Example sentences of "if [pron] [noun] [vb pp] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I would n't stand him dinner if my life depended on it . ’ |
| 2 | If their memories dwelt on the pains , they would quickly push themselves to a point where they gave up running altogether . |
| 3 | Why do some women see marriage as an absolute priority from the start of a relationship , yet others would n't sashay down the aisle if their lives depended on it ? |
| 4 | Well in the last 2 days Firmin and Antonio have been getting more and more hostile ( which is n't hard to do given how Charlie and Matt are currently feeling about one another ) and you could really sense the Indians getting involved , following it all from their part of the raft as if their lives depended on it — which in a way they did I suppose because we were arguing about whether they had the right to be baptised and have their souls saved or not . |
| 5 | We 're almost there , ’ Robyn pleaded aloud as she peered through the rain-soaked windscreen , between the wipers that were belting furiously back and forth as if their lives depended on it . |
| 6 | I can not say at what speed they moved , or how many times she circled the base of the tower , running as if her life depended on it . |
| 7 | Her slim legs flew along the wide grass path as if her life depended on it . |
| 8 | She could not have spoken if her life depended on it . |
| 9 | She helped pack the hamper , avoiding his eyes as if her life depended on it . |
| 10 | She could n't have moved away if her life depended on it . |
| 11 | as if its life depended on it , Digital Equipment Corp launched its first generation of 64-bit Alpha AXP machines worldwide last week , saying competitors like Hewlett-Packard Co and Sun Microsystems Inc can not hope to match it with their new 32-bit offerings — see page three . |
| 12 | ‘ If you art hit on the torso , from head to knees but excluding the arms , that is a hit and you must return here for a penalty of five minutes . |
| 13 | As the gap began to narrow , he continued to drum the tin , and Eyles ran and retrieved as if his life depended on it . |
| 14 | Adam looked ashen , sick , gripping Undry as if his life depended on it ; and Ruth knew he 'd almost killed her just then . |
| 15 | He could never penetrate , not even if his life depended on it , for he is sure that their nether mouths contain teeth , and that once his limb was inside them , they would bite it off . ’ |
| 16 | He said something aloud — something about a devil , I thought — and then he began striding away as if his life depended on it . |
| 17 | I do n't know if you know what it is to work every day as if your life depended on it , to work until you feel you are going to bust a gut , until you want to cry or howl at yourself because your own body is so stubborn . |
| 18 | When dealing with the mains supply you should proceed with the same care you would exercise if your life depended on it , because it does ! |
| 19 | ‘ You would n't know how to tell the truth if your life depended on it . ’ |