Example sentences of "[verb] if [pron] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am almost tempted to produce some enormous prize for any bookseller who can furnish me with a list of the shortlisted titles , or even let me know if they have the winning title in stock : I feel confident that I would have no takers . |
| 2 | The national loaf was rather an unappetizing grey colour I do n't know if anybody remember the national loaf . |
| 3 | I tried phoning you this lunchtime to ask about the above proposal , but I do n't even know if I had the right number , though I got through to it twice ; about five different people spoke to me uncomprehendingly , and eventually a man came to the phone and said ‘ Bratislava ’ ; I did n't know whether that meant I 'd got a Bratislava number , or that you 'd gone to Bratislava . |
| 4 | I do n't know if I did the right thing , either . |
| 5 | And at the end of the first week he asked me how I would feel if we sold the domestic appliances businesses ( the most profitable part of the group at the time ) , and I said I did n't know how he had got to that so fast , but that it was fine with me . |
| 6 | Me an ’ Gerry 'd build up the kitchen fire and we 'd sit there and talk about what we 'd do if we won the Irish Sweepstake . |
| 7 | It depends if you get the strong stuff you dipstick . |
| 8 | Does n't matter if you remember the adjacent first that 's fine . |
| 9 | At that price it also really does n't matter if you drop the odd meal to try a local restaurant ! |
| 10 | I hope that my hon. Friend will dispel any notion that the Secretary of State may have sought to introduce to the effect that the passage of the Bill would be seriously delayed if we examined the important question of victimisation . |
| 11 | The main approaches to the scientific detection of fakes are : the study of composition and methods of construction to see if they match the supposed age of the object ; examination for evidence of aging , such as the formation of a patina ; and the application of archaeological dating techniques , which can at least give an indication of age and in some cases an actual date . |
| 12 | When records are to be selected on the basis of the state of one or more attributes , a serial search concentrates on the records , examining each in turn to see if it meets the specified conditions of the search . |
| 13 | ‘ You can avoid being contaminated if you have the right protective cover and use protective gloves , ’ said Pooley . |
| 14 | ‘ There is no one to sue if someone libels the dead , ’ says Olivier Jnr , sipping a bottle of Carlsberg in the garden of the Chelsea Arts Club , just a short bike ride from his Fulham home . |
| 15 | I mean if you take the regulatory we did it with today that it consists of the Bank of England , the Securities and Investment Board , twenty four organisations of the S I B S , siblings you might call them er under it , the Building Societies Commission , the police , the serious fraud office , the Department of Trade and Industry , the London Stock Exchange , the Inland Revenue , five recognised supervisory bodies , all those dealing with er auditors and the others , it 's chaos er and nobody knows who is responsible for what and in that chaos you get overlapping decisions er er and conflicting regulations , everybody tries to ensure themselves by regulating too much er er and it 's a situation which drastically needs simplification , but we do n't have any proposals for strengthening and making that work er er frame work more effective , to back up er this er simple proposal today . |
| 16 | ‘ I … asked if they meant the famous Thelwall , ’ Walsh reported . |
| 17 | Even across the Park beyond the main fence of the Zoo , over which the eagles could see if they braved the cold and stared out from the top of their cages , there was not a single person . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'm happy to help if it means the right thing is done by poor Harriet . |
| 19 | We believe that only the best is good enough for Britain , and that the best will only be accomplished if we give the British people the freedom and the opportunity they need to succeed . |
| 20 | I never have it 's mine actually I told them they have to be very careful , I 'm wondering if they put the right size in , excuse me can you go right out the way |
| 21 | In the end it may all depend on the depth of Richard Branson 's pocket , in moments of nostalgia even he may wonder if he sold the wrong business . |
| 22 | This measures the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the prevailing age pattern of childbearing throughout her reproductive lifetime . |
| 23 | ‘ Through one acquisition or a combination of acquisitions , I would like to be in excess of $100m in revenue in Italy when we go into next year , but that will only happen if we find the right match . |
| 24 | Erm what will happen if you let the liquid air warm up a little bit ? |
| 25 | It must be an awful strain for the parents not knowing if they have the right baby . ’ |
| 26 | Obviously in many cases such as ( 18 ) no confusion will be caused if we omit the inner pairs of brackets . |
| 27 | But that is a highly vulnerable position for any politician to take - and I doubt if it offers the whole answer . |
| 28 | I doubt if I had the necessary day or so to spare . |
| 29 | I ask if they think the black girl will come out soon . |
| 30 | Perhaps it helps if you hate the intended victim , but I had no reason to hate Dennis . |