Example sentences of "good [noun sg] if i " in BNC.

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1 On some machines I find I get a better result if I manipulate the edge needles in exactly the same way as Far Isle .
2 When he is sentenced to gaol he pleads in mitigation that he ‘ might have been a better citizen if I 'd had the levels ’ , to a Judge who did n't understand what he was saying , and of course the last page sees him studying for ‘ the levels ’ in prison .
3 ‘ Oh , all right , ’ said Dolly , ‘ I suppose I 'll get a good hidin' if I start runnin' about . ’
4 I could do a better job if I knew more about …
5 I could do a better job if I knew more about
6 The cherries were most certainly stolen , but would I really have been a better person if I had left them on the plate ?
7 I mean , I would have given him a good kick if I 'd do stood along side of him !
8 I think it 's a good idea if I get back home now — I 'm feeling pretty tired and I want a lie down .
9 ‘ Richard thought it might be a good idea if I wrote an article for The Guardian . ’
10 And if Oliver wants to see me — which might be a good idea if I can talk some sense into him — then I 'll only do so if I 've cleared it with Stuart first .
11 I think actually it would be a good idea if I met Steve we er did a er a list of what wants doing , exactly what wants doing .
12 ‘ I 'd be grateful if you could spare time for a fitting , and I did think it would be a good idea if I could hold a rehearsal of everyone concerned in my part of the show before the official one .
13 In fact I think it would be a good idea if I was there , and possibly Gaston and Julius from the theatre committee .
14 I think it would be a good idea if I did , do n't you ?
15 ‘ It might be a good idea if I just wander into the shop when it opens , let drop the fact that I 'm a vet , and see if the owner is interested . ’
16 But in any event it would be a good idea if I had some tests some lessons in the dark .
17 Well publicans actually , because I used to be a publican , and I thought it would be a good idea if I , it 's a good idea to ring people you 've got empathy with .
18 It would be best procedure if I began to answer a series of questions in a room from which Clements was excluded .
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