Example sentences of "and if i can " in BNC.
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| 1 | You strike me as a basically good-natured and decent girl , and if I can be of assistance in putting you back on the right path , I shall be happy to oblige , so long as you do not expect too lengthy or too frequent an exchange . |
| 2 | Not that I mean it to be a breathless race , but rather that I somehow do n't see life in an ordinary manner , not even this sere and monotonous existence in Africa ; granted , it browns me off sometimes , but I do pretty well on the whole ; and if I can still enjoy this incredibly austere and disciplined life , how much more shall we not enjoy life together ? |
| 3 | Just tell your old godfather , and if I can I 'll help . |
| 4 | And if I can walk to work , you can walk to school . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Mr Moreton , Sally is an old friend of mine and if I can not speak to her I would like to leave a message . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ They usually come up with a couple of lesser-known names , and if I can keep the runs coming I like to think I might at least get a mention . ’ |
| 7 | A lot of that sarcasm is just bravado , and if I can put up with his teasing , ca n't you ? |
| 8 | And if I can not rid myself of it I will just have to go into the service and begin to root out the cause . |
| 9 | I know you see which side my fence is buttered , and if I can bring to football the organisational skills that have made me such a big fish in retailing , then Athletico Whaddon need have no fear of ending up on the slab . |
| 10 | And if I can what are you going to offer me ? |
| 11 | But you 're still a disgrace to the T'ang 's uniform , and if I can , I 'll break you . ’ |
| 12 | I have good friends , and if I can keep my faculties — if my eyesight behaves itself and my hearing stays good — then I shall be content |
| 13 | Teacher : I have not come across such blatant attitudes amongst other members of staff but I would get that feeling and if I can , being white , feel an atmosphere like that then the children can too , especially if their skins are black . |
| 14 | I 'm in balance if I remember Changi ; because there I was as near death as I possible could be , and if I can relate to that , what else can anybody do to me ? |
| 15 | And if I can read the other doctor 's handwriting . |
| 16 | And if I can see , if you say you 've had the blood test done in around , I du n no , two weeks , at your convenience and then if you see me in about five , which will be at the end of those , which |
| 17 | And if I can , then it would be a lever you could hand to him . ’ |
| 18 | But if you are well , and if I can make you smile , I need nothing more to make me happy . |
| 19 | Thank you for your co-operation and if I can be of further assistance please do not hesitate to contact me . |
| 20 | I hope so , and if I can contribute something to that culture change I shall be glad to do so . |
| 21 | ’ And if I can nae manage I 'll sing myself tae sleep in Central Station till the trains start rinnin' in the mornin' . ’ |
| 22 | There is plenty of time for hon. Members to make speeches , and if I can develop my argument a little en route , I shall be happy to do so . |
| 23 | I wish you all success with the new policies , and if I can help on any issues specific to cycle tourism , please let me know . |
| 24 | The other concern in the City Council 's evidence on H One er is this issue of distribution , I note Mr Davis 's comments about the difficulties of subdividing the Greater York allocation between different districts , and I I do acknowledge the difficulty in relation to Harrogate , and particularly Hambledon which obviously has a very small proportion of Greater York , on the other hand both Ryedale and Selby do contain a substantial proportion of the Greater York population , er based on my calculations of their er proportion of the population of Greater York which admittedly is a somewhat crude way of of doing estimates , but in the absence of of any other projections that was really the only way to do it , my estimate is that the er compared with the nine seven target of County Council would take in the could potentially be seen to be taking a share of four thousand two hundred in Ryedale and seventeen hundred for Selby , if you base it on their existing population distribution on er part outside the city , now I 'm not saying necessarily that 's how the way you would do it , but I I think it 's an indication that the scale of development in those two districts is quite significant in Greater York , our concern is that the policy as it currently stands does not give any real guidance as to the way in which distribution of development outside the city , but in Greater York , erm can be er should be di divided up , and I think the problem really occurs from the introduction of the new settlement into H One , erm I do n't want to stray into the H Two debate Chair , but I think it 's the fact that H One does include a figure for the new settlement , that the new settlement is not located within any particular district , but that all the district totals do include in effect a figure which is undetermined at this stage , that that would be absorbed by the new settlement , as I understand the policy at the moment , and I think that really does introduce a problem , erm because clearly all of the emerging districts wide local plans could be in conformity with the structure plan and not include the new settlement , I think it 's er interesting to note that the the D O E's recently published a good practice guide , on development plans , did particularly highlight the situation in Greater York , as a problem , as a shortcoming of the existing plan , and if I can just quote it , it does say this , on page forty three , it would seem appropriate for broad locations of new development to be established by means of an alteration to the structure plan . |
| 25 | ‘ Okay , then , I 'll give it a go if you 'll pay for the diesel and if I can see you Saturday night . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ And if I can , here 's another question . |
| 27 | Well I , well I , I mean I 've had to do my homework , before I come on this meeting for you , and I , and if I can start at the back and work forwards we have got enough money . |
| 28 | the exams and if I can sort of say , you do n't need to worry about |
| 29 | The success of the scheme erm , has enabled erm , some sale of places to other local authorities , and if I can just draw your attention to a slight error on page three , there is reference to Powys in two lines , and if you would delete please Powys one , placed in Staffordshire , er , it should read Powys two , placed by Staffordshire . |
| 30 | Erm , it was not possible to get your views in , as it were , personnel terms rather than financial terms on that er report , but er as it were on your behalf , we supported the Treasurer 's er recommendation for reasons set out in paragraph one four , and if I can er explain that for you a little little more , de-regulation could mean , that each employing authority has it 's own scheme of superannuation , or not , and if not would simply leave employees in a position of taking them off the state scheme S E R P S or going for a personal pension . |