Example sentences of "if you ca [adv] [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you ca n't lock ladders away inside , chain and padlock them horizontally to a fixed point . |
| 2 | One solution is never to leave your home unoccupied again , but if you ca n't face life without holidays you could pay someone to be there when you are n't . |
| 3 | To which the father had snapped , ‘ If you ca n't talk sense then shut up . ’ |
| 4 | I once said to him ‘ if you ca n't pay compliments , do n't insult ’ I think they should do both . |
| 5 | If you ca n't pay pressures are applied , first verbal , then your windows are smashed , then violence . |
| 6 | If you ca n't avoid nylon carpet spray it lightly with water to reduce any static build up . |
| 7 | If you ca n't avoid trouble , then throw valour to the winds and run . |
| 8 | If you ca n't make contact , you 'll have to go to Sweden . |
| 9 | Let's face it , if you ca n't make par on a par-5 to win , you ought to be shot . ’ |
| 10 | So sharing out two six shared out between four what you 'd normally write if you ca n't do fractions you 'd say once remainder two would n't you . |
| 11 | Oh crikey , you wo n't be able to play squash , if you ca n't play badminton |
| 12 | IF YOU ca n't have Mr Major at your election night party then there is always the next best thing : Mrs Thatcher . |
| 13 | And that 's their right and so you think of something else we you 're not allowed to take them out of a favourite lesson , you 're not allowed to say you are going to miss your football or a P E P E teachers and the football teachers , quite rightly , say if you ca n't keep discipline in your class why why should we be penalized ? |
| 14 | The idea is that if you ca n't donate cash , you might give an antique to go towards Phillip 's Telethon effort . |
| 15 | IF you are depressed or anxious , having relationship difficulties or worried about work , finding a qualified counsellor to talk things over with is n't always easy — especially if you ca n't afford fees of between £15 and £30 an hour , or do n't feel able to wait the weeks or even months it can take to get an appointment . |
| 16 | This profitability is maintained by a balancing act ; the fundamental chemical industry balance summed up in the fact that if you want to get the utmost out of sodium chloride , you should n't have either sodium or chlorine left over unsold at the end of the day ; not much use increasing the use of one if you ca n't increase use of the other in proportion . |
| 17 | Why connect computers if you ca n't connect applications ? |
| 18 | If you ca n't find coconut milk , soak the grated flesh of a coconut in 400ml/14fl oz boiling water , then drain and use the milky liquid . |
| 19 | I do n't know the exact figure , but certainly several million pounds , and if you ca n't find £300,000 for the disabled , it seems to me quite shocking . |
| 20 | ‘ Charity , if you ca n't see destiny at work in all this , you 're blinder than your glasses , thick as they were , ever led me to believe . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ At least we can watch the fancy-dress parade , even if you ca n't take part in it — and I 'm afraid there 's no chance of that now . ’ |
| 22 | Washing-up Liquid : If you ca n't get hold of bleach you can use diluted washing-up liquid instead . |
| 23 | If it 's impossible to placate them or reason with them , if they insist on making your life a misery , if you ca n't get help from friends or a higher authority , then you must turn the tables on them — and fast . |
| 24 | If you ca n't get help with the cost of dental treatment |
| 25 | If you ca n't get help with the cost of wigs and fabric supports |
| 26 | If you ca n't get chick peas , the same sort of salad can be made with haricot beans . |
| 27 | Erm , but you see the point I am making , the idea is that er religion appeals to people , because they , they see the in injustices of the world , erm , you know if er , er , injustice is an , is an inevitable , erm , experience , erm , some of us erm , might be inclined to think especially if you live under the British system of er criminal justice , and so if you ca n't get justice here , perhaps you can after death , because god is ultimately just , and no mistakes will be made in heaven , as it were . |