Example sentences of "if you happen " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are not a risk if you happen to come across them inadvertently . |
| 2 | He is , if anything , less kind to the Nurse : ‘ If you happen to let the Child fall , and lame it , be sure never confess it ; and , if it dies , all is safe . |
| 3 | But there 's lots of wildlife around , if you happen to be in the right place at the right time , and not singing a Betty Boo number at the top of your voice . |
| 4 | If you happen to do a tour of the caddies ' pubs in Southport , Lancashire you are likely to stand shoulder-to-shoulder at the bar with four men who have carried the bags in no less than eleven British Open Championship victories . |
| 5 | It is obvious enough if you happen to be going through a particularly traumatic time , but what about when you are doing all those ordinary things like reading , writing , driving or pursuing any so-called ‘ relaxing ’ activity ? |
| 6 | And if you happen to be too young to remember rock'n'roll the first time around , this is the perfect way to discover what all the fuss was about ! |
| 7 | If you happen to go out to work , a message like that from your boss would , I 'm sure , bring a broad smile to your face . |
| 8 | But it 's amazing how quickly you pick it up , especially if you happen to be interested in the work . |
| 9 | IF YOU want to watch television around midnight on the Sabbath , and if you happen to be in a region where nothing less important has taken precedence , you can follow one of the most excellent science series of recent times . |
| 10 | ‘ If you happen to see Mr Butler , you can tell him I 'll be going to Tokyo anyway . ’ |
| 11 | But if you happen to be a sad coward like me , you can get your kicks from Dambusters instead . |
| 12 | If you happen to have anything like this , by all means use it . |
| 13 | With your thumb across string 6 you can strum away to your heart 's content with this shape — if you happen to get other strings sounding out , it matters not a lot . |
| 14 | If you happen to open one sleepy eye , can you see the outline of your familiar room and your faithful fluorescent clock ? |
| 15 | The danger arises if you happen to arrive at what was for you a distressing time and there is no one there to help you deal with it in the way I shall describe in Chapter 2 . |
| 16 | If you happen to stray into an area of mixed day and artificial lighting , say at a window-table in a café , beware ! |
| 17 | More and more camcorders are coming off the production lines with this useful feature ; however , it is not a point which need concern you unduly if you happen to have one of the older machines , as the effect is noticeable only on edits where there is a big change in the character of the colours at the shot-change . |
| 18 | An accidental damage option is available , which will cover you if you happen to break the tank yourself but this will not cover you if the tank breaks of its own accord or springs a leak . |
| 19 | If you happen to own or have access to an Acorn A5000 computer , then you can run Designaknit providing you have at least 2 megabytes of RAM and version 1.7 of the PC Emulator . |
| 20 | They prove that the flab fights back — and will get you even if you happen to be a Royal . |
| 21 | There is no great demand for pen computing from Western users of mid-range systems , but things are rather different if you happen to be Chinese — and 1,200m people in the People 's Republic alone are — and are constrained to use thousands of ideographic characters , and Communication Intelligence Corp , Redwood Shores , California has gone to IBM Corp for an OEM agreement on its AS/400 computers and plans to fit the terminals with its PenDOS and Handwriter Recognition System software and integrate the machines into its pen-based computer product line being designed for China ; Communication Intelligence plans to market its Chinese pen-based office automation system through partnerships with the Chinese government , with the first out in 12 months . |
| 22 | And if you happen to arrive on a Monday evening you could see a typical Norman market , both wholesale and retail , at Duclair early on Tuesday morning . |
| 23 | Yvetot is the great butter market of the Caux country and provides a sight worth seeing if you happen to be in the district on a Wednesday morning . |
| 24 | If you happen to be a policeman , however , or a friend of one of the ‘ lads ’ , but do not happen to share their attitudes towards black people , you are in an even more awkward and complicated position ; how can you avoid being spoken for by those who ‘ represent ’ you in the text ? |
| 25 | ‘ If you happen to be using animals , this is like a kick in the teeth ’ , says one . |
| 26 | It is highly unlikely that you are reading this book if you happen to be one of the fortunate few ! |
| 27 | It is obviously more difficult to set aside time for meal planning if you happen to be going through a heavy time at work . |
| 28 | However , if you happen to be in a situation where you are out for lunch , then you can happily have your dessert at lunch-time instead of that evening . |
| 29 | If you happen to know that it is the Prime Minister personally who advises the Queen to dissolve Parliament , you will realise that this gives him the whip hand over other members of the Cabinet — who fear the cataclysm of an untimely election as much as back-benchers do . |
| 30 | If you happen to know your bride or bridegroom 's tastes you could say , ‘ I would like to read you just the first verse/first two lines/last two lines of one of one of Sharon 's favourite poems about the sea . |