Example sentences of "[adj] if i [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had no travellers ' tales , no air of a person who had been on a journey , and I knew she would be both disbelieving and resentful if I should try to describe the eternal vistas I had glimpsed . |
| 2 | Sometimes I get embarrassed if I ca n't do summat on my own . |
| 3 | I may not always be able to offer a Danby or a Holmes ( Holmes is available as I write ) , but I should be considerably embarrassed if I could n't find a good view of the Gorge for a departing new graduate or a returning old one . |
| 4 | ‘ It 's extremely doubtful if I 'll ever find another comet , ’ declares Alcock . |
| 5 | They were more comfortable , it was a , it was a more enjoyable journey , and let's be honest if I can go through life without hassles and without problems my life will be more enjoyable , of course it and these difficulties , and these storms coming away , coming your way your life will be more enjoyable . |
| 6 | I feel deprived if I ca n't have the same as everyone else ; |
| 7 | It would be splendid if I could state that audit regulation had solved all the profession 's problems , that all audits were now models of perfection , carried out by accountancy paragons . |
| 8 | He said that if I had the time and the inclination he would be grateful if I would sort through the material , put the scores in chronological order to one side and throw out ‘ the rubbish ’ . |
| 9 | In the massage parlour at lunchtime , Molly Lugg told me her son was now unemployed because his boss , Trevor Proby , was ‘ in chains ’ and she would be grateful if I could find him something to do , as he spends all his time kicking his heels , mostly through shop windows in the High Street . |
| 10 | Under Chambers 's auspices I 've prepared a questionnaire on ( intermediate ) learners ' dictionaries , along with a piece of sample text and a batch of parallel extracts from four other publishers ' dictionaries of about the same level , and I 'd be ever so grateful if I could send you about 10 of these sets to distribute amongst fellow teachers and some of the students , as you think fit ; and of course I 'd be pleased if you 'd answer one yourself . |
| 11 | If they have been so informed , I would be very grateful if I could be told on what date they were told . |
| 12 | I can be just as nasty as friendly if I must , but it is not often necessary . ’ |
| 13 | But I think it 's a little bit rich if I may say so Joe to blame the women for this because the parliamentary Labour party did vote for this new rule and the fact that a number of women very able women put themselves forward , I do n't think it 's right to say it is the women 's fault . |
| 14 | ‘ So I 'm sorry if I ca n't help you . |
| 15 | I 'm sorry if I should have told you before . ’ |
| 16 | I 'm sorry if I should n't . |
| 17 | I am sorry if I can not fulfil your request on this point . |
| 18 | Would it be false if I could actually ‘ throw my voice ’ so that it seemed to come from somewhere else ? |
| 19 | But I would b , e very glad if I might see you on your return to ask you to help me in two cases . |
| 20 | Mrs Ross , Mrs Girdlestone added , had only her pension to live on , and she repeated that she would be glad if I could do something about her as soon as possible . |
| 21 | It is pretty disgraceful if I can not put to the right hon. and learned Member for Monklands , East the points which have been the centre of debate in this country for the past 10 days , but I shall do so . |
| 22 | I get frustrated if I ca n't see something immediately that goes in somewhere . |
| 23 | Well , I suppose that would have been fine if I could have gone along with it , but I was n't quite ready for that . |
| 24 | And these were the type of conditions that our members worked in , whilst at the same time the management provided plastic roofing you know , but it was n't efficient and it was cold and bitterly cold if I might say so erm for a long period . |
| 25 | I thought I could , I thought I could I really thought I could but oh God I 'd be okay if I could |
| 26 | I 've instructed all those you wish to see to be available today , but it would be helpful if I could give them some idea of the order in which you wish to see them . ’ |
| 27 | I am not sure if I would still sing if I had a wife , because I think marriage is a commitment to one woman , and I have no right to go and sing to all those others . ’ |
| 28 | On the other hand , if I did n't take it , I was n't sure if I would get another opportunity like that again . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I 'm not sure if I 'll still be here tomorrow , as air traffic is functioning normally and I have some urgent matters to attend to back in Hong Kong , but I 'll see you on Friday anyway . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Look , Bernie , I have n't been able to bring myself to tell you this , but I 'm not sure if I 'll ever be able to go back on stage . |