Example sentences of "[be] [adj] if i could " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would have been easier if I could have discussed it with Karen . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | I think life would be easier if I could live with my husband who , because of his own professional commitments is in Cambridge every week . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Would it be false if I could actually ‘ throw my voice ’ so that it seemed to come from somewhere else ? |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | I thought I could , I thought I could I really thought I could but oh God I 'd be okay if I could |
| 9 | It would be great if I could include his name here |
| 10 | It 's pretty good fun , but it 'd be better if I could float . |
| 11 | 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 . ’ |
| 12 | It really would be wonderful if I could become a member of the Royal Institute . |
| 13 | ‘ To get my 150th would be another landmark and it would be nice if I could do it in the Premier League . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ The manager has not given me any indication whether I will play but I am ready and it would be nice if I could . |
| 15 | Well it would be nice if I could use it . |
| 16 | It would be fun if I could get into the , that rocket too , thought Scott . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'd be satisfied if I could be sure that you and I exist at this moment . ’ |
| 18 | My gorgeous glossy dark locks used to be Mummy 's Delight when I was little , but now it was just wavy like the sea at Brighton and I wore it long with a flyaway fringe — well , it was flyaway if I could stick it solidly enough with gel or spray . |