Example sentences of "if [pron] only [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I knew you 'd tracked me down , so I thought if I only took some of it you would n't put the cops on me . |
| 2 | ‘ Bathsheba , ’ he said , coming closer , ‘ If I only knew one thing — whether you 'd allow me to love you , and marry you after all — if I only knew ! ’ |
| 3 | McCallen agreed that there is some pressure on him in view of the fact that he had five wins last year at the meeting but he added : ‘ If I only get two this time I 'll be happy . |
| 4 | ‘ If you only had twelve of us instead of thirty-two you 'd manage much better . ’ |
| 5 | Now if you only had fifty nine pence |
| 6 | France and Spain , okay , if you only got one of those countries right we could n't give you the point , it has to be both , question eighteen , in which book would you find the character Long John Silver ? |
| 7 | Even if you only wrote one page . ’ |
| 8 | While the first point is of little real consequence except to the typographer the second means that if you only have 10 point and 12 point but want 14 point you are going to have a real problem ! |
| 9 | If you only have one rope , do your second a favour and either double it up or pull it through after doing the pitch and drop it back to your mate to protect the moves down the flake . |
| 10 | ( ALL includes hidden files , damaged files , in fact it will make a clone copy of the disk ) To use DISKCOPY simply place the Source disk in ( for example ) drive A : and the Destination disk in drive B : and type DISKCOPY A : B : If you only have one drive ( drive A : ) then type DISKCOPY A : A : and watch the screen for directions , as it will tell you when to swap the Source disk over for the Destination and vice versa . |
| 11 | so can you win it if you only have eight cards at one time ? |
| 12 | If you only have simple lists of results you will not notice the improvement . |
| 13 | If you only worked half a day you got the three shillings Samuel pay you see ? |
| 14 | If you only feel comfortable writing out your verbal presentation then be prepared to devote considerable time to preparing to throw it away . |
| 15 | I mean if you allow everybody in the group to have free access to everybody else in the group you may get a sort of different characteristic erm than if you only allow certain hierarchy to exist within the group , certain lines of communication . |
| 16 | If you only buy one book , let it be this one ; you will be lastingly enriched . |
| 17 | If you only buy one book on language , then there is no competition . |
| 18 | ( Remember that the kind of cooking you do is very much to the point , for if you only cook simple meals you will need far less preparation area than a more ambitious cook — though here again your aspirations may change with experience . ) |
| 19 | If you only wanted two pages you should have said so , you could have said something like I only want two pages . |
| 20 | If you only want certain types of work and your agency is not able to supply enough work to suit you , then feel free to register with other agencies at the same time . |
| 21 | Even if we only got all those old tickets and things into green bags and started cleaning that out it would it would look as though we 're making some effort . |
| 22 | but we 'd have to add another if we only had one penny we 'd have to add another nine to get ten P . |
| 23 | How we live is inescapably linked to what we think about our origin and our destiny , even if we only discuss these mysteries late at night in the company of a few friends . |
| 24 | If one only takes educational institutions such as universities and colleges , let alone the world outside , the emancipatory impulse of the sixties and early seventies has been turned inside out . |
| 25 | If they only have ten days , that 's er not very much . |
| 26 | She suggested they would do better if they only sat five exams and spent the rest of their time on work which could give them a much broader education than just swotting for more GCSEs . |
| 27 | And if they only want twenty-four hours then they 've already made the appointment to hand it over . |
| 28 | if it only lasts twelve months |