Example sentences of "if they give " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If they gave hard facts instead of patronising advertising it would be better . |
| 2 | If they gave way in Hungary too , where would it stop ? |
| 3 | If they gave in to our tantrums , our child within will probably manifest itself in a negative , rather than a positive , fashion . |
| 4 | There was a lot of support from your colleagues if you were in trouble for the very reason that they knew if they gave you help , you 'd automatically give it them . |
| 5 | In the 1920s , the incidents were a little more prosaic — but useful if they gave the patrolling constable something to chuckle over for an hour or two . |
| 6 | If they gave you ten sums , you were allowed to get only one wrong . |
| 7 | In this context penalties are implicitly treated as if they gave the exact decrease in objective function when a variable is branched on ( as opposed to just a bound ) . |
| 8 | At the end of September the group split up ; determined to get away from things English , they now decided to explore different areas , thinking they would learn more German if they gave up each others ' company . |
| 9 | ‘ If they gave me more money , I suppose . |
| 10 | He was willing , if they gave him a suitable hostage to ensure their good faith , to allow Berwick ten more days of siege , whereafter , if they were not relieved by the so-called Regent , they must surrender . |
| 11 | Witnesses were warned that if they gave false evidence they would suffer the same verdict as that given to the accused ( Mark 14:56–7 ; Matt. |
| 12 | Nick Kent , Mick Farren 's ‘ Sinking Of The Titanic ’ , Paul Morley , Ian Penman 's pseudo-Structuralist ramblings , ‘ Capitol Radio ’ EP , The Lone Groover 's codpiece , Tit Pics , Herbal High , Imagine if they gave a war and nobody came , SOD . |
| 13 | But if they gave you a toy made in Japan , you wondered . ’ |
| 14 | If they gave up territories in exchange for the surrender of Aquitaine , these would have to be held feudally in dependence of the crown of France . |
| 15 | You see the i it was er we used to make curtains then for Littlewoods , Littlewoods as it is now , they 're still , you know , the they were about the forerunners of the er tt this er catalogue business , and if they gave us an order that would last us a long time , and that usually the eight points , which was meant to say there were eight threads to an inch . |
| 16 | Oh there was no such thing if they gave you the money , you might nip off . . |
| 17 | If they gave me a first , I would go to Cambridge . |
| 18 | We all kept our place but we all It was As I said , just as if they gave you credit for what you could do . |
| 19 | Nsanzimana commented that both would be offered representation in the government if they gave up this condition and expressed a willingness to participate . |
| 20 | so if they gave in to that one temptation |
| 21 | I would say conditions were a wee bit easier a wee bit you had a wee bit more freedom because they knew they could not replace anybody if they gave the sack . |
| 22 | Parents , however , should remember that if they give their child an investment that produces over £5 annual income , it will usually be taxed as their own unless the child is over 18 or married . |
| 23 | Parents , however , should remember that if they give their child an investment that produces over £5 annual income , it will usually be taxed as their own unless the child is over 18 or married . |
| 24 | Parents , however , should remember that if they give their child an investment that produces over £5 annual income , it will usually be taxed as their own unless the child is over 18 or married . |
| 25 | ‘ If they give us facilities we 'll pay for 'em . ’ |
| 26 | If they give trouble , the diaphragm usually needs replacing . |
| 27 | I always write my friends ' books into my Harrods list , even if they give me a copy , and then I keep it out quite a time so that other people ca n't have it . |
| 28 | Egoistic traits may be expected to survive if they benefit also the descendants which inherit them , to be weeded out if they benefit the individual at the expense of its offspring ( for example , cannibalizing its brood , or long outlasting its reproductive powers ) ; altruistic traits will tend to survive if they benefit kin which are also transmitting them ( in particular , the mother 's protection of her young ) , to die out if they give the advantage to strangers which are not . |
| 29 | But , if they give up , they ca n't really contribute to the better quality of society . |
| 30 | The Ghosts are of Good alignment , and if they give the party a really bad time in combat they may desist , not wishing to kill , and offer the adventurers a chance to reconsider . |