Example sentences of "if [indef pn] [vb mod] [verb] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | An unidentified spokesman for the V&A was quoted in The Independent newspaper of 16 May , 1992 ( which featured several colour illustrations from the album ) as stating , ‘ We have always said that we could not raise the money to buy it , but would be very happy if someone would buy it and give it to us ’ . |
| 2 | ‘ If someone will start it [ trouble ] I 'll join in willingly . |
| 3 | When Scholes writes that ‘ no text is so trivial as to be outside the bounds of humanistic study ’ , I am reminded of C. S. Lewis 's argument that any piece of writing has a claim to being literary if someone can read it in a ‘ literary ’ — i.e. an absorbed , attentive , loving — fashion . |
| 4 | It 's perhaps the only committee , if one dare call it a committee of this council , where the chief officer has n't troubled to come to the budget review and represent the interests of his committee . |
| 5 | The north-east of England and the lowlands of Scotland are also ethnically similar , if one can put it that way . |
| 6 | I think the fact that erm only twelve per cent of perceived sexual harassment cases come from tutors is n't to make that a minor problem , because the impact that sexual harassment , coming from tutors , institutional actors as it were , can have on students is phenomenal and you know one ca n't get too tied up in terms of the amount or the quantity of sexual harassment , I think one has to consider the quality of sexual harassment as well if one can put it that way , and it 's by no means a minor problem . |
| 7 | After all , since our last meeting , if one can call it a meeting , at the entrance to the sweet little National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh , all those years ago , you have cut yourself off from your friends and well-wishers . |
| 8 | There was a house , if one can call it that , on the left of the close . |
| 9 | If one can learn it . ’ |
| 10 | Room service was strictly not available , yet one did n't disoblige the Lorrimores if one could help it . |
| 11 | But diamond , like other hard precious stones , is quite brittle so that , even if one could get it cheaply in large pieces it would not be a very useful structural substance . |
| 12 | And er a further er fly in the ointment , if one could put it that way , will be of course with the erm the local hospital whose site is just off this er the key plan provided , their decision from the first of next month to actually charge for spaces within their area , which of course will have a further effect of decanting even more cars into neighbouring streets and thus put pressure on some of the streets which hitherto have not benefited from ah residents ' parking so there will be further er obviously further requests from er from those residents of neighbouring streets . |
| 13 | Was there ever a moment when you f when you were striking the bargain if one could call it that , |
| 14 | If anybody does forg if anybody can forget it 's Lloyd . |
| 15 | Can I ask just a little , it 's quite a big question actually , I do n't know if anybody will answer it . |
| 16 | If anybody could do it , surely Solomon could . |
| 17 | If anyone could get it out of her , Emma could . |
| 18 | It was not the complete answer to the problem , and I doubt if anyone will find it , but it works better than anything else I know . |
| 19 | THE British expedition attempting a rare winter ascent of Everest flew out yesterday , with top mountaineer Chris Bonington saying : ‘ If anyone can do it , you can . ’ |
| 20 | Piece of cake for you girl , if anyone can beat it you can , you 're a survivor , a fighter etc . ’ , |
| 21 | If anyone can make it he can . ’ |