Example sentences of "if he [vb mod] [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | Finally Richard , in the hearing of all , asked his father if he would recognize him as his heir . |
2 | She began to think of it as he , and wondered if he would make something of himself later on in life . |
3 | She waited to see if he would explain anything about himself , but he simply sipped his cold beer in silence , idly watching a group of children playing see-saw with a plank of wood over a tree stump . |
4 | Midge , who had cancelled none of her engagements , asked Patrick if he would accompany her in Stevie 's place . |
5 | Could I ask Bauer , I wondered , if he would keep it in his office and give it back to us when he had to leave ? |
6 | Smiling at her father , who probably did not think so either if he would permit himself to be honest about it , she placidly allowed him to give her hand to Tristan who looked down at her very intently , his face noble and moved and marvellously beautiful in the jewelled light from the stained glass window . |
7 | To give himself more time he asked the Bookman if he would help him with his homework . |
8 | ‘ Why , if he would ask me for pity , I believe he might gain it . ’ |
9 | ‘ I can show you an excellent view of the town , ’ he pressed , his smile dipping for all the world as if he would take it as a personal tragedy if she refused . |
10 | A man was unfurling a sail on one of the feluccas , and we ran along the bank and asked him if he would take us across the river . |
11 | On Saturday morning the pilot was asked by an acquaintance if he would fly him to Biggin Hill where the acquaintance was to collect another aeroplane . |
12 | I am happy to give an undertaking to my hon. Friend that I would be only too delighted to visit his constituency , but I should be grateful if he would release me on Christmas day . |
13 | ‘ I would n't have thought so , unless Robert Sheldrake has asked if he might bring her with him . ’ |
14 | She displayed no interest in any of the social events he said he was going to and wondered if he might see her at . |
15 | If he 'll have me with him and Charlotte , then so much the better for me . ’ |
16 | Erm well the first person to ask probably would be Paul , if he 'd download it onto a tape , how difficult would that be and he 'll give you |
17 | ‘ I wonder if he 'd run me to the shop , ’ said Betty . |
18 | Well I 've got , I I 'm going to take a , see if he can do something about this cough , cos it 's driving me mad ! |
19 | If he can do it in the Baltic lands , he can do it elsewhere . |
20 | If he can serve one without hurting the other too much , what the harm ? ’ |
21 | ‘ Why not , if he can provide us with the answer . ’ |
22 | if he can get me through my test , he can get anybody through ! |
23 | the other thing we might do is erm is a at the film council and see if he can help us with , I mean it is a film after all whether he 's got er particular contacts |
24 | Lancashire they used to call it and , we used to , they used to set one on at first and then , as he knocked , if he could knock one off his feet onto his two feet , then he had to help him to knock the others over as they come in close and er , I know they do n't sound nothing like , you know , now but er , in them days we use to think it was great . |
25 | Beckman had indeed contacted Branson to see if he could advise him on the taking of anti-trust action , but the offer had not been taken up . |
26 | When I asked Wemmick if he could advise me on how to help a friend start up in business , his post-box mouth opened wide . |
27 | He was so efficient , I 'm wondering if he could do something about the disgusting chick pea casserole they serve on the Intercity 125 . |
28 | ‘ Will you telephone Harriman and ask if he could do anything in the way of intervention ? ’ |
29 | Later he asked , at second-hand , if he could accompany me into the Danakil country , where I planned to travel . |
30 | Charlotte had telephoned Derek from Boston late on Friday night to ask if he could meet her off the plane at Heathrow on Saturday morning . |