Example sentences of "if i must " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'll go if I must , but we have n't got any forensic people here , it being Sunday . |
| 2 | If I must . ’ |
| 3 | If I must vegetate , I 'd rather do so at home , in spite of the undoubtedly superior ménage here . |
| 4 | Anyway , I suppose I 'd better go to the surgery , if I must see him . ’ |
| 5 | The works of Stitt , Dorham and Bud Powell are also key to the bop style of jazz ; picking a high point is difficult but if I must I 'll go for ‘ Bebop in Pastel ’ ( Powell quintet ) , which is a quintessential bebop track . |
| 6 | ‘ If I must collect their newspaper , I 'll do it my own way ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Yet today , if I must give reasons for the love-affair we all shared with Nigel , it is not difficult . |
| 8 | ‘ If I must . |
| 9 | An accepted method of counter-irritation in cholera is with sinapisms applied to the epigastrium … or , if I must interpret these learned expressions for the benefit of my distinguished colleague , with mustard-plasters to the pit of the stomach … " |
| 10 | When I was almost there ( and how would my money do , if I must be always taking cabs ? ) |
| 11 | ‘ Well , all right , if I must tell you , it 's the hair of a young woman I was going to marry before I met you . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ But if I must , I promise — if I 'm really a widow . ’ |
| 13 | And then — but if I must , then I must , she thought . |
| 14 | In the glaring light , the racket of cicadas , the events of the night seemed in some way fictional ; as if I must have been slightly drugged . |
| 15 | ‘ Very well then , Angel dearest , if I must , ’ she murmured , smiling . |
| 16 | I can even compare them with nationally agreed criteria and say how well they have done , and grade them against each other when they leave me , if I must . |
| 17 | However — if I must leave a message I 'd like Miss Lucy Telford to phone and tell me what I 'm waiting to hear . |
| 18 | I can be just as nasty as friendly if I must , but it is not often necessary . ’ |