Example sentences of "if the [noun] [modal v] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She spread hay over him for warmth , but it seemed as if the fever would shake him to pieces . |
| 2 | If the officers could tell us that why did n't they tell the controlling labour group , I 'm sure they did and then the question is why did n't you listen to them . |
| 3 | But if the cat can see nothing and feel nothing and yet it still reacts to the loud noise you make , then yours is one of the fortunate , hearing white cats . |
| 4 | The latter , who had helped clear a space and set up the seating , had so enjoyed it they said that if the vicar would make it an annual event he could count on their support , they would organise their outing to coincide with it . |
| 5 | He said he had received a letter ‘ out of the blue ’ , asking if the museum would like it . |
| 6 | The gist of de Lattre 's message in Washington was that if the US would give him the tools , he would finish the job . |
| 7 | The new head of the Baskerville family will be Sir Henry Baskerville , if he is still alive and if the lawyers can find him . |
| 8 | Idly , he wondered if the widow would accompany him . |
| 9 | If these new coppices are laid out with wide strips at even intervals , Free Range Egg production will give an extra crop and a profit , that is if the farmer can find his/her own retail market for the eggs . |
| 10 | If the caller could identify himself either by an ID number or a codeword his call would be transferred to the relevant extension . |
| 11 | If the instruments could pick it up from here . |
| 12 | But to be effective these random changes in government expenditure or the money supply , or whatever , would have to be unpredictable ; and that means unpredictable to the government too , for if the government could predict them , then so could others . |
| 13 | If the Government can do it for the Bosnians , why ca n't they do it for the homeless ? |
| 14 | Therefore , if the Government can finance its expenditure without taxation by some other method , namely through inflation , by creating the additional spending power and infusing it into the economy , that is an ideal solution to an insoluble problem — how to increase public expenditure faster than the rate of increase of the national income without the rest of the community having to surrender any claims or expectations . |
| 15 | If the Minister can give us any example from the privatisation programme , in which the Government have been engaged since 1979 , of a Secretary of State coming to the House in order to bring in check private owners who have subsequently done away with the right of the employees of former public companies , I should be extremely interested to hear about it . |
| 16 | We shall be grateful if the Minister can help us on that , but if he can not perhaps he will help us another time . |
| 17 | Cuntona 's brother is looking for a club in England — wonder if the Scum will buy him as well ? |
| 18 | We 're all men , if the ladies will excuse me saying that , we 're all men and men are human . |
| 19 | A Croatian businessman , Ante Lasic , who is based in Kirkcaldy , has agreed to transport the goods if the alliance can gather them together . |
| 20 | I do n't really know where I , or I know where I 'm going but I have to take the troops with me I had er , I got you see what is parts of a I A P compact certificate it might in fact , if the boss would let me do , if I could do an industry in December right ? |
| 21 | After all it would have a great element of surprise in its favour and although there might be some shooting it was doubtful if the Germans would know what they were shooting at , especially if good diversions were laid on . |
| 22 | As Fergus Campbell has suggested , if the ERP can tell us whether or not the subject has seen a light , it takes the psycho out of psychophysics . |
| 23 | We went along with to investigate armed with a pile of Fun Fortnight T-shirts to see if the youngsters could make us laugh . |
| 24 | We went along with to investigate armed with a pile of Fun Fortnight T-shirts to see if the youngsters could make us laugh . |
| 25 | We went along with to investigate armed with a pile of Fun Fortnight T-shirts to see if the youngsters could make us laugh . |
| 26 | Umm but if the neighbour will take it sign the receipt but that 's fine . |
| 27 | ‘ We went to the schools ’ liaison officer and asked him if the company could produce our prospectus in a professional manner . ’ |
| 28 | There is no special dispensation for accountants , but if the firm could obtain its own individual dispensation , this would be by far the best solution . |
| 29 | If the firm can expand its production it will lead to a reduction in average cost and hence a reduction in price , not only in the overseas market but also in the home market , which may lead to further domestic market expansion . |
| 30 | When I ask if the firm can afford it , he says it can , ‘ because of the size of the company ’ , since it is part of a larger group . |