Example sentences of "[coord] [subord] i [vb mod] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I suffered agonies of suspense in silence , for I never knew when or where I would see you again , or whether she would be with you . |
| 2 | When I painted it was for myself , I could afford the luxury of spending two years on a painting ; I did n't have to worry about whether anyone was interested in it or not or whether I would exhibit it in a commercial gallery or whether it would be sold . |
| 3 | Or whether I 'll get one for Father 's Day ? |
| 4 | Or whether I 'll get one for Father 's Day ? |
| 5 | But even if one is not antagonised by the appalling monotony of Mr. Lawrence 's theme , under all its splendid variations , one still turns away with the judgement : ‘ this is not my world , either as it is or as I should wish it to be . ’ |
| 6 | Do you know what it is , and where I can get one ? |
| 7 | Her clothes were different — foreign , and smart — but her hair was red , and although I could see she was n't beautiful I thought she was . |
| 8 | And if I dare say it , she has come to glory as the earthly manifestation of a holy trinity with Nicholas Ryan , father , producer , and his wife Roma , Holy Spirit and lyricist . |
| 9 | I 've done it for years , and if I may say it myself , I 'm quite good at it . |
| 10 | I intend to make my home here in this town , and if I can do anything to ensure that the people here are treated fairly I shall do it . |
| 11 | But if you are well , and if I can make you smile , I need nothing more to make me happy . |
| 12 | I hope so , and if I can contribute something to that culture change I shall be glad to do so . |
| 13 | ‘ I need two new players to make the team more competitive and if I can get them we will be . |
| 14 | And if I can mend it . |
| 15 | ‘ Okay , then , I 'll give it a go if you 'll pay for the diesel and if I can see you Saturday night . ’ |
| 16 | I have good friends , and if I can keep my faculties — if my eyesight behaves itself and my hearing stays good — then I shall be content |
| 17 | There is plenty of time for hon. Members to make speeches , and if I can develop my argument a little en route , I shall be happy to do so . |
| 18 | I tell my students during my evolution and behaviour course not to use the F word and the F word is fitness and I advise them strongly not to , and if I could ban it I would . |
| 19 | If so , and if I could attract his attention , he would surely bring the boat over for me . |
| 20 | And if I could bring him to reconciliation with the king , without more bloodshed and without revenge , I would count it a good deed both for England and Wales . |
| 21 | How do you think the retrospective scheme compensation scheme would actually work and if I could give you an example erm should it apply to all schemes which have been affected in the past er perhaps after a certain date or if you were going to make that decision , where would the cut-off date be , how far back would you go and what schemes would you look at Er if it 's gon na be retrospective ? |
| 22 | And if I could cry I would . |
| 23 | The low style is surely recalled by the colloquial " " Hé " " given to God and St Peter as noted above , and the high by the description of the young wife in Les Trois Boçus : ( a beautiful girl So beautiful that she was a delight And if I should tell you the truth I do not think that Nature ever made Any more beautiful creature . ) |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | And because I 'd let her fall off , she would n't be allowed to be a nun any more , because she had fallen into the lake of mud and I knew you could n't be a nun unless your clothes were clean . |
| 26 | And before I could speak she was all over me . |
| 27 | ‘ Did you enjoy the piece ? ’ he asked , and before I could answer he went on , ‘ I myself did not . |
| 28 | And before I could reply she rushed on , eyes moist with excitement . |
| 29 | Christ knows if and when I will see them again . ’ |
| 30 | With me it was all too simple and evident , my behaviour — and I was a most law-abiding child — caused my parents pain , and as I could do nothing about it , certainly nothing to improve it , except to cease to exist , I grew more and more guilty . |