Example sentences of "if [pron] [verb] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps we could arrange to go as a foursome ; we 'd have no trouble getting a table if I make the arrangements . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ And if I took the classes then you would take me onto your books ? ’ |
| 3 | If I took the children there it would be a real breach . |
| 4 | I thought it might help if I took the flowers off him , so I reached out and lifted them carefully , holding the stem ends away from me . |
| 5 | ‘ And he said if I told the police — or anyone else — there would be a bomb thrown into our playground . |
| 6 | He said he would get my family if I told the police . |
| 7 | However , if I slacken the reins a fraction and state hard at an object in another direction , he is disconcerted . |
| 8 | I never study ) , or the future ( I would be really surprised if I knew the answers on the exam next week ) : ( 8 ) What ! |
| 9 | Erm if I knew the pages in the report as well as I try to know my bible I could point you to another place Moderator where er |
| 10 | It 's impossible to say if I knew the attackers . |
| 11 | If I take the wings of the morning and |
| 12 | If I got the intervals right they 'd be the same . |
| 13 | So but there again if I get the enquiries fas I mean , that obviously is the enquiry came through to me so obviously I quoted on it but |
| 14 | So if I get the typists to actually pick out those for individuals on this check list , we 'd have it would n't we ? |
| 15 | If I know the tunes , the music and the moods in which they were brought up , I can feel more at home with them . ’ |
| 16 | Look , if I know the circumstances , it 'll make my enquiries much easier . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I 'd enjoy it more if I had the tools … but yes , I do . |
| 18 | I had to do twenty-three miles tomorrow and then , if I let the lads carry the wheelbarrow into Reggane on Friday , I could run the final seventeen miles . |
| 19 | If I analyse the bosses I 've worked for , the ones who irritated me the most were the ones who were indecisive and who constantly asked for more information just to delay making a decision . |
| 20 | ‘ There were also leaks to the Scottish newspapers spreading the rumour that I would lose the chairmanship of the Scottish Affairs Committee if I defied the Whips . |
| 21 | Well , if I lift the sheets a little , he has only himself to blame . |
| 22 | Or , apropos of the necessity of having a good historical imagination when reading , ‘ I had much rather know what I should feel like if I adopted the beliefs of Lucretius than how Lucretius would have felt if he had never entertained them . ’ |
| 23 | So if I trail the classes in this way it 's not gon na do any harm I do n't think because the class presentations and the class discussions in general have been so excellent this year . |
| 24 | If I increase the bubbles in the column they just seem to come out at the water inlet holes at the water surface . |
| 25 | Before the show we have a little reception in hospitality , and if I meet the guests at all before the show , it 'll either be in make-up or there , over a glass of orange juice . |
| 26 | Because if I find the answers I 'm seeking , it should be worth — oh , an inestimable amount . |
| 27 | ‘ If I soften the edges — whether I need to personally or whether it 's being imposed on me — I feel I 'll be letting down the revolution . |
| 28 | I think in the course of time I 'll find a middle If I soften the edges — whether I need to personally or whether it 's being imposed on me — I feel I 'll be letting down the feminist revolution . |
| 29 | If I say the words giant squid , does that remind you of what could be waiting for us out there ? ’ |
| 30 | So all it is , is , says , sure that that 's that , so what I 'm gon na do is say the modules of Z one is the square root of five squared plus one squared , so if I want the modules of Z one squared then all I 've got is five squared plus one squared , cos when I 've squared it , it gets rid of the square root , which is , do n't you think , . |