Example sentences of "[vb infin] a [adj] [noun] if [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Lady , most of the females I pump liquor into would n't know a nefarious purpose if they saw one . ’ |
| 2 | to look across at a group wh who would know a cynical opportunity if it hit them in the face . |
| 3 | I do n't think the Labour 'd know a free vote if it bit him on the leg . |
| 4 | Cos you 'll need a good breakfast if you 're going away wo n't you . |
| 5 | ‘ You 'll need a good wig if you 're to be Hedda 's long-haired poet . ’ |
| 6 | Although we are dot going to be hobbling a horse by three legs and tethering it all day out in the sun , we will need a tolerant horse if we wish it to do boring or repetitious work . |
| 7 | You may not need a provisional licence if you hold a full licence which states that it may be used as a provisional licence for driving other categories . |
| 8 | Assume now that the group can not sell all it can make at the normal price of £120 but division B sees that it could win a large order if it were to offer goods at £80 each . |
| 9 | What Daddy 's got are three cheap , shabby shops selling cheap , shabby suits to cheap shabby fools who would n't recognise a decent cloth if it were shoved down their throats . |
| 10 | If they were n't actually paying the players — Cavaliers , South Pacific Barbarians , Centenary Tour — they were always threatening to break away and instigate a professional circuit if they were n't given games . |
| 11 | When a monomer polymerizes it will only yield a useful polymer if it does so in the form of a long chain . |
| 12 | Whatever the basis of allocation , small service points will need an additional weighting if they are to maintain a reasonable range of materials . |
| 13 | You will need an open mind if you are to achieve win:win . |
| 14 | For some reason , the makers of this trash still think that all metal fans have had their frontal lobes seared from their skulls , and would n't know an intelligent sentence if it jumped up and shouted ‘ moron ’ in their earholes . |
| 15 | For some reason , the makers of this trash still think that all metal fans have had their frontal lobes seared from their skulls , and would n't know an intelligent sentence if it jumped up and shouted ‘ moron ’ in their earholes . |
| 16 | He makes the reasonable point that the upholders of traditional positions might achieve a new plausibility if they could be seen actually arguing for them , rather than merely asserting them . |
| 17 | Your solicitor will do a local search if you buy a property , but you may be renting in which case no one will do a search for you . |
| 18 | Better still , one can infer from the passage that MacDonald 's main purpose was to stay in power , and thus he would welcome a National Government if it enabled him to do so . |
| 19 | ‘ This JCR notes that there are already enough ‘ women ’ who look like men at Somerville , and could n't give a flying toss if they get any more . ’ |
| 20 | The manager of a garden centre ca n't stock a new fertiliser if he does n't know it exists . |
| 21 | No , it wo n't be because they do n't do the , they do n't do an open afternoon if it 's a championship |
| 22 | Creeping thistle , haunt of the charming meadow brown butterfly , can become a real pest if it gets a foothold . |
| 23 | A corporate personality can become a tangible asset if it is managed properly and consistently . |
| 24 | She 'll just become a laughing stock if she 's not that already . ’ |
| 25 | A new drug could become a potential blockbuster if it treated a common ailment and generated $100m-plus in annual sales ( see table ) . |
| 26 | I could look a real idiot if I do n't use it . |
| 27 | I shall look a damn fool if I change my mind now . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I 'd look a right idiot if we organize things on the basis that Vargas is on our side and I get there and he is n't . |
| 29 | " They would n't see a four-leafed clover if they fell over it . " |
| 30 | Partnerships will provide a valuable service if they emphasise success and draw attention to it . |