Example sentences of "if you [verb] they [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | If they have to stay in the trench long enough for new roots to develop , they are not so likely to be damaged if you lift them from loose , friable soil . |
2 | You 're lucky if you survive them at all . ’ |
3 | People wo n't do anything they 're told if you get them like this , secret police and a few other little dodgers . |
4 | ‘ If you put them under enough pressure , if you run at them , they will crack , but I ca n't be too bolshie about it . ’ |
5 | If you put them to shallow they come up |
6 | Perfectly normal , kind , well-intentioned people will behave oddly , becoming upset , withdrawn or even vicious , if you put them in certain kinds of unusual situations . |
7 | So you could try it like this if we had twenty four we could see what happens if you make them into twos ? |
8 | What happened if you make them into threes ? |
9 | See which one you like the best or if you like them at all . |
10 | You are invited to contact them via the Reader Service Card , and if you contact them by other means it would be greatly appreciated if you would mention that you read them in CHEMISTRY IN BRITAIN . |
11 | because if you force them at all , it does n't work . |
12 | Joseph Russell ( right ) of Teleconomy demonstrates with Karen Gilmore of Estates ( seated ) how to divert your calls if you need them in another office and how to transfer calls across AEA . |
13 | Yes , I mean we 're not in the position to do what some of the , certainly I know some of the banks do , which is to guarantee a job after five years , let people have five years , you know , the maternity leave plus a guaranteed job at the end of another four when the kids start school , on the proviso that you can call them in if you need them within that period , for a bit of extra help . |
14 | Grazing and benthic feeding carnivores will take live foods from the aquarium bottom and many are partial to freshly-broken clean live shellfish in their shells , if you anchor them to one spot . |
15 | They 'll just drop down if you leave 'em like that , wo n't they ? ’ |