Example sentences of "if [pron] [verb] [to-vb] what [art] " in BNC.
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1 | I well recall the Opposition saying , ’ If you wish to see what a Labour Government would be like , look at Labour local government . ’ |
2 | Well , of course , again if you want to see what a neutron or a proton is made of , I mean a neutron is a very small thing and a proton is a very small thing — it 's about ten to the minus thirteen centimetres across . |
3 | If you want to know what a man is really like , take notice of how he acts when he loses money . |
4 | ‘ If you want to know what a word means , ’ said my philosophy tutor , ‘ never look it up in a dictionary . ’ |
5 | IF YOU want to know what the future holds for Europe 's financial markets , the best guess is usually to look at America 's present . |
6 | If you want to know what the messages are , you have to listen on Tuesday , Wednesday and Thursday next week by the way . |
7 | ‘ Operations in the national interest ’ was a favourite phrase ; good and sharp , and carrying the implication that if you needed to know what the national interest was , you did not deserve to be told . |
8 | But the theory is that if we , if we get to know what the , the purpose er o o of the job or , or the assignment is , er then we , we stand a slightly better chance of er getting a satisfied client at the end of the day . |
9 | I have found this useful advice , particularly if one wants to know what a word means in different cultures and groups . |
10 | Little forms if anybody wants to know what the hell |