Example sentences of "[coord] if [pron] [vb -s] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A sentence has only one invariant meaning , or if it has more than one , as in the case of structural or lexical ambiguity , its meanings can be exactly specified . |
| 2 | She could hear Mary Deare droning on : ‘ Her light is going faint , and if it goes out that means she is dead . |
| 3 | And if it turns out that the right mood has arrived at last , there are plenty of ideas waiting for attention . |
| 4 | No I wo n't Niki because he 's in the car and if he wakes up and he 's going to be so unhappy . |
| 5 | ‘ I do n't believe he likes Brownies , ’ she confided to her best friend , Mary Trent , ‘ and if he does n't and Brown Owl married him he might not want her to go on being our Brown Owl . ’ |
| 6 | And if he turns round and says owt , I 'll say , Ian if were n't for me your kids would be naked . |
| 7 | And if he slips back and pick , picks us up about I do n't know , Pam 'll tell you when she comes . |
| 8 | But if someone goes past and says , ‘ Hey , look at you — sexy ! ’ then that 's horrible , a real pain , you feel self-conscious . |
| 9 | While its hindquarters are towards you there is no real danger , but if it turns round and you can see its head you can bet that a bid to escape is pending . |
| 10 | You can not , for instance , turn someone into a surfing champion just because he 's at the seaside , but if it turns out that he has a genuine interest in fishing and some skills as a fisherman you can centre pictures and film on that . |
| 11 | But if it turns out that the units make an independent contribution , then there is a further level-of-analysis problem . |
| 12 | This is the usual case , but if it turns out that a particular file is very volatile the less restrictive system should be used . |
| 13 | I know , but if it works out that we have n't got the flat then what the fuck are we gon na do ? |
| 14 | But if it rises suddenly or to a high level , he will need to consider whether you are developing high blood pressure problems or pre-eclampsia . |