Example sentences of "but if [pers pn] [verb] [to-vb] [conj] " in BNC.
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1 | They themselves might suffer from the climate , but if they managed to survive and interbreed the chances are that in a few generations their offspring would have reverted to wild-type coats once again , as a result of the inevitable mixing that would occur among the stray cat colonies . |
2 | It is possible to buy videocassettes in any of these three formats , but if you intend to hire or borrow cassettes then you should check which formats will be available to you . |
3 | Whether some of the more , shall I say , advanced judgments of the day will concur is something I ca n't guess at , but if you want to try and publish , go ahead and good luck to you . |
4 | Like all prisoners of circumstance , you will probably reflect a good deal on the whole subject of ‘ time ’ and of its strange habits of hanging , dragging , or running out too quickly , but if you decide to use and dominate it , instead of allowing it to dominate you , you will inevitably come to the conclusion that it is only wasted if it is thrown away , never when it is offered freely , as a gift of love . |
5 | they say that ad , it pays to advertise I mean , to me advertising has never done anything for me well I do n't think it has anyway but if it pays to advertise and look at the number of people that read the Express |