Example sentences of "his [noun pl] if he [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such an accusation is hardly likely to have been invented by his enemies if he had not performed miracles . |
| 2 | Still , Caine can always visit one of his restaurants if he feels a little peckish . |
| 3 | In any case , young Gavin can always fill his shoes if he does n't appear — he 's been acting as understudy . |
| 4 | The child can have his football boots because the words ‘ we ca n't afford it ’ will be linked to the long-gone and not-lamented past : the tyrant can not control against the will of the subject because he can not frighten his people with notions of helplessness and poverty : the employer will have to charm and wheedle his workers if he wants them to work for him : he will have to sing and dance to entertain them : enthuse them with pleasure for their daily toil : they will be paid with the world 's respect , and all around them there will be abundance . |
| 5 | They have no means of assessing the reliability of automatic control systems but they can make some assessment of a skilled individual and without knowing very much about his working procedures they will trust his actions if he seems calm , competent and mature . |
| 6 | Zack knew this was not true , but he was aware he could have a very dangerous situation on his hands if he told them they were beginning to show cracks , and could not take more than another six days of numbing boredom and inactivity . |
| 7 | He did n't know how high a temperature they could take before they went into shut-down , and he supposed he would n't get a chance to record his findings if he did pursue the experiment to the end . |
| 8 | I sat down again — though I kept a hand ready to grab his jeans if he tried anything . |