Example sentences of "they [modal v] be [adj] if they " in BNC.
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| 1 | Melanie wondered if they would go to church , to Midnight Mass , because she , in a muddled way , thought they must be religious if they believed so firmly in Hell . |
| 2 | But the police say they 'll be ready if they decide to return . |
| 3 | They 'll be lucky if they stop at the Horseshoe . |
| 4 | They might be shocked if they realized their destructive influence on those they meet Last night I was at a social gathering . |
| 5 | I told my friends I was going to the dentist this afternoon because I knew they 'd be jealous if they knew I 'd seen Home Alone 2 before anyone else . |
| 6 | ‘ I have , but it makes no difference — they 'd be furious if they knew about Travis . |
| 7 | And when he was found they 'd both be in such a heap of dung , they 'd be lucky if they did n't find themselves nicked as thieves . |
| 8 | They would be distraught if they discovered that now she and Thérèse knew . |
| 9 | Nearly a third said they would be unfaithful if they thought they could get away with it . |
| 10 | French Socialists prepare to feast on crumbs of comfort The Socialists have been told so often that they are heading for total rout in tomorrow 's election that they will be relieved if they manage the 20 per cent predicted by the polls , writes Diana Geddes in Paris |
| 11 | They will be lucky if they retain as many as 80 of their present 265 parliamentary seats . |
| 12 | They will be safe if they take three points . |
| 13 | They will be safe if they take three points . |