Example sentences of "but if it [vb -s] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I hate asking favours of anyone , especially you , but if it does come to that — if your sister gets the police on my trail , do you think you could let me know ? |
| 2 | But if it does develop into open scandal I suppose someone eventually will have to deal with it . |
| 3 | The consumer will be informed to keep the product away from his eyes but if it does get in the eyes , to wash them out and seek medical advice . |
| 4 | But if it continues to gain in stature , as is the case at the moment , then the necessary resources ought to be put into it by those who hold the purse-strings of archaeology . |
| 5 | But if it 's done as a way of accelerating the child 's development , in order , as it were , to give it the edge over its peers , that does n't seem to me to suggest a relationship in which parent and child are enjoying each other ; it is much more a relationship in which the child is being prepared for competition with its peers and this , I feel , probably is going to turn out badly , because almost inevitably the child will not reach the levels that the parent has build up in fantasy in its own mind . |
| 6 | But if it 's done as a way of accelerating the child 's development , in order , as it were , to give it the edge over its peers , that does n't seem to me to suggest a relationship in which parent and child are enjoying each other ; it is much more a relationship in which the child is being prepared for competition with its peers and this , I feel , probably is going to turn out badly , because almost inevitably the child will not reach the levels that the parent has build up in fantasy in its own mind . |
| 7 | They have one reference point and just that , but if it 's related to an account then |
| 8 | bit more thickness than I hoped , er but if it 's sat on top of there and on top of what 's on . |