Example sentences of "but if it [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I like to keep an open mind on most things , Fran , but if it upsets you then forget it . |
| 2 | Batty — I think we 're all agreed that it was a sad day when he went , but if it enables us to buy the ground back , or strengthen the defence , it may not be so bad . |
| 3 | ‘ Yes , but if it made him happy … |
| 4 | But if it helps her pass the time without thinking of the baby … |
| 5 | But if it helps him to start leading from the front again , a trip back in time will be well worthwhile . |
| 6 | It may not make you very popular with the queue behind you in the post office , but if it helps you that does not matter . |
| 7 | I do n't see the point , but if it helps you , you 're welcome . |
| 8 | But if it does it will prolong the life of a sufferer |
| 9 | At 50 points it 's quite expensive , but if it saves your Warlord 's life it 's obviously worth it . |
| 10 | The horse dragged to the water is compelled to approach it , but if it drinks it does so voluntarily . |
| 11 | But if it fails it may take the system down with it . |
| 12 | So this is , there 's going to be an X cubed term in here somewhere , and there might be X squared and Xs and anything else , but if it cuts it three places , it 's got three r three roots . |
| 13 | But if it makes somebody uncomfortable and makes them overly conscious of their gender erm and perhaps how they look , then that 's what I think is sexual harassment . |
| 14 | ‘ I think you know exactly what I mean , but if it makes you happy I 'll spell it out . |
| 15 | But if it works it does n't matter . |
| 16 | In many other cases it may be difficult to decide whether a signal is or is not deceptive ; but if the signal concerns something over which the animals are competing , it may evolve by an arms race of deception and the discovery of deception ; but if it concerns something over which the animals are co-operating , it may evolve to become more accurately informative . |
| 17 | You have the jade , as I promised myself you would , but if it offends you to have me here then I 'll go . |
| 18 | we could manage to do that one day , if it 's fine this afternoon we might do something like that this afternoon , but if it rains it wo n't be any use , I also want to do the garden this afternoon |
| 19 | But if it brings us to looking at medieval manuscripts more and more closely , peering with pleasure into the borders of bunnies and monkeys , whether we seek deliberate smut or idle whimsy , it makes Images on the Edge well worth reading . |
| 20 | But if it lasts it will be a nice little bit of pocket-money for her . ’ |