Example sentences of "if [pron] [adv] wish [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His answer was not merely acceptable , it was final , in the sense that he need give no further justification of his decision , and if I still wish to object the burden of proof has shifted to me . |
| 2 | Well I think , we 'll , we 'll see what , we 'll see what comes , if somebody else wishes to compete , compete for the Chair , the post of Chair , erm , then you may perhaps like to invite them to share the Chair with you , or , or , they can become the , the Vice Chair . |
| 3 | You will need to tell your mum to consult a solicitor if she now wishes to obtain a divorce . |
| 4 | You will need to tell your mum to consult a solicitor if she now wishes to obtain a divorce . |
| 5 | ‘ You may have a doctor called if you so wish to take a sample of blood for the purpose of having it analysed to confirm the readings given by the machine . |
| 6 | My talk , if you so wish to interpret it , is a reaction to the somewhat sterile presentation of the language which I so often see in textbooks and curriculum documents . |
| 7 | Now , if you still wish to arrest me , do so — but tomorrow I will be free and you will be in prison ! ’ |
| 8 | Even if you genuinely wished to forgo your claim , do you think Rohan would allow it ? |
| 9 | If you seriously wish to lose your weight then it is most sensible to do it by looking carefully at your diet and eating a good balance of carbohydrates and protein with a reduced fat content . |
| 10 | It is rooted in his own quite complex philosophy but if we really wish to understand his argument we must start at a rather abstract level . |
| 11 | If one simply wishes to speak of a social vision , one may without further ado drop any reference to the Christian ‘ myth ’ , a myth which is so problematical for women . |
| 12 | One needed a steady supply of opponents ; men as good as oneself-better if one really wished to improve one 's game . |
| 13 | Erm it it does like this sir that I would imagine that what what we 're after here is a policy which would enable a local authority if it so wished to put into its local plan a strategic site . |
| 14 | Any well-structured course can build in progression where necessary and if it so wishes restrict the choice of menu on offer . |
| 15 | Parliament could if it so wishes confer arbitrary powers upon government . |
| 16 | But , of course , his attack was very much on-target if he simply wished to attack those elements of the media that were least favourable to his own party and government . |
| 17 | Having answered the hon. Gentleman 's intervention , I shall understand if he now wishes to return to the Opposition Front Bench . |