Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] [noun] if [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And if a few romantics mutter against the ‘ satanic mills ’ , despoliation of the countryside and pollution of the skies from the factory chimneys , the machine shunts them aside as surely as it repulses those Luddites who would shut down its engines if they only knew how . |
| 2 | No it 's birthday cake so it is. if you want . |
| 3 | Secondly the child of perhaps a second husband or wife so your stepchildren if you have any . |
| 4 | My Lord in making my main submissions to your Lordship , erm , I submitted and this is position that there is no distinction between public and private acts , in the British Rail Board both the act and the central fund byelaw should be taken as valid in the interim if your Lordship is minded to make a reference , unless strong evidence of invalidity is , so your Lordship if you make a reference it needs to form a view as to the strength of the |
| 5 | My Lord making my main submissions to your Lordship , erm I submitted and it is position that there is no distinction between public and private acts , the thicken in the board , both the act and the central fund by the law should be taken as valid in the interim if your Lordship is minded to make a reference unless strong evidence of invalidity is produced , so your Lordship if you make a reference it needs to form a view as to the strength of the |
| 6 | Dostoevsky has an impudent way of making his narrator declare ‘ As a chronicler I confine myself to presenting events exactly as they happened , and it 's not my fault if they appear incredible ’ — like the son of the house writing home about his time on the North-West Frontier of India . |
| 7 | It 's all over and done with , not my fault if you did n't take it in then … |
| 8 | Well do n't go , it 's not my fault if you do n't pass your exams . |
| 9 | Well do n't go , it 's not my fault if you do n't pass your exams . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's not my fault if he gets his head sawn off . |
| 11 | She remembered her fear for this man 's life , the way she had fled through the castle to warn him , her useless defiance of Matilda 's wrath and the threat hanging over her head if she refused to co-operate with the Empress . |
| 12 | It was hardly my fault if you chose to misinterpret it . ’ |
| 13 | Lisabeth would have appeared to cut off my retreat if I had n't . |
| 14 | That 's the worst for them ; they 're cutting off my pittance if I ever see you again . |
| 15 | To see her at work during the day , with her hair pulled straight back and no makeup on , and to hear her ticking off her girls if they were slacking , you would n't dream it was the same girl who was out dancing with a different partner every night . |
| 16 | Some crabs are capable of throwing off their arms if they are grabbed by a predator This common shore crab is in the process of regenerating a sacrificed right claw . |
| 17 | We 're prepared to cordon off our section if you see fit to continue admitting the public . |
| 18 | No extra insurance is needed with an endowment : life cover is built in , guaranteeing to pay off your debt if you die . |
| 19 | But you can bet he knows retsina , the national wine with what even locals call an acquired taste ; ouzo , the aperitif that could blow off your sunburn if you do n't watch your step ; the taramasalata fish roe dip ; vine leaves stuffed with mincemeat , rice and herbs ; and keftedes meatballs . |
| 20 | I was going to write to Long Tall Sally ca n't make up my mind if I should or I should n't but it has got those little |
| 21 | His Honour John Slack in allowing the appeal told the RSPCA that it needed to clean up its act if it was to secure future prosecutions . |
| 22 | Travel — Ferries : Ferry firms keep their heads above water With the Chunnel coming , ferry companies know they must smarten up their act if they are to keep custom . |
| 23 | By forcing MPs to give up their seats if they joined the Cabinet , the NPKA believed that it could eliminate vote-buying and other corrupt practices . |
| 24 | Men who were renowned working-class leaders but would beat up their wives if they got in late from one of our meetings . |
| 25 | How does he hold up his head if he knows his wife is deceiving him ? |
| 26 | And he gave me a smacker on the forehead , said he 'd keep me up his sleeve if he never made it to the altar . |
| 27 | She 'll walk up your nose if you get that close ! |
| 28 | They can beef up your status if you 're a society hostess . |
| 29 | We should be delighted to welcome you ( and then also your husband if he comes for the English 27–30 August bank holiday ) to this rather chaotic , friendly and yet ordinary rather than luxurious flat ( which Meg I think knows ) . |
| 30 | Might turn out my bedroom if I can be bothered . |