Example sentences of "if you [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Look , you do n't need to worry about it — at your age the council will give you something if you ca n't find anything yourself … |
| 2 | ‘ Well , why not leave the keys with us and then if you ca n't get away , you can perhaps come back here — or if everything goes OK we 'll use it as a playroom or something . ’ |
| 3 | I wo n't be offended if you ca n't make it . ’ |
| 4 | If you ca n't plant them out at once , pot up the runners and plant out later . |
| 5 | Now , And if you ca n't right now , then come away with me . |
| 6 | Spectacles are not allowed , so if you ca n't see well enough without them but want to compete anyway you should either get a pair of soft contact lenses or see how you manage without glasses . |
| 7 | If you ca n't remove an otherwise dangerous ring ( in the opinion of the referee , that is ) , then you will be disbarred from competition . |
| 8 | If you ca n't exercise then you will lose all your ability to be a healthy person . |
| 9 | The following limestone routes have been listed missing in despatches , so do n't come crying to us if you ca n't find them . |
| 10 | If you ca n't get treated timber , soak it in a simple preservative-filled trough made of bricks covered by a heavy gauge polythene sheet . |
| 11 | If you ca n't make this date , Star Trek V opens on 20 Oct . |
| 12 | If you ca n't make it to Plymouth , you can check out their own latest musical production , Buddy , which is playing in preview at London 's Victoria Place . |
| 13 | If you ca n't pay pressures are applied , first verbal , then your windows are smashed , then violence . |
| 14 | If you ca n't stand the heat , spend this winter with an old age pensioner . |
| 15 | If you ca n't read a book or a paper you 're fucked , because there 's fuck all else to do . |
| 16 | If you ca n't afford them , you will need to do both jobs . |
| 17 | They get bored easily , so if you ca n't excite them in the first 30 seconds of your record , you are probably in the wrong business . |
| 18 | It used to be said that ‘ if you ca n't say what you want to say in three minutes , forget it ’ . |
| 19 | Now , what 's the good of nicking a car if you ca n't drive it and you 've got to ditch it ? |
| 20 | I like , before coming to a decision , to get the arguments down on paper and it seems to me if you ca n't then convince yourself or anybody else that what you propose is logically right , it does n't much matter what your gut 's doing . |
| 21 | But even if you ca n't you have to be the lowest cost supplier if you possibly can . |
| 22 | If you ca n't eat it or , better , drink it then they do n't want it . |
| 23 | ‘ If you ca n't accept your partner as he is , you should n't be going out with him . ’ |
| 24 | You 're a mean devil if you ca n't run to scotch , Jack . ’ |
| 25 | • If you ca n't get to sleep , do n't get up or have a meal or snack ; relax and read quietly instead . |
| 26 | Even if you ca n't raise the full £60 please do the very best you can . |
| 27 | ‘ If you ca n't stand the heat , Richard , old boy , ’ an anonymous voice said . |
| 28 | If you ca n't tell what is a racist film and what is not , you should n't be in charge of a festival in the first place . |
| 29 | It seems to be a question of if you ca n't take the workaholic heat , get back to the kitchen . |
| 30 | If you ca n't water your vegetable plot , beetroot , leeks , onions , root crops , and maincrop potatoes should all give reasonable yields , even in a hot , dry summer . |