Example sentences of "if it [vb -s] [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even if it wastes your time . |
| 2 | I know it 's not his car 's number plate , or not the car he usually travels in , but ask if it fits his birthday in any way , or his phone number , or anything at all they can think of . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'll lend you this , Mary , if it fits your finger . ’ |
| 4 | With a flourish nine year old Loren Henney bursts into the new playroom … to see if it deserves her seal of approval . |
| 5 | Er if it upsets your tummy let us know , but that 's actually very uncommon . |
| 6 | If it threatens our security we feel things like fear or anger . |
| 7 | There is no disgusting crusty dirt that does n't care if it loses its job ; instead there are the big boots and frocks of the playground dressing-up box , the scruffy jeans and last year 's trainers like the ones set aside for playing after school . |
| 8 | Private Eye will probably close if it loses its appeal against the award of £600,000 to Sonia Sutcliffe , which was also heard last week . |
| 9 | This is where it can find a post-Thatcher purpose — and , if it keeps its nerve , votes as well . |
| 10 | They protect themselves from too much probing and they appear very secretive in nature but can take ice-cold decisions without a second glance if it suits their purpose . |
| 11 | If it helps my blood pressure I could live with the cold |
| 12 | It 's enlarged and if it ruptures his life is at risk . |
| 13 | I 'll leap into my life , he thought , if it splits my face to bits . |
| 14 | But this will happen only if it gets its act together in the three areas of service provision , education , and research . |
| 15 | I wonder if it makes your brain go doolally though |
| 16 | I 'd like to try a perm to see if it makes my hair more manageable . |
| 17 | If it assists your talk , you can use visual or other aids to illustrate it . |
| 18 | More in accordance with reality is that the new State has no option if it wishes its status to be accepted ; this is akin to necessity . |
| 19 | If it enhances our security we feel things like joy and peace . |
| 20 | If it concerns your home it concerns us |
| 21 | Er , for some purposes er other groups are excepted as as part of the Romany , for all the purposes they 're not , but then they said , it depends if it serves their interest to say we 're the true gypsies and they 're not |
| 22 | The spray is not merely unpleasant , but is also extremely painful if it reaches its target directly . |
| 23 | Therefore , a tribunal or inferior court acts ultra vires if it reaches its conclusion on a basis erroneous under the general law . |
| 24 | If it scents its prey , it swings its head from side to side to determine the direction from which the smell is coming . |
| 25 | Her old tutor is horrified , but her husband says he supports the hunger strike -- even if it claims her life . |
| 26 | They say if it has your name on it … |
| 27 | They can become self-fulfilling prophecies : you go into a situation expecting to fail , even wanting to if it reinforces your self-image — and the inevitable happens . |
| 28 | The multi-product firm might be awakened to the need to innovate if it finds its price-recovery margins being eroded . |
| 29 | Guisborough take on Northallerton in a First Division game , while Second Division promotion chasers Durham tackle Shotton. — BLYTH and Northallerton are the latest clubs to inform the Northern League that they will take promotion at the end of the season if it comes their way . |
| 30 | And surely I 'll hear the lift if it brings my inquisitor up ? |