Example sentences of "[noun] but if i " in BNC.
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| 1 | We , very seldom that we have boiled potatoes but if I wanted a potato I think to cover all the needs to keep , I would go for Desiree because that one will fit almost any bill at all , it 'll do everything , it 's the best all round potato , late potato that I have ever grown and eaten . |
| 2 | ‘ A battleship is the salt cellar and the pepper a fishtank but if I see them both together they become a kangaroo . ’ |
| 3 | I hope to see most of you personally over the next few weeks but if I do n't then can I say ‘ Thanks ’ and ‘ All the Best for a healthy and prosperous future . ’ |
| 4 | It 's just possible Mr Deputy Speaker , it 's just possible I may not be selected for all kinds of reasons but if I was selected it might at least give the people of that lovely part of the world the chance of having the referendum they never had over Maastricht because of the shameful way in which the Labour party was not willing to allow the people to have their say on that vital issue . |
| 5 | Yeah well I 'll ask I 'll ask my mum but if I if I did n't I 'm gon na have to get perhaps |
| 6 | I wish you 'd told me before , Edward , I mean , it 's entirely your own affair of course but if I 'd known forewarned would have been forearmed and we could have avoided this sort of thing . ’ |
| 7 | I do n't really get pocket money but if I see something in the shops in , in , this toy or something my mum , mum 'll buy it for me and say that 's your pocket money for this week . |
| 8 | I said to her , ‘ I 'm not willing to argue with you here because it would get me into trouble but if I ever saw you on the street I would ’ . |
| 9 | Q My problem is that I 've got very bad split ends but if I keep having my hair cut it wo n't grow . |
| 10 | I had never asked my guide but if I had I am sure he would have answered , ‘ Machu Picchu — mi madre . ’ |
| 11 | He said : ‘ I have n't got a grandmother but if I had one I would shoot her in the foot if it meant getting three points . ’ |
| 12 | If I gave an interview I was the greatest guy in the world but if I said ‘ no , I want some time to myself ’ , they would n't give me the time of day . |
| 13 | They were a bit away from the Rice Crispie hole type of thing but if I 'd have used my eyes I would have noticed where they were . |
| 14 | Er , Mr Deputy Speaker I do n't have time to deal with the other points but if I 've missed anything in particular I will write to honourable members concerned . |
| 15 | Why does it cost me ten pounds fifty return from Darlington but if I take a single to Darlin to Darlington from York it costs me ten quid . |
| 16 | It 's his land but if I were you both , I would n't disturb the dead , very dangerous ! ’ |
| 17 | Er , it 's not in my nature to be authoritarian with my students but if I could be authoritarian I would say look , you 're not allowed to use that word , and if you do you 've got ta pay a pound . |
| 18 | He added : ‘ They will ask for my release but if I am back in Liverpool 's first team then I 'll have to weigh it up . |
| 19 | I do n't know what to buy my dad for Christmas but if I |
| 20 | You 've been doing it to each other all the time but if I were to hurt you or if anybody else here were to hurt you physically or mentally how many times would you forgive them ? |