Example sentences of "if they only [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If they only knew . |
| 2 | And if a few romantics mutter against the ‘ satanic mills ’ , despoliation of the countryside and pollution of the skies from the factory chimneys , the machine shunts them aside as surely as it repulses those Luddites who would shut down its engines if they only knew how . |
| 3 | The fact that we had an armed guard lowered no one 's spirits ; made everyone feel a lot more comfortable , including , if they only knew it , the ex-FAKINTIL chief sapper himself . |
| 4 | Yeah I know it 's awful worry , if they only understood how , how the parents worry about it . |
| 5 | ‘ But if they only looked at me coldly , and whispered behind their hands about me , and then left me one by one ? ’ |
| 6 | even our grandchildren were , I mean er right from the beginning even if they only go and sit in the surgery and just watch , ju you know just go and visit |
| 7 | So letters were unearthly and invaluable , even if they only came from Barclays Bank . |
| 8 | That means that if they only take the score card then you 're in there fairly quickly do the advertising sales and come out and on to another site . |
| 9 | The process does not require you to use Debug , as you suggest , and disk canning programs are unlikely to identify these problems if they only manifest themselves when the machine is cold . |
| 10 | If they only have ten days , that 's er not very much . |
| 11 | Yeah , but I thought , sounded as if they only did tho , those that you blow up and this is n't , you can put it in , in the wash or anything . |
| 12 | The issue was that the receivers had sufficient liquid assets to pay themselves and then terminate the receivership if they only paid themselves the amount of remuneration which B and L thought was due to them . |
| 13 | What if they only pay a pound an hour , are only part-time , I only get twenty pounds a week ? |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | And if they only want twenty-four hours then they 've already made the appointment to hand it over . |
| 16 | If they only want me to stay for a year then I 'm entitled to do what I want under freedom of contract . |
| 17 | Anyway if they only want one , two pound I 'll send it , we 'll send eight pound off for them if they 're any go any go if they 're alright then . |
| 18 | Many humbler folk , with fascinating ideas and personal stories to tell if they only dared to sit down and write them out , will be grateful for its tireless and patient tuition . |
| 19 | It is far easier from their point of view if they only need to deal with one entity and they will probably prefer that to be the purchaser as it is the purchaser that has taken over the business . |