Example sentences of "[noun sg] [subord] [noun pl] go wrong " in BNC.
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| 1 | With McGrath banned and David O'Leary injured there is no familiar centre-half cover and Charlton has pencilled in £3.75 million Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane as an emergency defender if things go wrong . |
| 2 | a fast , simple remedy if things go wrong . |
| 3 | Clearly , if exit is costless and entry is free , a potential entrant faces only a negligible loss if things go wrong . |
| 4 | If we suppose the industry is perfectly contestable , then exit is costless and entry is free , so a potential entrant faces only a negligible loss if things go wrong . |
| 5 | Realizing that I may well end up the whipping boy if things go wrong , I attempt , in bankers ' parlance , to ‘ cover my ass ’ . |
| 6 | Then someone else can take the risk and carry the blame if things go wrong . |
| 7 | We seldom read in the tabloid press local police force fails er we may frequently read in the local press in the tabloid press rather , that the Home Secretary has failed and yet what we seem to be saying is that we believe that all the responsibility should be local , all that responsibility , all the blame when things go wrong should go to the Home Secretary . |
| 8 | As a result it is not unusual to see people doing things which increase the risk of serious damage if things go wrong . |
| 9 | If people disagree , fine , but in the end it 's me who 'll get the sack if things go wrong . ’ |
| 10 | He is the bad news candidate , the party saviour if things go wrong . |
| 11 | To understand this point one has to ask how the family has been internally regulated , given that law has claimed no hortatory function over family behaviour and has limited itself to dispute-resolution when things go wrong . |
| 12 | I always say it will be done in a fortnight ; this gives me more leeway if things go wrong and if I get the garment finished before the two weeks are up the person is usually delighted . |
| 13 | Consumers need choice in the market-place ; they need information , without which no sensible choice can be made ; they need to be assured that goods are safe ; and they need redress if things go wrong , with proper access to complaints mechanisms . |
| 14 | In these cases the student probably relies on the instructor to make the decision and knows that he is there and can save the situation if things go wrong . |
| 15 | ‘ Stands to lose a lot if things go wrong . ’ |
| 16 | way if things went wrong . |
| 17 | Again on Saturday Bangor had the lead , this time Johnny Magee finding the net before things went wrong . |
| 18 | It 's all or nothing and being strong enough to take the flak if things go wrong . |