if you should – English Grammar Profiler

C1 points:

114 in CLAUSES/conditional is defined as:

subordinate conditional clauses with ‘if you should’, in polite, formal contexts

*Most of the English Grammar Profile examples include:

‘if you should have any’ (questions|concerns|problems) + don’t hesitate…’

Therefore, this is offering help or giving advice.  ‘should’ here gives a slight feeling of  ‘it is unlikely’ or ‘I don’t really expect’ that you will have any questions…

and 193 in MODALITY is defined as:

‘should’ after ‘if’ to talk about possible situations in the future.

For example:

Just imagine the consequence for that female if her love potion should fail.

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A search in iWeb for:

if * * should _VVI

1 IF THE WORST SHOULD HAPPEN 277 2 IF THE NEED SHOULD ARISE 131

3 IF A PROBLEM SHOULD ARISE 59

5 IF AN ACCIDENT SHOULD OCCUR 28 6 IF THE UNTHINKABLE SHOULD HAPPEN 26 7 IF AN EMERGENCY SHOULD ARISE 23 8 IF THE FOOT SHOULD SAY 20 9 IF THE SUN SHOULD RISE 15 10 IF ANY PROBLEMS SHOULD ARISE 15 11 IF A CONFLICT SHOULD ARISE 14 12 IF AN EMERGENCY SHOULD OCCUR 13

13 IF ANYONE SHOULD ASK 12

15 IF THE OCCASION SHOULD ARISE 12 16 IF THE TIME SHOULD COME 12

17 IF THE UNEXPECTED SHOULD HAPPEN 11

19 IF ANYONE SHOULD SAY 11
20 IF A DISPUTE SHOULD ARISE 10

B1 vocabulary above:

emergency, occasion, rise, unexpected B2: conflict, occur C1: arise, unthinkable C2:

dispute

. If you should _VVI

1 . IF YOU SHOULD FIND 133

If you should find that tape, please inform us.

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2 . IF YOU SHOULD NEED 123

In fact , proof, if you should need it,

that you should never allow a scientist or an engineer to name anything,

not even your children.

3 . IF YOU SHOULD HAPPEN 94 4 . IF YOU SHOULD DECIDE 73 5 . IF YOU SHOULD GET 50 6 . IF YOU SHOULD CHOOSE 46 7 . IF YOU SHOULD SEE 42 8 . IF YOU SHOULD RECEIVE 36

9 . IF YOU SHOULD EXPERIENCE 34

10 . IF YOU SHOULD LOSE 33

11 . IF YOU SHOULD REQUIRE 32

12 . IF YOU SHOULD ENCOUNTER 30 13 . IF YOU SHOULD WISH 30 14 . IF YOU SHOULD WANT 27 15 . IF YOU SHOULD DIE 27 16 . IF YOU SHOULD BECOME 23 17 . IF YOU SHOULD MAKE 18 18 . IF YOU SHOULD GO 17 19 . IF YOU SHOULD CHANGE 16

20 . IF YOU SHOULD COME 15

B1 experience, require

B2 encounter

If _P should _VVI

*yes I believe ‘you’ should be exchanged for any pronoun for this complexity!

1 IF I SHOULD GO 1087 2 IF I SHOULD GET 828 3 IF I SHOULD TRY 663 4 IF I SHOULD USE 550 5 IF I SHOULD TAKE 522 6 IF YOU SHOULD NEED 417 7 IF I SHOULD BUY 392 8 IF YOU SHOULD TAKE 363 9 IF I SHOULD KEEP 358 10 IF YOU SHOULD FIND 352 11 IF I SHOULD PUT 337 12 IF I SHOULD WAIT 334 13 IF I SHOULD START 309

14 IF I SHOULD CONTINUE 290

15 IF I SHOULD MAKE 284 16 IF SOMETHING SHOULD HAPPEN 282 17 IF YOU SHOULD GET 282 18 IF YOU SHOULD HAPPEN 256 19 IF ANYTHING SHOULD HAPPEN 249 20 IF YOU SHOULD DECIDE 243 21 IF YOU SHOULD CHOOSE 222 22 IF I SHOULD SAY 193 23 IF YOU SHOULD USE 155 24 IF I SHOULD ADD 153 25 IF I SHOULD GIVE 144 26 IF YOU SHOULD GO 140 27 IF IT SHOULD HAPPEN 138 28 IF I SHOULD CHANGE 130 29 IF I SHOULD DIE 129 30 IF YOU SHOULD BUY 128 31 IF I SHOULD TELL 123

32 IF I SHOULD SWITCH 108

33 IF I SHOULD ASK 105 34 IF I SHOULD CALL 103 35 IF WE SHOULD GO 95 36 IF I SHOULD STOP 95

37 IF I SHOULD MOVE 93

B1 vocabulary: switch, continue