Example sentences of "[adj] if [pers pn] [verb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At Oxford I discovered that most people were only too willing to be friendly if I gave them a chance . |
| 2 | I 'm sorry if I gave you a fright . |
| 3 | It would n't come across as very credible if I trusted you a third time . |
| 4 | Erm this has been prepared by Mr erm and perhaps it would be helpful if he gave you the flavour of it . |
| 5 | He was n't sure if he liked what the Headmaster had in store for the Bookman and they had started arguing about it . |
| 6 | It would n't look very good if I gave you a great big rambling piece of paper now to tell you about communications |
| 7 | They 're pricey , mind , but good if you want something a bit out of the ordinary . ’ |
| 8 | The sort of stuff that you get in in y'know sort of everyday gossip between friends about y'know when people talk about each- other , oh I think he 's a bit er I think he 's a bit camp , or I think he probably is but erm yeah yeah all that kind of thing yeah erm is is like the the informal repertoire , the informal repertoire that you do between friends erm , between people to whom it sort of y'know it 's not very important if you give them the wrong impression sort of thing . |
| 9 | You know , she 's sworn to me she would n't have a Russian if he offered her a thousand quid . |
| 10 | ‘ She 's round , ma'am , ’ Salt said in her angry voice , and under her breath : ‘ Blessed if I know what the world 's coming to … serving wenches falling about and being propped in chairs as if they were gentry . ’ |