Example sentences of "[noun] if they [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The opposition reacted angrily to the intervention by French and Belgian troops , calling for their withdrawal and warning of more violence if they did anything more than evacuate their nationals . |
| 2 | But being annual they would be open to reprisals if they threw their weight around too much . |
| 3 | He said police had powers to remove cars if they felt there was something wrong with the vehicle . |
| 4 | ‘ Yes , but what they do n't say probably would n't frizzle your ears if they said it , ’ explained Lydia , not at her most lucid . |
| 5 | Second , several recent polls demonstrated that Labour ( or the Tories ) could gain a 2-3 per cent electoral bonus if they committed themselves to reform ; but one of them ( for the Rowntree Reform Trust ) carried the warning that a fudged position would not do ; the commitment had to be whole-hearted . |
| 6 | Until the seventeenth century the courts would declare Acts of Parliament void if they considered them contrary to natural law , repugnant to the law or impossible to be performed . |
| 7 | The RAC 's campaign manager , Edmund King , said : ‘ Research shows that just under 50 per cent of experienced drivers would fail their driving test if they took it today . |
| 8 | There is a real need here both for a more flexible employment situation , which could absorb older people in less arduous or part-time work if they required it , and for more efforts to prepare people for retirement , helping them to develop time-consuming , absorbing and possibly profitable hobbies in advance of finishing work . |
| 9 | Nor could he get the Scots and their French allies to the negotiating table ; the French publicly declared for the Scots , and promised them military help if they needed it . |
| 10 | Whereas no one knew what humans would do to a nome if they caught one … |
| 11 | The government would save so much money in the long run if they built us all homes instead of putting us up in this dump ; it 's ridiculous . ’ |
| 12 | I would n't leave Madley if they offered me my own travelling dressing-room . |
| 13 | She remained in role at the manhole , available as an ear to their reporting-back if they needed it . |
| 14 | The Mitchells were granted permission to burn charcoal from coppiced timber at Hangman 's Wood if they returned it to this state of management . |
| 15 | family she says quite an eye opener an they had write lines if they did anything wrong one boy just I reckon she could carried him but |
| 16 | The report then expressed the opinion that certain workmen should be eligible for re-employment if they sought it but not in any circumstances for election as shop stewards ; and that other workmen should not be offered re-employment . |
| 17 | I would n't be able to break the story , and neither would the cops if they dug him out . |
| 18 | Anyone importing or exporting large sums in cash should be obliged to declare it and Customs officers should have power to seize the money if they suspected it was derived from crime . |
| 19 | The intention of the plaintiffs was , to my mind , clear ; they expected to recover the money if they won their action . |
| 20 | I ca n't do it all in this wool , with that many different colours to do , if they did it in , if they made ounce balls if they made it , did ounce balls it wo n't be so bad , but that 's a hundred gramme that , so |
| 21 | I would n't play for the team if they paid me . |
| 22 | We did discuss themes for each issue , but this will be security themes , and it would help the people who are producing the paper to sell because this is one big moan they 've had , they do n't know what the content is until the last moment if they knew it was say er car security they could approach garages and car security device manufacturers etc . |
| 23 | And as part of the deal , I had some petty cash with which to buy them all sandwiches and coffee so they could get changed or dressed while they ate and I took them to the next job if they had one , or wherever they wanted to go . |
| 24 | He said he said erm he thought people might be less willing to speak at the meeting if they knew it was being recorded , which seems entirely reasonable . |
| 25 | SHAW Branch Manager John Powell had to pay up quicker than he expected after promising his staff an expenses-paid outing if they achieved their Royal Scottish leads target . |
| 26 | And the Shelley party were near at hand — though the fluctuations of the time scale made it hard to determine whether they would recognize my name if they heard it . |
| 27 | but then they could hit you on the head if they saw you 've got it with you . |
| 28 | The broadcast began with an upbeat picture of life in Britain — asking the viewers if they recognised which country it was . |
| 29 | But there was no limit to working time , four to ten at night if they wanted you . |
| 30 | The landlord went and got 'em a snack if they liked one . |