Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [pron] if they " in BNC.
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| 1 | Old people are , of course , entitled to the same social courtesies as we are , and it can be very irritating for them if they are made to feel that they are regarded as has-beens who have nothing better to do than to sit around waiting to be visited at our convenience . |
| 2 | Well do n't keep going too long with them if they 're doing that to you Cathy cos |
| 3 | But the jury of neighbours who decide upon your fertility might not look too kindly upon you if they think you are going to bring up your children as Jehovah 's Witnesses or Servants of Baal , or use the terror of hell as a way of controlling them : or beat the soles of their feet if they get the Koran wrong . |
| 4 | People have to be involved in something if they 're going to want to do something at the end . |
| 5 | Failing this , a fit elderly neighbour may be willing to come , either voluntarily or for a small payment , which would be useful to them if they are living on a small pension . |
| 6 | To pay for this , insurers load the front-end charges on policies , so that customers get back only a fraction of what should be due to them if they have to cash in ahead of time . |
| 7 | It was decided it would be too traumatic for them if they had to be flown away again afterwards . |
| 8 | People would n't be so nice to me if they thought I was so lucky , but it 's fun to see their faces when I bring certain special ones back now and then . ’ |