Example sentences of "[coord] if i [modal v] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . |
2 | I 've done it for years , and if I may say it myself , I 'm quite good at it . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | But if you are well , and if I can make you smile , I need nothing more to make me happy . |
5 | I hope so , and if I can contribute something to that culture change I shall be glad to do so . |
6 | ‘ I need two new players to make the team more competitive and if I can get them we will be . |
7 | And if I can mend it . |
8 | ‘ Okay , then , I 'll give it a go if you 'll pay for the diesel and if I can see you Saturday night . ’ |
9 | 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 |
10 | 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 . |
11 | 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 . |
12 | If so , and if I could attract his attention , he would surely bring the boat over for me . |
13 | 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 . |
14 | 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 ? |
15 | And if I could cry I would . |
16 | 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 . ) |
17 | 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 . |
18 | Three months is the maximum I can impose as you have never been in jail before , but if I could give you more , I would without hesitation . ’ |
19 | I 've only done seven Well there 's twenty tapes and I 've got ta do as many as I can , I have n't done half of them yet , but if I could have them over the weekend I 'd be able to do loads more cos I 'm working on Saturday , I 'm going out Saturday , I think |
20 | Well , I know you have seen them already , but if I could call them and … ’ |
21 | I do not think that it is wisdom that is required but if I can do anything , I will . |
22 | But if I can leave it running and it runs out it will suit me down to the ground . |
23 | I do n't love you , but if I can give you happiness by just promising , then I will — consider — and promise — soon . |
24 | I do it if I really have to , but if I can avoid it I chicken out , and I had too much lately . ’ |
25 | But if I can get it to Andernesse somehow , she thought , then surely it 'll be safe and everything will stop … ’ |
26 | ‘ Ribalta is hard to hit , but if I can catch him I will knock him out . ’ |
27 | ‘ But if I can keep my sense of humour , I hope that we will be all right . ’ |
28 | But if I can find it |
29 | But if I can put my thinking erm on the floor first , it seems to me that vacant Normal vacancies as Mr has described them , are a function of people moving from one house to another . |
30 | ‘ But if I should ask you for — say , a cordial , to relieve my troubles … ’ |