Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] if [pron] [adv] [vb past] " in BNC.

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1 So you must remember if you ever put any lettering on when you 're printing that you must write it backwards .
2 I thought you might panic if I suddenly loomed up beside you in the darkness . ’
3 I once asked a 14 year old who had the word SKIN tattooed across his forehead what he 'd do if he ever lost the faith : — ‘ Cut me 'ead off ’ , he said grinning , ‘ Or maybe grow a fringe ’ .
4 He wondered what she 'd do if she ever met a Chinaman or a black slave .
5 The partial pressure of a component gas is the pressure the gas would exert if it alone occupied the total volume at the same temperature .
6 Presumably this was important to him ( it always was to me and I can fully understand this ) for he wrote the route up in the new routes books asking how others would feel if he subsequently went back and placed a single bolt runner to protect the route .
7 I 'm looking out at the moodily lit bathroom and wondering what I would do if I suddenly saw William appear out there , flight bags in hand , a Surprise , honey , I 'm home ! look on his face .
8 All the time during each turn it is essential to have a plan for the worst contingency and to know exactly what you would do if you suddenly lost 200 feet .
9 Jabbing violently forward , with no thought whatsoever of what she would do if she actually hit him , she did n't even notice where he was retreating until it was too late .
10 This was the man she would follow if he merely smiled .
11 I 'm sure none of us would mind if you just did n't bring any at all . "
12 How do you think they would react if I suddenly announced that the new man in my life is the man who ditched my sister five years ago ? ’
13 ‘ What would happen if anyone just wanted to get out of the partnership — I mean , without a death being involved ? ’
14 She knew he would be in hospital a long time and wondered how they would manage if he ever came home .
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