Example sentences of "if [pers pn] [be] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 If I am to take four ferrets with me , my preference is for one box with one partition and two ferrets in each compartment .
2 CAN I REFER TO ACET EVEN IF I AM USING OTHER SERVICES ?
3 ‘ But if I am to achieve such merit as wins fame , then my life has not been so unworthy an exchange for hers as I always feared ! ’
4 If I were to take this gun and shoot … who ?
5 If I were to choose any country in the world to live as a family in it would have to be somewhere different , perhaps exotic .
6 ‘ I would back myself to score 20 goals this season if I were to have three chances in every game , but those opportunities do not come so easy for me in Italy .
7 If I were to rewrite this book in ten years ' time , in the light of further research and experience , my own views might well have changed somewhat .
8 If I were to seek one word to describe the quality of these works of art many by famous names , many by local artists to whom the purchase brought rare encouragement — I should say that they are alive .
9 DENNING J. stated the facts and continued : If I were to consider this matter without regard to recent developments in the law , there is no doubt that , had the plaintiffs claimed it , they would have been entitled to recover ground rent at the rate of £2,500 a year from the beginning of the term , since the lease under which it was payable was a lease under seal which , according to the old common law , could not be varied by an agreement by parol ( whether in writing or not ) , but only by deed .
10 I feel I could score more goals in Italy if I was given more freedom .
11 Then he said , ‘ If I was to advertise this job how likely would you be to apply for it ? ’ , and suddenly the hairs prickled on the back of my neck , because I knew he was serious .
12 He gave me an odd look as if I was telling strange stories .
13 No no I would n't do that I always do it like this if I was playing that hand three flu well you could go well you got a choice you can go take a chance on your last hand , not getting through or you can go two , three , five , six , seven two three four , ace finish them which is what I 'd probably do .
14 If I was to have any chance of being posted to Calvi , I would have to come in the top five in basic training .
15 Now what would you do if I was recording this conversation ?
16 When I realised that Barny was untrainable , I knew I would have to find a hand-reared owl if I was to stand any chance of training one successfully .
17 I think if one looks at life and says : ‘ If I was doing that job , what are the conditions I would like to work in ? ’ , and then put them into operation , people will probably think it 's about right .
18 Mine went up with , you know let's face it if I was doing sixty mile an hour it would be doing just over six grand .
19 Jimmy was silent for a moment , then he said , ‘ What sort of thing did you mean when you asked if I was suffering any after-effects ? ’
20 Now what you want to do in the privacy of your own home in terms of art is one thing , but if I 'm using public money I really need to be able to justify it .
21 If I 'm boring this time , you have n't tried it , but if you , if you can do it then erm , it 'll be a really interesting session , of sort of getting together in groups and discussing the problems and sorting ways out of problems .
22 Chairman I 'm , I 'm conscious that this amended recommendation will cause some disappointment among the support of the Brandon bypass , but I generally feel that some form of agreement can be reached with Norfolk County Council and Breckland District Council and indeed the Norfolk Member of Parliament , if I 'm given more time to review the situation in the light of other proposals on the A eleven , the A one three , four and in Thetford .
23 At the price the coal is , I am , because if I 'm buying four bags at nineteen pound for four bags
24 Er I mean that , that 's not an attempt to dissuade or anyone but it , it you know people are very traditional and if the Garrick has always charged reasonably and suddenly there seems to be rate of inflation and this sort of thing , you know , as Linda said , they might think okay , I 'll pay three quid but I 'm damned if I 'm buying any raffle tickets .
25 ‘ We happen to be staying in the same place , and I 'm damned if I 'm keeping awake waiting for you to turn up .
26 Wilkinson , who has cajoled and bullied to knock Cantona into shape , joked that the language barrier is still there because ‘ If I 'm saying nice things about him he seems to understand — if I suggest he works harder or I say nasty things , he finds that harder to comprehend . ’
27 If yu were to eat brown bread .
28 ‘ It may not be as comfortable as an ordinary saloon , ’ Ward said on a note of apology , ‘ but buggered if Ah was takin' any chances in a country like this . ’
29 I 'll , I 'll ask this other girl who I do n't know so well but I 'm sure if she 's going that way , she , you know , she 's in that area anyway .
30 You know ’ he added thoughtfully ‘ if she 's keeping any secrets in that place she 's not trying very hard with a back-door lock like that .
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