Example sentences of "if [pron] [verb] [adv prt] a " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | ‘ I 'd been getting records on tick from Billy for ages , ’ explains Havanna 's Tony Scott , ‘ so I said to him ‘ If I make up a record , would you square up the bill ? ’ |
| 2 | Yes and there If I If I pull up a bit and back out there . |
| 3 | If I take on an artist , for example , I need to think they will have a future . |
| 4 | If I take out a chunk , you can do |
| 5 | ‘ Dragging also depends on size , so if I pick up a bunch of stuff I get a lower dragging sound than if I pick up just one . |
| 6 | ‘ All sight if I walk up a bit ? he called to Marty , who was leaning forward with his elbow on the wheel and his open palm supporting his chin . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'll feel stronger a damn sight faster if I move around a bit , ’ he threw at her in a voice little better than a snarl . |
| 8 | Well , she thought , it wo n't be difficult to judge how right I am , if I pay out a few yards of line for him . |
| 9 | I have been to the Benefits Agency in my constituency , where the manager and staff made it plain to me that if staff were concerned about their safety they would not wear a name badge — but most of them want to because they want to be able to be identified by the public , so that if someone rings up a week later he can identify the person to whom he spoke a week before . |
| 10 | He held out the clipboard impatiently as if she quibbled over a minor detail . |
| 11 | Those who break the law face up to two years in jail , although a pregnant women herself is exempt , even if she carries out an abortion on herself . |
| 12 | ass If she starts out a goosegirl she 'll shit on |
| 13 | It is one belief , for example , that a woman will obtain children if she walks around a sacred tree 108 times dally for 48 consecutive days . |
| 14 | Immediately she 'd sensed that this was wrong , that there was nothing for her in this office , and that she 'd be at risk if she stayed around a moment longer than was necessary . |
| 15 | If you wrote up a route between September 1990 and April 1991 it would be helpful if you repeated the description in the new book . |
| 16 | If you pick up a handful of ordinary package brochures , America will be there : Crystal , Inghams , Intasun , Neilson and Thomson all have new or expanded American programmes . |
| 17 | If you pick up a sea cucumber , do so with care , for they have an extravagant way of defending themselves . |
| 18 | For instance , if you pick up an SPF15 sun cream awarded four stars ( the maximum rating ) , it means that the product filters out UVA and UVB equally , whereas an SPF15 cream with two stars means it filters UVA considerably less effectively than UVB . |
| 19 | I think , she said if you dig down a way it 's dry |
| 20 | Having a meal out , especially if you eat out a lot , needs just as much care and good sense as planning a meal in . |
| 21 | I thought if you hold up a box of Roses chocolates , grin at it and say , ‘ Mmm … great chocolates ! ’ everybody quite correctly will despise you . |
| 22 | If you pass over a tab stop as you move to the left or right , that tab stop will be deleted |
| 23 | Reality says that if you set up a store and you 're undercapitalised , you 're going to go bust . |
| 24 | ‘ Now , if you set up a decent practice , somewhere in Belgravia , instead of this … slum , you could come and treat me . |
| 25 | No one has yet explained to me what happens to your filter if you set up an aquarium and lock up the ammonia that forms the first stage of the nitrogen cycle as Ammo Lock claims to do . |
| 26 | He adds : ‘ If you set up an incentive system for fundholders they may provide services that pay well to the detriment of other groups . |
| 27 | But quite frankly we 'd prefer it if you put up a bit of a fight as we 're a right sadistic bunch . |
| 28 | If you put down a deposit and the firm goes bankrupt , you 'll become one of the many unsecured creditors who wait for their share-out from the receiver . |
| 29 | The dragons could n't get you through the air-hole ; they could only get you if you put out a foot or a hand , or worst of all your head ; that was when they struck ; bit it off , or pulled you right out and ate all of you . ’ |
| 30 | If you put out a dish of syrup during the summer , it might be days until the first bee found it . |