Example sentences of "but if it [be] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if it 's something mechanical , like a car , erm stereo equipment , erm a home computer something like that , a washing machine , it could be a long time before a mechanical fault became apparent . |
| 2 | But if it 's something that 's going off fairly regular |
| 3 | But if it 's something , you know , more serious than then the the client should be aware from you , that they should be ringing you up at this stage . |
| 4 | long time to remember what 's going to happen in three months ' time , but if it 's something related to an event like Christmas or Easter or something like that , a lot of , a lot of press people are always thinking ‘ What the hell am I going to do that 's different for Christmas or Easter or so forth , ’ so if you do a signal , lay on a special event related to a , a time , in other words a sort of custom , a calendar custom-type event , they 're going to appreciate that notice because they may do some forward planning which would actually help them in that respect . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'd rather live in the house with you and your mum , ’ I said , smiling , ‘ but if it 's what you want , then I 'm happy to oblige . ’ |
| 6 | I said do n't hold your breath Elaine but if it 's what I think 's in that carrier bag over there it ai n't a voucher , cos they all were saying |
| 7 | Erm , but if it 's I do n't know anything about the weather , so I could n't look at that and analyse it in any way . |
| 8 | A more extreme tactic is to start addressing them in similar vein — using ‘ my dear ’ or something worse back ( at a seminar I attended , ‘ baby ’ was suggested … but if it 's your boss you 're dealing with you may need to decide whether your job 's worth it ) . |
| 9 | All Eva remembers is lying on the sofa wondering if she was going to die , and saying , " Well , Lord , if this is the end of my life I 'll just have to say how thankful I am , and what a wonderful privilege its been , but if it 's your will for me to live then I just give myself to you all the more . |
| 10 | He wo n't believe it was a trick , but everyone here knows it was , ’ he said.A spokeswoman for Sizewell B said : ‘ We believe it 's not a wind-up , but if it is his friends will get a good ticking off ! ’ |
| 11 | He 's not yet sure if it 's operable , but if it is he wants me to take the case . |
| 12 | Begin keeping a record of all events at this point ; hopefully it wo n't be needed , but if it is you 've made a good start . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm not sure if it is one , but if it is I do n't think you 'd laugh . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ But if it is your wish to die , then by all means let us set to . |
| 15 | By my judgement as the amendment reflects is that it is n't necessary but if it were I would have no hesitation s whatsoever in increasing the level of taxation to pay for what needs to be paid for . |
| 16 | Alternatively Vox could of course use a full width string tree on the headstock side of the nut , but if it were my decision I 'd opt for altering the machinehead ; it 's a lot neater and keeps the headstock looking authentic . |
| 17 | None of these friends knew much about funerals , but if it was something for Conor then , yes , they 'd like to come along . |
| 18 | Ellie was n't at all sure what a peignoir was , but if it was what the woman was wearing , no she most certainly had not . |
| 19 | ‘ I do n't know , but if it was I think they 're going to get round to some really nasty questions . ’ |