Example sentences of "if [pers pn] [modal v] make a " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I might make a suggestion — shut up and sit down . |
| 2 | I feel as if I ought to make a really profound statement about something ! |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | ‘ If I may make a suggestion , ’ Horowitz , also standing , addressed Evans . |
| 5 | As the start of the season is very close I wonder if I may make a few points for other readers to think about ? |
| 6 | If I may make a return by listening to your troubles , I am very willing to do so . ’ |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | ‘ So if I can make a suggestion ? ’ |
| 9 | So if I could make a plea to anyone who wishes to buy a pony whether from a private owner or ‘ saved ’ from the meat man , to make sure they know the commitment they are taking on . |
| 10 | If I could make a suitable deal … |
| 11 | er Chairman thank you for inviting me to come erm here today , er particularly as Mrs who 's the other member of erm , affected by the lorry ban on the A ten eighty eight it 's unfortunate unable to come , erm and thank you for including me in the er consultation process that you 're planning with Norfolk County Council , er Chairman obviously I wish to support this , but just erm if I could make a couple of observations on your paper , erm firstly particular relation to the discussion we just had about Brandon , erm , I am aware Mr Chairman you 've just described the er highways people in Norfolk as very reasonable , but I think that members will see particular if they look at problems like four point one that we do have to handle er working relationships with some care and I would want to express regret while I wo n't be less impolite than that , but Norfolk have not even seen fit to put up signs erm warning of the lorry ban erm in Thetford , erm , which shows er not exactly the spirit of co-operation , I hope we 're going to be able to achieve in the consultations about Brandon and I thought |
| 12 | I mean if I could make a general point . |
| 13 | She stared at the receding shoreline and wondered if she should make a jump for it . |
| 14 | ‘ If you can make a film that makes its money back , you can justify making another . ’ |
| 15 | If you can make a bad orchestra tolerable , that is valuable . |
| 16 | An example might be to focus on car number plates and seeing if you can make a word containing all the letters of the plate number , or in a supermarket look out for all items costing a particular amount of money , or in a crowded room noting the number of people with blue eyes . |
| 17 | If you could make a profit of approximately £2,500 per week for the fourteen or so unoccupied weeks ( a big if ! ) you would turn that excess of expenditure over income into an income surplus . |
| 18 | ‘ Rourke , ’ she said carefully , ‘ it 's cold out here , and I 'd be grateful if you 'd make a start in clearing up so that we can be on our way . ’ |
| 19 | Just la 's look to see if we can make a case all right ? |
| 20 | Yes , if we could make a comment please the thing about in July ? |
| 21 | Oh it 'd be good if we could make a money tree . |
| 22 | It would be helpful to companies , as they try to improve their corporate governance , if they could make a real distinction between executive and non-executive directors . |
| 23 | But I 'm sure if they could make a profit they would . |
| 24 | For example , it would be interesting to know how far they would be prepared to deliver service to frail old people who present particular problems , if they can make a living with easier clients . |
| 25 | If they can make a hundred pound a week , and they 're only getting fined twenty , they ai n't doing too bad . |
| 26 | For a second it looked as if he might make a stab at it , but then he saw John Wakeham , looking a little crestfallen , coming out in front of him , while behind John Patten , Tony Newton , Michael Portillo and Sir Patrick Mayhew were about to swing through Downing Street gates . |
| 27 | A friend treated her to a pukkah drinks-dispensing butler who asked if he might make a personal remark before teetering off into the small hours . |
| 28 | He looked as if he 'd make a Rottweiler pause for thought . |
| 29 | Mr. Gregory : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the number of applicants for section 4 grants under the Development of Tourism Act 1969 , the number approved and the value awarded , for each year since 1980 ; and if he will make a statement . |
| 30 | Mrs. Clwyd : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on his Department 's strategy for dealing with acute poverty and deprivation in the Cynon Valley and other districts with a high percentage of low income households . |