Example sentences of "if [pers pn] [modal v] [vb infin] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jones yelled , ‘ I 'm damned if I 'll bowl a full-toss ! ’ |
| 2 | If I might make a suggestion — shut up and sit down . |
| 3 | If I might interpose a personal remark here ( not perhaps too inaptly , given the circumstances ! ) |
| 4 | ‘ If I might say a few words , Headmaster , on that , ’ put in Glenda Grower ( History , French and World Religions if absolutely pressed ) . |
| 5 | I wonder if I might have a word with your son . ’ |
| 6 | SIR — I wonder if I might add a recommendation of my own to George Walden 's perceptive comments on alleged bias in television ( article , April 13 ) . |
| 7 | While all this talk of constitutional change is in the air — Kinnock proposes to abolish the House of Lords and dismember the United Kingdom , as well as to forbid the whole country from hunting — I wonder if I may make a proposal . |
| 8 | ‘ If I may make a suggestion , ’ Horowitz , also standing , addressed Evans . |
| 9 | As the start of the season is very close I wonder if I may make a few points for other readers to think about ? |
| 10 | If I may make a return by listening to your troubles , I am very willing to do so . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Actually , ’ Morton said hesitantly , ‘ if I may borrow a phrase from some distinguished bon viveur whose name I have forgotten , nowadays I like my fruit a little green . ’ |
| 12 | I am very sure that you will agree with me , if I may borrow a phrase from Joyce , that we all hope that it 's not at all unlikely that George Craig will come again to preach . |
| 13 | A bias , if I may coin a phrase , against the obvious . |
| 14 | If I may anticipate a point which , I know from experience , the hon. Member for Oldham , West ( Mr. Meacher ) may in due course seek to make , those increases mean that , when looked at alongside the extra help that we have made available in the past four years through income-related benefits for the less well-off families with children , which will amount to some £600 million next year , total expenditure on help to families next year will be higher than if we had simply increased child benefit each year since 1987-88 . |
| 15 | Well if I may raise a number of issues under that report . |
| 16 | For those reasons as I , have I , hoped made plain , it seems to me that the general scheme provided by Mrs is the one that ought to be adopted , however in my view when Mrs also makes provision for a second carer for some three hours a day that is well over egging the pudding , if I may adopt a phrase used by Mr at one stage during the case , I feel sure that in practice the two resident carers would not simply say well I 'm on duty from eight am on Monday till twelve midday on Thursday and I shall do nothing during the rest of the week , I think that living in the household for , at |
| 17 | I was approached in this room about erm , twelve months ago , by Francis and Tricia erm , to ask if I would make a programme out for their group . |
| 18 | My father , , who retired from two years ago , asked if I would visit a fellow pensioner — . |
| 19 | ‘ Bev asked me if I would like a drink . |
| 20 | Then , in 1963 , I was asked if I would write a piece on my own work for Living Arts , an immaculately produced but short-lived ICA magazine . |
| 21 | On 26 April I was summoned by Mr Baker to his office at the Department of Education and Science , and asked if I would chair a Working Group to prepare proposals for English in the National Curriculum . |
| 22 | It was in consequence of that wish that Jennie Lee asked me if I would chair a committee on London Orchestras , which in fact I did , and whose findings I describe later . |
| 23 | If I should plant a tiny seed of love |
| 24 | If I should plant a tiny seed of love |
| 25 | I heard the shotgun pellets hit the bonnet and the windscreen like hailstones on a tin roof and for a second I wondered if I should punch a hole in the glass like they do in the movies . |
| 26 | If I can clarify a few points . |
| 27 | I 'm keeping my head swivelling from side to side to see if I can spot a space |
| 28 | If I can bring a report by March I will do so but it , this is quite a complicated area . |
| 29 | erm if I can bring a sample questionnaire when I 've done it to you I mean I 'll see |
| 30 | I 'll have to see if I can borrow a car . ’ |