Example sentences of "if [adv] [pers pn] [modal v] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He could countenance violence and killing , if only they might provide a way out of the taedium vitae which formed his spiritual landscape . |
| 2 | If only they would read a little Dickens or Kipling they would soon discover there was more to life than cheating people and watching television . |
| 3 | Chest seems to be full of mucus , if only they could cough a little deeper they feel they would be able to shift it and get it up . |
| 4 | If only they could catch a German ! |
| 5 | If only they could teach a thing or two to Gloucestershire — they go into Sunday 's match with Derbyshire looking for their first win over a county side this season . |
| 6 | ‘ If only we could devise a safe way of laying our hands on all that money , ’ murmured Pugwash , whose greed was as proverbial as his cowardice . |
| 7 | ‘ But if only we could have a cottage somewhere ! ’ she went on wistfully . |
| 8 | ‘ If only we can get a foothold round Calais . ’ |
| 9 | We 've got a nurse , er a trained nurse , er she does play the piano and she 's quite willing to play for us if only we can get a piano donated . |
| 10 | If only she could get a look , see what they were up to … |
| 11 | I woke up having 5 minute contractions and thought I 'd lost ‘ my water ’ on the loo , without really being sure ( if only you could have a trial run — but then you might not go through with it if you did ! ) |
| 12 | If only I could find a masseuse as good as Pauline in London , I would be happy ! |
| 13 | If only he could inherit a few more of the great Australian chaser 's foibles , this afternoon 's first prize would be in the bag . |
| 14 | If only he could make a sound or move his body . |
| 15 | If you have a computer … youre half way there … if not you could get a cheap Amiga500 or 600 for about 200 quid . |
| 16 | If not I 'll have a load of money . |
| 17 | I think that if today we can give a little help to those who are carrying on the race the money will not be wasted , ’ ( House of Commons Debate , Vol. 300 , col. 1634 ) . |