Example sentences of "[to-vb] if [pron] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had wanted to know if he had a wife , just out of normal curiosity , ever since she had first met him . |
| 2 | Points to remember If you experience a reaction , immediately cut out the offending food or beverage You will not be eating any grains or dairy produce this week apart from the permitted 2 slices of slimmer 's bread and 3floz ( 85ml ) skimmed milk or low-fat yogurt . |
| 3 | He was beginning to form a picture of the murderer and even beginning to wonder if he had a match . |
| 4 | ‘ Most of us use the booths at one time or another , and they are the obvious place to go if you need a picture for your identity card . ’ |
| 5 | As I say I 'm coming back Sunday ( my mothers 60th birthday in Harrogate on Saturday night … infact it 's her birthday everywhere but she 's in Harrogate ) so if I drive you 'll have to wait if you want a lift ! ! ! ! ! |
| 6 | Branson interviewed them in his hotel room , to see if they wanted a deal . |
| 7 | Seeing so much technology in use , the car was ‘ looked over ’ to see if we had a radar detector — we did n't . |
| 8 | She came and went while he was out , tidying up , laying the table for his evening meal , and no doubt reading his letters and looking in his drawers to see if he had a rupture belt or kept a stock of contraceptives . |
| 9 | I looked to see if he cast a shadow but the sun was in the wrong direction . |
| 10 | I remain in the car throughout the other headlines to see if I scored a double . |
| 11 | It was like people were looking at me and guessing my age and looking to see if I had a ring on my finger . |
| 12 | The main aim of the present book is to discuss the theory of psychoanalysis as such ; not to sociologize about it , but to see if it has a contribution to make to sociology itself . |
| 13 | If you use a videocassette recorder with this facility , check it to see if it has a socket you can plug a microphone into . |
| 14 | I even come in to her one day to see if she had a bar of chocolate . |
| 15 | Tabitha , breathing hard , feeling the roof coming down on her , groped in her bag to see if she had a torch . |
| 16 | It is hard to relinquish status and income , both of which are like to fall if you take a step down or sideways or you stop on the career ladder . |
| 17 | ‘ There is no feeling of militarisation and this helps the girls see the teachers more as sympathetic friends , here to help if they have a problem . |
| 18 | It seems to hang threateningly over the village , with massive detached boulders of slate ready to topple if you put a foot wrong , and great heaps of rubble lie where they were detached from the rock face by gunpowder , which was also made in the vicinity . |
| 19 | They can tell you which medicines not to take if you suffer from a condition like asthma and what to do if you miss a dose of medicine . |
| 20 | It 's easy to do if you follow a pattern — and we 've found a perfect one . |
| 21 | Advice ranged from the practical — what to do if you get a puncture or have to jump start your car , to the more psychological — how to outwit a potential attacker or abductor . |
| 22 | Cos this happens to be a camera but it could just as well be er an electric toaster , or any , any inanimate object taken er , in this fashion , and the thing you 've got to do if you take a photograph of an inanimate object er , like this , is to light it correctly , er it 's got to show all the erm , detail finely , and it 's got to have good quality in the printing . |
| 23 | WHAT TO DO IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM |
| 24 | What to do if you have a problem : |
| 25 | Ask for the leaflet ‘ What to do if you have a suggestion or complaint to make about our services ’ . |
| 26 | It is impossible to spend much time teaching Johnny to read if you have a budget of £500,000 ( $980,000 ) to worry about . |
| 27 | To inform them of who to contact if they have a problem plus benefits , discounts etcet etcetera , with particular emphasis on accrual benefits that may be lost if membership lapses , and the possible mention of loyalty benefits that may assist them in helping to recruit and retain other members . |
| 28 | WHO TO CONTACT IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM |
| 29 | This study measured the values of cyclic nucleotides and adenylate and guanylate cyclase activities in duodenal mucosa homogenates to verify if they played a part in coeliac disease . |
| 30 | Women take an average of 45 seconds to decide if they fancy a bloke , according to a Danish survey . |