Example sentences of "by [v-ing] [conj] if [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had better start by accepting that if he does the right things , they will not be popular ones . |
| 2 | They begin by observing that if you scratch the bark of this tree it immediately exudes beads of milky latex . |
| 3 | ‘ We started from scratch by saying that if we had a brand new game called rugby what would it be like ? |
| 4 | John finished by saying that if we wanted to know more about the Stanford University project , or needed an introduction , Professor Karol Sikora , head of oncology at Hammersmith Hospital , had worked there for eighteen months . |
| 5 | He concluded by saying that if you believe in God you have to find other ways to convince people that He exists , and that was not something to be discussed in this lesson . |
| 6 | It is sometimes thought that rigorism can take adequate account of what seems troubling here by recognizing that if we ask too much of ourselves we damage our power to do good by becoming worn out or embittered . |