Example sentences of "[vb past] if [pron] could [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Huge hairy warts were stuck on her face and the make-up artists asked if they could cover her facial hair in mascara , giving her an instant moustache . |
| 2 | People we knew asked if they could leave their horse , Shamrock , in one of the fields . |
| 3 | but then they 've got er er said they they asked if they could rent his house off him until they got themselves sorted out . |
| 4 | He was inventive , his ad-libs were beautifully polished Once , as a visual gag , he asked if he could do his piece with us at Splott in Cardiff . |
| 5 | She had been surprised when he 'd come round after supper on Sunday and asked if he could bring his new friend to tea the next day . |
| 6 | At the end of the lesson , John asked if he could take their working home . |
| 7 | Then when a photographer asked if he could take his picture , Penn said , ‘ Please do n't , but thank you for asking . ’ |
| 8 | I apologized for my behaviour ( you know how it is : a few drinks , a few laughs , you step out of line ) , and asked if I could buy her lunch some time . |
| 9 | We were completely thrown when one woman asked if she could bring her daughter to the next session . |
| 10 | She asked if she could rub my head and we had a dance . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I thought if we could get their nature thing together with your Alps thing , we might both do ourselves a bit of good . |
| 12 | That 's what I said , a hundred and ninety pound , I said if you could do my house for that I 'd be laughing ! |
| 13 | He wondered if he could do her dreadful job ; or rather , how long he could stand it if he ever tried it . |
| 14 | Again she wondered if he could read her mind . |
| 15 | ‘ We are travellers from a far distant shore , and we wondered if you could see your way to giving us a drink . |
| 16 | The grill of our cooker is n't working ; I wondered if you could ask your brother-in-law to … |