Example sentences of "it if [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course , she would have eaten it if her resolution had not been broken and nullified through a gross and mistaken act of kindness . |
| 2 | Still , America is not immune to terrorism ( and will become more vulnerable to it if its security is relatively lax ) . |
| 3 | At least , One would expect it if one was imbued with that particular philosophy . |
| 4 | We 're not doing it too strongly because of course it is quite difficult to , for an English ear perhaps to get attuned to it if one was doing it very very strong , so I 'm trying to do one that is n't er too alien to an English ear . |
| 5 | The use of the airbrakes during the final turn should be discussed and pilots should be encouraged to try it if they are too high . |
| 6 | Then , when I really insisted that they keep right on the centre line , they found they could do it if they tried hard . |
| 7 | The Flemyngs would close it if they could . |
| 8 | Odd-Knut is much amused by all this talk , and tells us that in Greenland the sledge dogs will eat it if they can get at it . |
| 9 | The private sector would remain separate and the public would have the right to be covered by it if they wished — having first paid their taxes to support the general service . |
| 10 | In later years she would hit the shins of passers-by with it if they got in her way . |
| 11 | ‘ You 'd have to signal in advance which issues you regarded as a matter of confidence — for instance , the Tories might have a crack at coal privatisation but might not want to go to the country on it if they failed . ’ |
| 12 | I 've got vital work to do , absolutely vital work to do , and I know it if they do n't . |
| 13 | It creates a sense of well-being so attractive that few can resist using it if they have been exposed to it too often . |
| 14 | Ten years ago anyone finding such a book would have returned it if they could . |
| 15 | But they have the grave disadvantage that they must spend almost all their waking hours eating it if they are to obtain an adequate diet . |
| 16 | They wo n't touch it if they do n't like the smell . |
| 17 | As you hint at in your letter , the musical ‘ anoraks ’ are often of the ‘ would n't know it if they heard it ’ variety anyway , and hate the thought of anyone having an intuition , or a touch or a sense of hearing which they themselves could never muster . |
| 18 | After a while people get tired of hearing the same old thing and they 'll eventually turn their back on it if they hear enough of it , and they 'll turn to something else — like rap . |
| 19 | If pupils are motivated to learn to use spoken Standard English because they wish to adopt a social role , they will learn it if they are given the appropriate educational experiences and opportunities . |
| 20 | They wanted to raise as much of this money as possible from the City ; Thornton assured them that he could fix it if they did what he said . |
| 21 | They 'll just not do it if they are not paid and a chance to develop the game will be lost . |
| 22 | ‘ The timetable is very tight but farmers will have to meet it if they are to avoid risking loss of their payments . ’ |
| 23 | " You ca n't force them to like it if they do n't . |
| 24 | The poison develops a little time after the leaf has sprouted , so the monkeys can avoid the worst of it if they eat only the youngest leaves . |
| 25 | I think any student going through higher education is getting something from it if they come in as some measure sceptical , in some measure critical , that they 're not prepared to take things at face value . |
| 26 | If there is a common underlying theme or thread it would seem to be the unstated assumption that ‘ anyone can make it if they try , and if they conform to the rules ’ ; those who fail must suffer from some congenital lack of capacities , or be of an alien disposition . |
| 27 | It appeared to me that the quest for publicity could do nothing but harm , so long as we were certain , as indeed we made sure , that all the disabled knew of the facility and used it if they so desired . |
| 28 | If your cigarette went out the screws would come back and light it if they was in the right frame of mind : all depends who was on . |
| 29 | It follows that co-operative R&D is likely to raise total R&D spending if participants produce complementary products , and it may lower it if they produce substitute products . |
| 30 | However Lord Denning was quick to point out that although local authorities had to have regard to the Code , they could depart from it if they thought fit . |