Example sentences of "if [pers pn] [modal v] put " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Ariadne , if I may put it that way , is a hotbed of super-sensitivity . |
| 2 | ROS : A compulsion towards philosophical introspection is his chief characteristic , if I may put it like that . |
| 3 | ‘ I have a big turnover in secretaries , if I may put it that way . |
| 4 | If I may put on my nationalistic hat for a moment , one issue which concerns us greatly in Wales is the disproportionate cut in regular and volunteer troops . |
| 5 | However , what the hon. Gentleman says is a new one on me , if I may put it as basically as that . |
| 6 | And there 's a fascinating article in this , the current edition , the January edition it is now , because they go so far in advance , of She magazine , which says that er , it 's a desperate plight sometimes , when you have people coming for Christmas who fall into several categories like lazy slobs , who do absolutely nothing , and misers , who turn up with a stale box of chocolates , and never take you out for a meal in return for your hospitality , and the amorous couples who er , embarrass you by er , er , noisily retiring to their bedroom , if I may put it that way , and then the guests who turn up in mid-row , and bicker systematically over the whole of the festive period . |
| 7 | Well , I 'd like to qualify your question if I may put words into your mouth . |
| 8 | I mean all I , I would like to , to say is that so far as this particular road , whatever you may call it , er is concerned , that we look at highways priorities in this committee and that we would receive an assurance that this would not be bulldozed through , if I may put it that way , erm and opposed to one two three four other major schemes which are perhaps of more importance in terms of highways rather than er a , a corporate objective . |
| 9 | It 's er unfortunately the case that relations between the partners broke down and this led in due course to proceedings being commenced by the plaintiffs against the defendant in relation to the dissolution of the partners , those proceedings were commenced in nineteen eighty nine , , er in the High Court Chancery Division , there were a number of issues raised in the litigation , one of the matters was a preliminary issue , er concerning the terms of the partnership and that came before er Mr Justice on the eighteenth of February nineteen ninety one , whereby he found in favour effectively of the defendant on that preliminary issue er the plaintiffs it seems were then claiming that partnership , the partnership at will , but Mr Justice held that they were part of the terms of the particular er partnership deed , so the defendants succeeded on that issue , the trial of the action then followed on the twentieth of March nineteen ninety one and er Mr Justice made an order for dissolution of the partnership , he then give various directions for accountant enquiries concerning the partnership and he made orders for payments of costs , now the orders for costs were this , that effectively the defendant was entitled to some costs of the preliminary issue and that the plaintiffs were entitled to costs of the er ma if I may put it this way , the main action , and there was then the provision for , set off for the defendant 's costs against the costs ordered to be paid by the defendant , perfectly normal form of order . |
| 10 | Well , you 're suffering from , if I may put it that crudely , of a well-known British disease of a lack of self-regard in a sense . |
| 11 | The razor will probably last several shaves — that 's if I can put up with its luminous yellow colour ! ’ |
| 12 | I own an ex-Irish army Series III 1972 Land Rover , I 've recently fitted a Range Rover V8 instead of the 2,25 and would like to know if I can put a transfer box on to a 5-speed SD1 gear box . |
| 13 | ‘ Here I am facing Liverpool in my first game as a fully-fledged Coventry player , so if I can put one over them , it will be the end of a perfect week . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I wonder if I can put it another way , ’ said the Thing , and it managed to sound slightly annoyed . |
| 15 | A lot of that sarcasm is just bravado , and if I can put up with his teasing , ca n't you ? |
| 16 | If I can put it that way . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Erm a few comments I 'd like to start with with Cleveland and the erm the idea that there 's there 's there 's there 's no problem whatsoever in accommodating erm the overspill if I can put it that way or the retention within Cleveland . |
| 19 | Perhaps not quite to the level of the the development that may be appropriate , but but yes , of of the three market towns in in Selby district it 's acknowledged that Tadcaster would have a a less significant role than the other two market towns , if I can put it that way , and yes , there are a number of constraints in Tadcaster , not not the least of which i is an ownership constraint . |
| 20 | Er , we believe that there is a shortfall , if I can put it that way , in quotes , of some seven hundred and fifty thousand in ninety four , ninety five , over what we would otherwise have expected to get if the previous method of distribution er , had been stuck with . |
| 21 | Can I just congratulate er the County Planning Officer on operating in an oasis o of , of if I can put it that way . |
| 22 | So we 're , we 're looking at er er both input and the output , if I can put it so crudely , in terms of er occupancy of er |
| 23 | So these are all factors in here which er the the Well first of all the general public was provided with a a synopsis of this if I can put it that way in that the en original consultation leaflet included er extracts from this , summaries of it er in the leaflet , er and that set out clearly the differing traffic effects of the outer northern relief road compared with the inner . |
| 24 | But in the end er if I can put you somewhere where you 're gon na be happy to work |
| 25 | W was that decision to any extent er influenced by , if I can put it rather er ineptly , the state of blood hound when it was taken out of service . |
| 26 | Well the honourable gentleman as always makes er more than a debating point , I think he makes a serious point which er deserves to be answered , erm it is not , if I can put it this way , the intention of these orders er to turn auditors into er snoopers or narks er and to do so I think runs some very serious risks , not only of reducing and undermining the relationship between auditors and their clients , not only of imposing very substantial additional cost burdens on auditors which will have to be borne by companies and ultimately their clients , but also there has an example he 's given I think to be some difference , put it no more than that between public money and private money , even though I acknowledge that were talking here about the trusteeship in some cases of of er d er public deposits and funds . |
| 27 | It got rid of the crap if I can put it that way , sorted out my priorities . |
| 28 | Will you see if I can put it on too Sean ? |
| 29 | Now if I can put them in here , it 'll stop these falling over , providing they do n't get squashed with them |
| 30 | You mentioned just now about artificial foods , if I can put it that way . |