Example sentences of "if he [modal v] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I asked if he would swear a statement to this effect if it were necessary . |
| 2 | A hotel spokeswoman said : ‘ He booked in his family and we asked if he would do a turn . ’ |
| 3 | Now , if you had an opportunity of glancing at the leaflet already you will have seen that the leader for this July 's er , weekend is is Mr Henry and , I do n't think I can do any better than to spend two minutes of the time that we 've got in asking Henry if he would say a word or two of introduction to the theme for this year . |
| 4 | Louis XIV offered to revive the office of Constable of France for him if he would become a Catholic but he declined the offer ( 1661 ) . |
| 5 | He has challenged Labour counterpart Alan Milburn to tell the electorate if he would defy a whip reversing the move . |
| 6 | Peter Yeo was obviously delighted to do any service , however modest , for her and bustled her away , returning belatedly to ask McLeish if he would like a similar facility , which he accepted , obedient to the unwritten CID rule that you looked after your physical needs at any moment that opportunity offered , because you never knew when you were going to get stuck for hours without help . |
| 7 | I asked if he would like a coffee , or to be taken home , but he could only shake his head . |
| 8 | His father rose , walked into the bar and asked his son if he would like a drink . |
| 9 | One of them asked John if he would like a drink . |
| 10 | I asked him if he would like a video of the show and he said , ‘ No thanks , the experience was enough . ’ |
| 11 | Spicer told him the news and asked him if he would like a local caddie to be booked . |
| 12 | I asked Henry Ratter if he would run a workshop for a group of Wirral secondary headteachers and senior LEA officers . |
| 13 | Brenda explained , ‘ Mr Sharma wanted to see the dogs , so I said that he certainly could if he would provide a written statement first . |
| 14 | But Crumwallis in his present state did not look as if he would provide a soothing influence upstairs . |
| 15 | In April 1916 the association asked Crawford if he would accept a reduced salary of £200 a year and , although in a previous letter Crawford had offered to drop to £245 , he now insisted on at least £300 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | The Padre had asked the Collector if he might preach a sermon . |
| 19 | It certainly sounds as if he might have a peptic ulcer — especially as the pain is eased by milk . |
| 20 | He wondered if he might take a walk before the others were up . |
| 21 | See if he 'll have a look at you . |
| 22 | I 'll see if he 'll have a sleep then shall I ? |
| 23 | ‘ If he 'd give a free-kick to us the Blackburn crowd would n't have complained . |
| 24 | He looked as if he 'd make a Rottweiler pause for thought . |
| 25 | If he 'd hit a few bumps in the road , it could have ended up wiping his face out , but he did very , very well . ’ |
| 26 | The children surged dogwards , with mingled shrieks of condolence and joy , only to be hurled back by my even higher-decibel commands not to venture o'er the noisome swamp , which I gallantly traversed to unwind the stupid restrainer from the poor dog 's jaws , wondering the while if he 'd take a justified revenge on the human race by biting me ; which he did n't . |
| 27 | He was afraid of finding the London bands too good , as if he 'd see a young group with such talent and promise that his own brittle hopes and aspirations would be exploded in a terrifying second of illumination and self-knowledge . |
| 28 | With only one to go , I asked the doctor from Cairo if he 'd like a dekko down the eyepiece , but he declined , which I found surprising in view of the scarcity of polyps in Egypt . |
| 29 | Hello All right I wonder if you could ask him if he 'd like a coffee or tea and erm er er just wait for me . |
| 30 | Sometimes new tooling and equipment er and as I said before , a craftsman always looks to see if he can do a particular job better , if not somewhat easier er than hitherto . |