Example sentences of "[adj] if [pron] [modal v] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is it the communication system that is n't quite working but the support is adequate if you can simply find it ? |
| 2 | Maxim woke with a slightly tender head — those blasted lieutenants and their silly jokes — and the sombre feeling that he must be getting truly old if he could no longer sleep through a normal wakey-wakey in barracks . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's extremely doubtful if I 'll ever find another comet , ’ declares Alcock . |
| 4 | For certain there will be changes , but it is doubtful if there will ever be such a long line of devoted , generous and hardworking people as those who served the Club so enthusiastically in immensely difficult times , and saved it from certain closure for the likes of ourselves to enjoy . |
| 5 | Gabriel Gasbag — As thick as a proverbial brick , possesses hardly any intelligence ( it 's doubtful if she can even spell the word ) . |
| 6 | Whilst realising some of the questions do not apply to you as a potential member , it would be interesting if you could please complete , insofar as practical , the enclosed questionnaire and return it to me at |
| 7 | They seem to be a simple , happy-go-lucky folk who are content if they can merely catch a bus or two each day , and find a bit of a gap in the traffic to nip through , and survive till bedtime . |
| 8 | And indeed , since social anthropology is centrally concerned with the diversity of culture , it would be quite absurd if it could somehow be inferred from what social anthropologists teach that cultural diversity is both politically and morally deplorable . |
| 9 | In order to be able to make seating arrangements I would be grateful if you would please , please and return the slip below no later than thirtieth August nineteen ninety one . |
| 10 | If you have leisure , I 'd be grateful if you would kindly show me the castle ? ’ |
| 11 | I would be grateful if you could just check to see if I have made any errors of fact , or have misunderstood any point you and your colleagues made to us . |
| 12 | There 's nothing to see , and we 've got a lot to do , so we 'd be very grateful if you could just go home . |
| 13 | [ We shall be grateful if you will kindly acknowledge receipt of this letter . |
| 14 | We shall be grateful if you will kindly acknowledge receipt of this letter . |
| 15 | We shall be grateful if you will kindly acknowledge receipt of this letter . |
| 16 | [ We shall be grateful if you will kindly acknowledge receipt of this letter . |
| 17 | [ We shall be grateful if you will kindly acknowledge receipt of this letter . |
| 18 | ‘ And I 'd be grateful if you 'd just tell me without the need to shake it out of you . ’ |
| 19 | I 'd be grateful if you 'd just go . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I 'd be very grateful if you 'd even try , Stevens . |
| 21 | Cranmer could not become an archbishop again , but a return to scholarly life was possible if he would only sign one or two documents as a formality . |
| 22 | Would it be false if I could actually ‘ throw my voice ’ so that it seemed to come from somewhere else ? |
| 23 | my Lord I think it 's also helpful to add that in the case erm , er your Lordship will find at er , maybe helpful if you could very briefly look at that judgment my Lord |
| 24 | 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 . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ 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 . |
| 27 | It 's partly a misunderstanding along the line somewhere , it would be very useful if you could actually check it up . |
| 28 | Right who 's got any well if you could just move a little bit closer . |
| 29 | ‘ Sometimes when I take him to the local toddler group and watch him playing with the other children , I think it would be great if he could just feel the sand in the sandpit between his toes and know what it 's like to get his hands all messed up with play dough or paint — the things other children take for granted . ’ |
| 30 | Sky presenter Keith , 35 , chipped in : ‘ It will be nice to sort it out but it is more important if we can still remain friends for the rest of our lives . ’ |