Example sentences of "if [pron] [vb -s] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Labour employment spokesman Frank Dobson said yesterday : ‘ Major thinks if no-one mentions the bogey of recession , it will go away . ’ |
| 2 | If everyone knows the value of the current shocks then we can replace equation ( 5.7 ) with the following : |
| 3 | If nothing catches the eye , walk a few blocks to West 47th street , between Fifth and Sixth Avenues , to browse at the Gotham Book Mart ( ’ Wise men fish here , ’ says the sign ) , which , for 70 years has specialised in literature and arts . |
| 4 | Try altering the setting on the thermostat dial ; if nothing changes the thermostat is probably faulty . |
| 5 | If it comes to light that I was in that house with Adam and the others , he thought with cold clarity , if someone tells the papers , or the police and thence the papers , that I was there during the summer of 1976 , living there , it will be all up with me . |
| 6 | If someone puts the Black Spot on Zeneca , nothing is going to make the price perk up in the short term . |
| 7 | If someone holds the common belief that we only grow through pain and suffering , for example , then they are likely to create traumatic experiences at a fairly steady pace . |
| 8 | A practical use is to give warning , if someone enters the room a few hand claps or knock at the door may alert you to their presence ; the shock of someone approaching you silently is avoided . |
| 9 | ‘ There is no one to sue if someone libels the dead , ’ says Olivier Jnr , sipping a bottle of Carlsberg in the garden of the Chelsea Arts Club , just a short bike ride from his Fulham home . |
| 10 | Even if someone believes the most secure and pernicious lies , he will not be able to help himself from doubting them at some time . |
| 11 | The phone rings , though , so it looks as if somebody pays the phone bills . |
| 12 | Well it 's unfair to everybody if somebody has the lot and then everybody can have a couple and keep a few of their customers happy . |
| 13 | And it 's really to provide , according to Derek , it 's to provide the Secretary of State with some ideas of costings of , if she decides the new careers services to run careers conventions , she would make that part of the specification and she would know how much that that was likely to cost her . |
| 14 | ‘ What if she uses the book the way Ward was going to ? ’ another voice added with concern . |
| 15 | ‘ What profiteth a woman if she gains the world — and loses her femininity ? ’ |
| 16 | But the Department has told her to destroy all copies , return the original and warned that further action could be taken if she ignores the advice . |
| 17 | Lesley Banks is n't sure if she likes the idea , but admits that the buzz around town has certainly opened doors for her . |
| 18 | ‘ We will let Posy have a look at the male tortoises we have got on Sunday to see if she likes the look of them , ’ said Ms Jackson . |
| 19 | You , I mean , if she if she likes the girl , which she obviously does , why not just rap her door or wait till she sees her and say you know |
| 20 | Is post menopausal zest something that er every woman could look forward to if she gets the right advice , the right |
| 21 | She 'll watch it half an hour in the evening before she goes to bed if she gets the chance . |
| 22 | I want to ask Sonja if she thinks the postman lost it , but I stop myself . |
| 23 | She romps around St Mungo 's shelter in City Road , N1 , as if she owns the place . |
| 24 | If she spends the rest of her life in prison it will not be long enough . ’ |
| 25 | If she cuts the cloth up into pieces 1.5 metres long how many pieces will she have ? |
| 26 | Christian unity Having read M Chalker 's comments on Christian Unity ( Echo February 10 ) one wonders if she knows the origin of the aim of this week of prayer ? |
| 27 | If she leaves the nest to go and feed he always follows her , and his presence is usually sufficient to deter other males . |
| 28 | ‘ If she wants the hotel she can have it , ’ Joe piped up suddenly . |
| 29 | you know , just ask them if there 's any more money in it if she works the long hours . |
| 30 | ‘ If she misses the key out of her bag , ’ Lucy protested . |