Example sentences of "[coord] if [pron] must [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the truth is at last unavoidable , it ran , and if it must bring consolation in its train , then surely there should be no need to dread its disclosure ? |
| 2 | And if you must tell your dearest friend your secret then you must tell others too , for inevitably the world will get to know and you will blame your dearest friend and lose him . |
| 3 | And if you must buy from Europe ask your supplier if they can guarantee the product . |
| 4 | I can not see that any of this speculation helps us to understand the poem ; but if we must guess , it seems more to the point to look for an eight-year-old girl . |
| 5 | But if we must have myths , the real facts about vampires could tell a different moral tale . |
| 6 | Black and ivory are the safest colours , but if you must buy red then go for a subtle ruby or deep claret . |
| 7 | But if you must know , Mrs. Jewkes was present . |
| 8 | ‘ I ca n't say I care for the idea of you two discussing me behind my back , but if you must know I was suffering from reaction , ’ said Leonora with dignity . |