Example sentences of "if they see [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Lady , most of the females I pump liquor into would n't know a nefarious purpose if they saw one . ’ |
| 2 | My elders in the newsroom kept a paternal eye on me , and approved if they saw me working on my Pitman 's . |
| 3 | Yes , it had been a strange episode , and not only were those people unaware of my name but I 'd like to bet they would fail to recognize me if they saw me again . |
| 4 | It would n't look good if they saw me carrying them . ’ |
| 5 | The people did not see the two youths — but if they saw them now they say they would lynch them . |
| 6 | If they saw him with his son they would n't say that , or when he 's playing with the dog . |
| 7 | If they saw him in a play , they saw a middle-aged man pretending to be young , in an outdated vehicle that bore as much relation to their reality as crinolines and penny-farthings . |
| 8 | If they saw him , he was of no significance . |
| 9 | But do n't you think though if a gi if they saw her cry they 'd think oh my God hang on we 'd better stop , this is a bit nasty , they would see I mean whereas |
| 10 | And run as straight as if they saw their way . |
| 11 | You 've got a pensioner employee er a pensioner trustee on there and they 're not looking over their shoulder for their job , they are going to do the job of a trustee and watch the funds , and they would then be able to go to the regulator if they saw something that was amiss . |
| 12 | Erm I mean just going very , very briefly back to the question that you asked erm about this how would you stop what 's happen happening is by having , we would have thought a pensioner trustee , because even the question has been asked how did it get through the union trustees , and the answer that most of them are employed and they are looking over their shoulder because jobs are going , redundancies are being made , you 've got a pensioner employee er a pensioner trustee on there , and they 're not looking over their shoulder for their job , they are going to do the job of a trustee and watch the fund and they would then be able to go to the regulator if they saw something that was amiss , but if somebody is employed by the firm might be very worried about doing because they 're more bothered about keeping their job . |
| 13 | If they saw you shooting Pinochet looking like a dictator they would stand in front of the camera . |
| 14 | T. D. There were always twenty or thirty or so bucks hanging around the corner on Nichols Street , and if they saw you coming , they 'd all move . |
| 15 | ‘ No one could possibly call you Miss Frostbite if they saw you now , ’ he drawled and , moving round to sit at his desk , he handed her back her spectacles . |
| 16 | but then they could hit you on the head if they saw you 've got it with you . |
| 17 | I 'm sure that if they saw you cry , I swear to God if they saw you crying things would be slightly different . |
| 18 | I 'm sure that if they saw you cry , I swear to God if they saw you crying things would be slightly different . |
| 19 | In a major study of poor families in the inner city , it was discovered that a large majority of parents saw the teacher as a person of authority whose action they were prepared to back up , especially if they saw it as strict . |
| 20 | ( The Health and Safety Department would close the place down if they saw it ! ) |
| 21 | I think ( actor 's voice ) people who are not in this great business of ours think the idea of electronic messages flying around is really odd and they may get freaked if some of what is said is a bit inflammatory- maybe more so than if they saw it printed . |
| 22 | But what was interesting was that after I began modding my gear , a lot of big-name guitar players — Brian May , for instance — if they saw our show , would come up afterwards and say , ‘ What is that you 're using ? |
| 23 | There was uproar when the Navy discovered the mines and Stirling had to own up , only to be told that they often dropped small depth charges at random into the harbour and if they saw anything suspicious sprayed the area with machine guns . |
| 24 | I 've seen them , but I mean if , if they saw anything , I think they 'd just turn a blind eye to most of it . |
| 25 | If they see me there , no one gives a bugger . |
| 26 | This plan 's only going to be successful if they do n't suspect anything , and if they see her around they 'll suspect lots . |
| 27 | She got in big , big trouble if they see her like she 's |
| 28 | Respect for Animals also calls for an immediate ban on fur farming , an end to fur sales within five years and for people to show their feelings if they see somebody wearing a pelt in the street . |
| 29 | The Scum might start to shit themselves if they see its us over their shoulders ( unlikely I know ) |
| 30 | And I 'm sure they 'll pick them up if they see them in the |