Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] if [pron] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So that if something breaks it 's going to be that weak old rope , not |
| 2 | There should be two heaters — not heaterstats — in this tank , ideally governed by an external thermostat so that if one overheats they are switched off , and if one fails the other will probably maintain a safe heat . |
| 3 | The line being spoken is always in the same spot , so that if he turns his head from a familiar sentence he can be confident that he will be able to pick up again where he left off . |
| 4 | Take the clothes you have on with you , so that if he wants you dressed up as a teenager you have the proper clothes for that , too . ’ |
| 5 | I think ( actor 's voice ) people who are not in this great business of ours think the idea of electronic messages flying around is really odd and they may get freaked if some of what is said is a bit inflammatory- maybe more so than if they saw it printed . |
| 6 | So if if he blows his nose in Australia , we know about it today . |
| 7 | It takes only a few thousands of eV ( keV ) to bring two nuclei together and if they fuse you get over a million eV ( MeV ) in return . |
| 8 | We make all our decisions together and if she wanted me to pack it all in I would . ’ |
| 9 | Theyspoketo them nicely but if I asked them for anything it was as though they could n't be bothered . |
| 10 | RE should not be expected to bear the full weight of this responsibility , especially because if it does it can not deal with what is distinctive and peculiar to it — there is not time , etc . |
| 11 | Some pieces of work , on the other hand , require a lot of reading and study time during composition ; and for these you are likely to produce better work if you choose questions that genuinely interest you , or connect with problems you are in any case interested in outside your literary work , rather than if you feel your work is being done out of obligation or under duress . |
| 12 | So how can you view the fact that somebody else is er , typing , or doing a transcript of er , what we 're actually saying on this tape , we should explain what grotting is , it 's most probably you know something that you do on a computer screen rather than if you look it up in the dictionary , what grotting actually means . |
| 13 | She had n't formulated much of a plan , but she knew instinctively that if anything happened it would be there . |
| 14 | Do n't I mean do n't , do n't buy it just for this it 's just that if you had it handy |
| 15 | Often it is very useful to study your complete set of jobs and arrange the elements of that set in order , so that they can be done better , or more easily than if you did your work in a different order each day . |
| 16 | If I take it to the police the matter will be dealt with much sooner than if we leave it where it is and wait for them to call here . |
| 17 | I think you 'll be going to bed in that soon and if you mess it up then you 'll never sleep . |
| 18 | He ensured that no one could talk confidentially and if he heard something he did n't like , he would loudly announce over the intercom , ‘ I heard that ! ’ |
| 19 | It would take an incredible wind to do that , we do our best to keep it right and if anyone tells us immediately when such a thing happens we will try to put it right |
| 20 | Good do n't forget if I go too quickly or if I give you too much say , Ooh hang on . |
| 21 | earn a little extra income shall I put it and far from the majority of traditional methods they are to do it legally and set up little typewriting agencies etcetera and if you keep your eye on the notice boards you 'll see various . |
| 22 | Dinner is served at 7pm but if you miss it , there is a range of tasty snacks available at the bar . |
| 23 | " Well now , there 's no need to come back any more but watch him carefully and if you see anything unusual bring him in . " |
| 24 | And run as straight as if they saw their way . |
| 25 | words that yo people are using I 've got now , so I do n't even think of it , it 's just there and I just talk normal that 's the idea really and if anybody asks you what you 're doing , then you tell them and it and you say , if you do n't wish to be on it , well |
| 26 | No I think what it is I understand it now but if you ask me in a couple of weeks |
| 27 | you know I rather did it before because if you do it after that 's when the job situation becomes a bit of problem , look at John , look what 's happening there |
| 28 | That , that well helps the er poor people , cos a lot of the poor people do n't near enough pay tax now because if they do they only have to pay twenty P |
| 29 | The slave will not work unless he is made , and therefore he does little ; he is no better , or little better , if he does his work well than if he does it ill , and therefore he rarely cares to do it very well . |
| 30 | ‘ Oh , God , Hilly , yes ! ’ he laughed , and proceeded to demonstrate very ably that if she thought she had experienced all there was to experience she was sadly mistaken . |