Example sentences of "if [pers pn] ca [adv] [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ No , if I ca n't marry Craig , I will never marry . ’ |
| 2 | If I ca n't watch Swindon , I wo n't watch Speedway . |
| 3 | If I ca n't get promotion on the basis of all the hard work I 've done for the organisation over the last five years then I do n't know how I can get it . |
| 4 | they ca n't tell the difference I mean there 's nothing In fact if I ca n't get Krona at Presto and I ca n't get it at Co-op , I shall write to Kr to Pre to Krona and say I 'll have a I 'll have a box . |
| 5 | If I ca n't find Mr Clancy , maybe David can coax it to work . ’ |
| 6 | And if I ca n't have happiness , I want pleasure , even if it 's wrong . ’ |
| 7 | Well , if I ca n't have Heathcliff as my friend , if Edgar is going to be mean and jealous , I 'll try to break both their hearts by breaking my own . |
| 8 | ‘ Because if she ca n't make money from the senator 's charter , ’ he went on , ‘ I was thinking of offering her a job or two on my own behalf . |
| 9 | Cos if she , if she ca n't have chocolates ask Zoe what she likes . |
| 10 | If you ca n't lock ladders away inside , chain and padlock them horizontally to a fixed point . |
| 11 | One solution is never to leave your home unoccupied again , but if you ca n't face life without holidays you could pay someone to be there when you are n't . |
| 12 | To which the father had snapped , ‘ If you ca n't talk sense then shut up . ’ |
| 13 | I once said to him ‘ if you ca n't pay compliments , do n't insult ’ I think they should do both . |
| 14 | If you ca n't pay pressures are applied , first verbal , then your windows are smashed , then violence . |
| 15 | If you ca n't avoid nylon carpet spray it lightly with water to reduce any static build up . |
| 16 | If you ca n't avoid trouble , then throw valour to the winds and run . |
| 17 | If you ca n't make contact , you 'll have to go to Sweden . |
| 18 | Let's face it , if you ca n't make par on a par-5 to win , you ought to be shot . ’ |
| 19 | So sharing out two six shared out between four what you 'd normally write if you ca n't do fractions you 'd say once remainder two would n't you . |
| 20 | Oh crikey , you wo n't be able to play squash , if you ca n't play badminton |
| 21 | IF YOU ca n't have Mr Major at your election night party then there is always the next best thing : Mrs Thatcher . |
| 22 | And that 's their right and so you think of something else we you 're not allowed to take them out of a favourite lesson , you 're not allowed to say you are going to miss your football or a P E P E teachers and the football teachers , quite rightly , say if you ca n't keep discipline in your class why why should we be penalized ? |
| 23 | The idea is that if you ca n't donate cash , you might give an antique to go towards Phillip 's Telethon effort . |
| 24 | IF you are depressed or anxious , having relationship difficulties or worried about work , finding a qualified counsellor to talk things over with is n't always easy — especially if you ca n't afford fees of between £15 and £30 an hour , or do n't feel able to wait the weeks or even months it can take to get an appointment . |
| 25 | This profitability is maintained by a balancing act ; the fundamental chemical industry balance summed up in the fact that if you want to get the utmost out of sodium chloride , you should n't have either sodium or chlorine left over unsold at the end of the day ; not much use increasing the use of one if you ca n't increase use of the other in proportion . |
| 26 | Why connect computers if you ca n't connect applications ? |
| 27 | If you ca n't find coconut milk , soak the grated flesh of a coconut in 400ml/14fl oz boiling water , then drain and use the milky liquid . |
| 28 | I do n't know the exact figure , but certainly several million pounds , and if you ca n't find £300,000 for the disabled , it seems to me quite shocking . |
| 29 | ‘ Charity , if you ca n't see destiny at work in all this , you 're blinder than your glasses , thick as they were , ever led me to believe . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ At least we can watch the fancy-dress parade , even if you ca n't take part in it — and I 'm afraid there 's no chance of that now . ’ |