Example sentences of "[noun sg] and if [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Deputed to get his own disguise , he went off fuming to a wig shop : ‘ And the lady started to go through all kinds of salesmanship to sell me the wig and if I wanted to swim , I did n't want to swim , and I 'm sitting there knowing that this meeting is going to start very soon and I can not — lady , let's get on with it , I do n't give a damn , just give me a wig . ’
2 It 's quite usual to pay a deposit to show that you intend to go ahead with the deal and if you back out the repairer is entitled to keep the money .
3 If he asked him to pass the screwdriver he passed the hammer and if he asked for the hammer , he passed the nearest broomhandle , which was usually in another room altogether .
4 I 'd like an extended playground , because at lunchtime the boys take up the playground and play football and if we go on the playground just to run around , they say ’ Oi get off , we 're playing football . ’
5 Cycling officers were asked what measures they used to reduce traffic speed and if they had a cycling programme .
6 After the North Vietnamese revealed that they were able to sustain erm a w er their war in er erm the south it seemed regardless of what , what the United States could do to them , er after they 'd revealed this in the Tet offensive of nineteen sixty eight , then President Johnson announced he would not be standing for re-election , and that was a significant admission of political defeat and if you remember , well you probably wo n't remember but you certainly should 've read about it , President Nixon was returned with a , a majority er er on the platform of ending the Vietnam war .
7 After the North Vietnamese revealed that they were able to sustain erm a w er their war in er erm the south it seemed regardless of what , what the United States could do to them , er after they 'd revealed this in the Tet offensive of nineteen sixty eight , then President Johnson announced he would not be standing for re-election , and that was a significant admission of political defeat and if you remember , well you probably wo n't remember but you certainly should 've read about it , President Nixon was returned with a , a majority er er on the platform of ending the Vietnam war .
8 Sheringham destroyed Leeds last year in our 4–0 defeat and if he plays , I would regard a 2–2 draw as improvement enough to celebrate .
9 And he added : ‘ We do n't want him at the club and if I have anything to do with it , he 's not coming back at all . ’
10 At a separate news conference , Sugar was in equally confident mood , telling reporters : ‘ We do n't want him at the club and if I have anything to do with it , he 's not coming back at all . ’
11 It is placed in your child 's seat and if he moves off it , the pressure-sensitive cushion sounds the alarm .
12 In 1991 , I added Czechoslovakia to the programme and if you select a holiday there or a resort in Poland or Hungary , you will be delighted not only by the beautiful scenery but also by the welcome you will receive .
13 I shall be administrating the Concentration of Resources Programme and if you have any project which might qualify for grant aid in the year 1985–86 please contact me either directly or through your Regional Representative .
14 In your opinion if you 're offered something like that you should have your own mind and if you want to take it that 's your problem .
15 Employees approach their manager to discuss the possibility of a break and if they take up the option they are kept in touch with progress via magazines , company literature etc .
16 If you then take the point that it 's beyond the greenbelt , again you 've limited the area of search and if we take the point that Mr I think put across so well that it 's consistent with sub-regional policy , you already immediately then rule out that part of the erm area round Greater York that would have greatest impact on the Leeds Conurbation .
17 ‘ Everything here will be available to Mr Riddle 's lawyer and if I have to take anything away I shall give you a receipt . ’
18 You tell me what you 'd like to eat exactly in future and if I feel like doing it I 'll do it .
19 You tell me what you 'd like to eat exactly in future and if I feel like doing it I 'll do it .
20 The unlucky 4–0 defeat at home to Alborne showed great promise for the future and if it had not been a mathematical impossibility since the beginning of October , I would have said that playing like that we should still be promotion contenders .
21 Backpackers should never carry more than one third of their own body weight and if you use decent lightweight gear and do n't go mad packing three weeks supply of food , you should stay within this limit fairly easily .
22 Yes it was it was a very coarse fabric and if you 'd got animals they te it tended to claw .
23 your granddad and if he says he 's going .
24 Because there 's not the ingredients in the cleanser that there is the moisturizer and if you have any cleanser on the skin it 's blocking the work of the moisturizer .
25 It 's also good for sunburn and if you burn yourself .
26 just whatever one come up first you went for the interview and if you answered it you just took it .
27 Said your piece and if you thought things were n't right .
28 No I wo n't Niki because he 's in the car and if he wakes up and he 's going to be so unhappy .
29 They are that kind of car and if you look at £80,000 and how long it 'll last you and see how many £15,000 cars you 'll buy in that time , we 're probably bargains .
30 Shildon-born Mr Jackson said : ‘ To be a good instructor you must have had at least a season 's skiing on snow and if you want to get basic qualifications you would be charged around £3,000 . ’
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