Example sentences of "if they [vb base] " in BNC.

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1 If they throw me in prison , at least I know that with Famagusta and maybe a rodent or two from my cell , I can have a meal fit for a Borgia . ’
2 Thorstvedt said : ‘ If they throw me out , at least I 'll be thrown out smiling .
3 But the Canaries are likely to have more success if they throw 29-year-old Crook into the equation .
4 And if they throw me out … ’ he trailed off with a shrug .
5 And now the FA must decide whether they feel it is in everyone 's best interests if they throw Taylor overboard into Boston harbour , just like the Yanks did 200 years ago to another unwanted English export .
6 They just need a little help like with feeding or or if they throw a tantrum
7 But the complication of such an operation would be considerable ; and it is reasonable to say that the entire population of the Pacific nations , even if they inhabit the Atlantic seaboard , can make use of the goods that are carried across the Pacific Ocean .
8 If they collapse immediately , then they are either too wet or too dry and the mixture must be amended before use .
9 This then is his first task and erm he devotes many pages to that theme of awakening people to the potentialities inside them , which , if they deny them , will make only themselves miserable and other people too .
10 If one considers hierarchical assemblies in general , their evolution from their constituents is far more likely if they consist of relatively stable sub-assemblies which themselves are evolutionary products of an earlier period .
11 It is important to accept our children , single or married , without making them feel that they are less valued if they remain single , or if they marry someone who is not our choice .
12 He is a good cook , believing that it is important for men to learn to cook so that if they marry a woman not too well versed in the culinary arts , they will still survive !
13 In sufficient numbers innovation-weary teachers can make any change a change for the worse if they implement it in a resentful , half-hearted or half-baked fashion , and under these conditions even the brightest and the best schemes are going to flop .
14 ‘ The mineral companies especially will find future planning permission easier if they put the land back to good use , ’ says Max Hislop , a community forester .
15 Observing a heated argument among the players over a game of cards , Chapman thought that if they put as much consideration and earnestness into their football , their game could only improve .
16 The fishermen understood what she meant , that there could be a capsize if they put to sea , but they laughed at her , thinking she had mental hallucinations and put out to sea — at that time in calm conditions .
17 Someone investing in only one or two shares , whether through a PEP or not , is exposed to a much greater risk than if they put the same sum into some form of collective investment .
18 Luckily , prospective purchasers of Guy Edwards ' Sponsorship and the World of Motor Racing ( Hazleton Publishing ) could recoup their outlay if they put his experience to good use .
19 Charles the Cheesemonger had signed his marriage certificate with a cross — a common enough occurrence , in the event , even among those who could read and write if they put their minds to it .
20 ‘ I am convinced ’ , he wrote in 1905 , ‘ that … at the present stage of world politics , the British people can get anything they want if they put their backs into it . ’
21 It might be better if they put their feet up . ’
22 Many parents find that if they put a pudding or sweets in front of the child as an incentive the child is likely to refuse to eat and just demand the reward .
23 It is not in my body as it might appear to others ( if they put their tongue in my mouth ) but does appear to me ( who has got my tongue in my mouth ) that I have pains .
24 Fine wrestlers such as George Wood of the Queen 's Head in Keswick could now earn twenty-five guineas on one of the great lakeland wrestling days : more , of course , if they put money on themselves .
25 ‘ And if they put into Mait 's mind the idea of crossing German willingness to use biochem weapons with the ancient potion-making skills of his own people … . ’
26 If they put houses up it 'd be a different situation .
27 If if they put up dwellings .
28 I am if they put houses up there yes .
29 He wondered if they put something trippy in shotgun or rifle cartridges .
30 The mud they put out now there is lucky if they put two hundred ton in and that 's only had by grab and course they 'd make a hole there , then course that fill up again .
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