Example sentences of "if he [adv] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Females tend to disperse themselves among the males but in cases where a male has an especially good territory a female may opt to breed with him even if he already has a mate , rather than go for one without . |
| 2 | Whilst the policy of this requirement — classifying attacks on persons engaged in law enforcement as especially serious — is perfectly understandable , one result of the wording of section 18 of the 1861 Act is that D can be convicted of this offence ( with a maximum penalty of life imprisonment ) if he simply pushes a police-officer in order to prevent an arrest , and the officer loses balance , falls awkwardly , and suffers serious injury . |
| 3 | Later Rabbi Akabar ruled that ‘ a woman who becomes displeasing ’ meant a man could divorce his wife if he simply found a woman he liked better and considered more beautiful . |
| 4 | Doubtful if he ever dented a heart ; more than likely he gave quite a number of hearts a new lift after they 'd imagined the ball was over for them . |
| 5 | Ruth 's heart lifted but plummeted when his voice dangerously threatened , ‘ You tell your lover and business partner when he returns that I will ruin him if he ever lays a finger on Maria Luisa again . |
| 6 | Albert Ball or William Booth or if he really wants a statue of a lady why not Maid Marian in a lace shawl ? |
| 7 | If he then writes a monograph about a " tribe " or a " people " or a " social system " and he wants to be recognized as a scientist rather than as an artist , he is under pressure to persuade himself ( and his readers ) that the events which he saw happening before his eyes were " typical " of what might be going on elsewhere in the system . |
| 8 | If he still appears a hero to some , that may be something the world can live with : for all his defiance , he will have thrown away everything Iraq gained from its eight-year war with Iran , and swallowed many mouthfuls of words about Kuwait remaining Iraq 's 19th province for ever and a day . |