Example sentences of "[coord] [conj] if [pron] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No doubt we were all thinking he was crazy , or that if we stopped we 'd be late for work . |
| 2 | Stephen perceived that he had no torch , or that if he had one he was n't bothering to use it , which meant he must know the moor well , as well perhaps as Stephen himself did . |
| 3 | He looked at my work and said I had talent , but that I needed " earnest practice in drawing " , to which I wholly agree : He also said he would be glad to take me as his " chela " but that my name and work must go before the council of professors of the Academy , which meets next Thursday , 17th inst. and that if they accepted me I could start work on the following Monday , 21st inst . |
| 4 | ‘ But you can help me , Katie ; I 'd like you to spread the word around and tell people what my business is , and that if they need me I 'll be able to help and charge only a little interest . ’ |
| 5 | One particularly successful firm said that LEDU officials suggested that they relocate in Antrim , and that if they did they would be open to considerably more funding . |
| 6 | ‘ Clients have to be — and are — aware that I 've got a young family and that if they ring me after 5pm there are likely to be children screaming for their tea in the background . ’ |
| 7 | My view would be that it does nothing of the sort and that if we think it does we delude ourselves . |
| 8 | And that if I post it tomorrow Friday . |
| 9 | Later , however , I did tell him that the meeting had been a disaster and that if he thought it had mollified the press in any way he was greatly mistaken . |
| 10 | Quite simply , he felt she belonged to him , and that if he turned his wit to it , he could win her . |
| 11 | In Bartlett v. Sydney Marcus ( 1965 C.A. ) the seller , a car dealer , told the buyer that the car had a defective clutch and that if he bought it as it was he could have it for £550 but that if the seller were to repair it first , the price would be £575 . |
| 12 | ‘ that somehow pornography is the root cause of oppression and that if you eliminated it , you would reduce the amount of violence against women . |
| 13 | it means that they 're there and that if you take something away from the wealthy peasants and equalize |
| 14 | well that 's what I say in all tablets and that if you take 'em for long you 'll become addictive to them |
| 15 | Pragmatically , I suggested to the officers that a summary of those papers be sent to all members of council in the interests of saving paper , and that if you see something you want to know more about , you then go and talk to David Turner , is that agreeable ? |
| 16 | He had no doubt that his mother was in her bedroom and that if she heard him she would come into his room and it would start , he knew it would : the upbraiding of Martin , and he would n't be able to stand it without checking her . |
| 17 | Stevie says that grieving is an important part of bereavement and that if she bottles it up it will only be worse later . |
| 18 | And obviously , we 're , we 're concerned that people erm will rent our properties who will then be reliant entirely on housing benefit er and and and if they increase their income they may be worse off ! |
| 19 | But if if we find anybody 's a persistent discounter they 're causing trouble for the person who comes to resell . |
| 20 | I thought it was appropriate , not only because he was a barn owl , but because if you say it fast enough it sounds like ‘ barmy ’ , which he was a bit . |