ) learners ' dictionaries , along with a piece of sample text and a batch of parallel extracts from four other publishers ' dictionaries of about the same level , and I 'd be ever so grateful if I could send you about 10 of these sets to distribute amongst fellow teachers and some of the students , as you think fit ; and of course I 'd be pleased if you 'd answer one yourself . |
| 5 | In the massage parlour at lunchtime , Molly Lugg told me her son was now unemployed because his boss , Trevor Proby , was ‘ in chains ’ and she would be grateful if I could find him something to do , as he spends all his time kicking his heels , mostly through shop windows in the High Street . |
| 6 | I would be very grateful if you could telephone me as soon as you can . |
| 7 | Accordingly , I would be grateful if you could telephone me at your convenience in order to arrange a meeting at a mutually convenient time . |
| 8 | I 'm afraid that Mrs has gone off with , ah Mrs I 'll be very grateful if you could bring me in a bowl . |
| 9 | We have tried to obtain glassfibre moulds in the past , have not succeeded and would be grateful if you could advise us on any way that is known to you of building such a craft . |
| 10 | As I hope to leave Britain within four weeks I would be immensely grateful if you could Fax me back with a reply as soon as is convenient , as I need the information to determine when I should book an air ticket . |
| 11 | I would be grateful if you could reassure me . |
| 12 | I would be grateful if you could inform me of the person in your department who would be dealing with the register of Wildlife Sites . |
| 13 | I would be grateful if you could inform me how the figure on the invoice was calculated . |
| 14 | To this the magazine responded : " We note that Mr Arkell 's attitude to damages will be governed by the nature of our reply and would therefore be grateful if you could inform us what his attitude to damages would be , were he to learn that the nature of our reply is as follows : fuck off " . |
| 15 | I would be most grateful if you could spare me a few moments of your time . ’ |
| 16 | I would be most grateful if you could identify them . |
| 17 | I would be so grateful if you could tell me the name of it , because it looks so unusual . |
| 18 | I would be grateful if you could tell me what concentrates to use and how much . |
| 19 | Q I am building my fish pond and I would be grateful if you could tell me if it 's possible to keep Koi without pumps and filters . |
| 20 | I would be grateful if you could tell me anything about the guitar . |
| 21 | I am about to set up a mixed fish/invertebrate tank , and I would be very grateful if you could tell me more about Kalkwasser , which fishkeepers in the USA are using to dose their marine systems . |
| 22 | If these are available , I 'd be grateful if you could tell me where to get hold of them , and how much they 'd cost ? |
| 23 | I would be grateful if you could tell me where I can get hold of such posters . |
| 24 | I have enclosed two digests and I would be grateful if you could pass them on to the most appropriate person within your association . |
| 25 | We would be grateful if you could check it for accuracy and also for any changes since you first kindly provided the information . |
| 26 | I understand the facility fee for our filming will be 75 and I would be most grateful if you could send me an invoice in due course . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | We would be very grateful if you could send us addresses , unless you would be interested in sponsoring two young , budding 16 year old skaters . |
| 29 | We would , therefore , be very grateful if you could send us a copy of your latest handbook or yearbook , lists of officials and current club contacts . |
| 30 | I would be very grateful if you could give me any information on the tank and feeding requirements of these fish , plus where I could obtain some more literature on them as I can not seem to find any at all . |