Example sentences of "if [pron] [verb] [verb] [adv] what " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ He said if I 'd done exactly what he told me , and there were no tricks , he 'd contact me and hand over his evidence , and he would n't bother me any more . ’ |
2 | ‘ If I 'd known then what I learned since I would not have lost the job or my place but I simply had some growing up to do . |
3 | If I 'd known then what I knew later , the envelope would have gone in with it . |
4 | Dana continually hinted that she would take off for London if I refused to do just what she wanted , or if I said anything to you . |
5 | They would not hate her , if she tried to sob out what would sound to them like a typical housemaid 's melodrama . |
6 | If you 'd worked out what forty seven is , ca n't see any of the uses . |
7 | ‘ My dear Handel , ’ he said , ‘ if you want to pay back what you owe him , you could always join my company , Clarrikers . |
8 | If you want to find out what is available in your area , ask the social services department or your local health visitor . |
9 | So if you want to find out what family life was like 100 years ago , or when the nappy pin was invented — talk to your Brown Owl ! |
10 | if you want a bit of information , if you want to find out what page you 're supposed to be doing your homework from or |
11 | We could have crossed the Red Sea a lot earlier if we had known then what we know now . |
12 | If we stopped to check out what we really wanted to do , our internal voices might not be saying , ‘ Time to go out clubbing , ’ but , ‘ Out with the Ovaltine , on with the duvet and open the Ruth Rendell . ’ |
13 | ‘ In that case I suggest we stick to it , because I have the strong feeling that if we start digging up what happened five years ago we will start arguing , and that wo n't help anybody . ’ |
14 | Trouble is you 've got a bit of a problem at the moment right , if we want to find out what the expected price in T is , right , this derivation tells us that it 's a weighted sum of all previous prices right . |
15 | If they 'd done exactly what she asked , she 'd have outmanoeuvred Maurice completely , as she assumed she would . |
16 | At that time I did n't pause to wonder if he 'd realized exactly what he 'd taken on when he first became involved with Nigel 's funeral arrangements ; I did later , and often , with deep and loving gratitude . |