Example sentences of "[be] [adj] if [pron] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He has every right to criticise the Tour if he feels criticism is in order , ’ said Schofield in London yesterday , ‘ but it would be preferable if he 'd make his complaints to us . |
| 2 | I 'm mean we 've discussed it often but I I would be grateful if we could |
| 3 | ‘ We have applied for the use of a pitch at the Welsh College of Horticulture in Northop but , meanwhile , if anyone else has any ideas I would be grateful if they would contact me . ’ |
| 4 | If they 're relatively technical , then I , then I 'd be grateful if they can be left to the officers , but obviously if there 's anything that erm , is political in anyway , big P or small P , then at least we can get in touch with the er , P A G , and if necessary call a meeting in respect Chair . |
| 5 | I would be grateful if they will contact me . |
| 6 | What the hon. Gentleman says about members of the Territorial Army being refused their bounty is news to me , so I should be grateful if he would write to me . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Lest anyone be misled , I should be grateful if he would confirm that . |
| 9 | ‘ a police officer should be grateful if he could point to a clear cut instruction that he was only to stop a meeting if some incident at the meeting itself , whether caused by the speaker and his supporters or by the opposition present at the meeting place , led him to suppose that disorder was inevitable and could not be averted by any other means . ’ |
| 10 | I understand that the changes are fairly limited , and I should be grateful if he could give me any further information . |
| 11 | It was a request from a colleague : he 'd be grateful if she could cast her eye over an article he 'd written for a quarterly journal , by Friday if possible . |
| 12 | 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 ’ . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | I would be grateful if you would sign the attached copy of this letter and return it to me , with the payment and contract and any other additions you would normally make as an indication that you agree to these conditions . |
| 15 | I would be grateful if you would pass on a copy of this fax to your colleagues Dr Potvin and Susan Parks for their files . |
| 16 | If you have leisure , I 'd be grateful if you would kindly show me the castle ? ’ |
| 17 | In view of the current economic crisis , I would be grateful if you would give consideration to the following figures : |
| 18 | I would be grateful if you would let Ranulf escort me back to Kinghorn . ’ |
| 19 | I 'd be grateful if you would join them . ’ |
| 20 | Alex Mair was beginning to say that he , of course , would drive her but Meg extricated herself clumsily from her chair and said , a little too eagerly : ‘ I 'd be grateful if you would . |
| 21 | I should be grateful if you would amend the small advertisement for the B.A.E.C. at the next time of insertion so that the last part reads : ‘ For details , write to the Secretary , . |
| 22 | If you find this acceptable , I would be grateful if you would sign both copies of the letter and return one to me , keeping the other for your files . |
| 23 | We would be grateful if you would signify your agreement to the above by signing the letter below and the attached copies , and returning the original letter to us . |
| 24 | I should be grateful if you would consider whether exceptions of this kind for categories of pupils can be justified in the case of English . |
| 25 | In our opinion , this constitutes a violation of the Theft Act 1968 subsection 32 ( c ) and we would be grateful if you would consider the following advice : please stop going down Convent St. and entering houses without the owners ' permission . |
| 26 | But I would be grateful if you would keep them to yourself And I 'd like you to have a look at the blotter and see whether you can remember what it looked like on Monday . |
| 27 | He said : ‘ I should also be grateful if you would inform your readers that the Department of Transport have now agreed to reduce the fees for the new Transport & Works Act Orders which replace the old Light Railway Orders with effect from January 1 and the fees which will be payable in respect of applications where no compulsory purchase order is being sought will now be £750 for the first hectare ( or part of one hectare ) and thereafter £250 for each 0.5 hectare ( or part thereof ) with a maximum fee of £80,000 . |
| 28 | ‘ I would be grateful if you would ask your parishioners to remember both him and his family in their prayers . |
| 29 | These qualities are rare and we would be grateful if you would send any recommendations to the Travel Editor , Harpers & Queen , National Magazine House , 72 Broadwick Street , London W1 . |
| 30 | I should be grateful if you would advise your counsel of the Crown Prosecution Service 's position so that he might appraise the court if necessary … |