Example sentences of "if i [adv] [verb] my [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if we now recall the alternative definition of democracy as popular power , or popular sovereignty , then it becomes clear that it can not be a democratic act for the people to vote away their own power and their own rights ; any more than if I freely renounce my freedom I can remain free because the renunciation was a free act . |
| 2 | For example , if I normally doff my cap only to my superiors , but on an occasion doff my cap to an equal , then I can effectively communicate an ironic regard , with either a joking or a hostile intent ( the non-linguistic example is intended to draw attention to the great generality of the phenomenon ; for a study of a particular linguistic practice and the jokes thus made available , see the study of the openings of telephone calls by Schegloff ( 1979a ) ) . |
| 3 | The ex-Police multi-millionaire issues new 45 ‘ If I Ever Lose My Faith In You ’ in January , followed by an as yet untitled album in February . |
| 4 | I swore to my mother , when she was dying , that if I ever found my half-brother , I would do him all the harm I could . |
| 5 | Dad , if I still had my wee Claxton Annabel could go outside and play in it . |
| 6 | That was that , for if I now refused my mother would see to it that I regretted my foolishness . |
| 7 | If I suddenly transfer my attention to an object or some aspect of the physical environment ( after all , inanimate things are much easier to deal with , are n't they — they do n't have emotions ) when you 're revealing thoughts and feelings , then once again I 've dodged your agenda . |