Example sentences of "[adj] if [pron] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some moralists say that if we regard immediacy or physical nearness as relevant , we must be failing in rationality or imagination ; we are irrational if we do not recognize that those starving elsewhere have as big a claim on us as those starving here . |
| 2 | Machines that are considered ‘ out of the way ’ in a corner of the room will be relatively more unsociable if they block off a doorway or interrupt television viewing . |
| 3 | And then some NATO aircraft too , of course , we 're in Great Britain , so it would n't be fitting and proper if we did not have any of the aircraft from the Royal Air force . |
| 4 | residential if you do n't . |
| 5 | At the end of September the group split up ; determined to get away from things English , they now decided to explore different areas , thinking they would learn more German if they gave up each others ' company . |
| 6 | Cynics will say this will be brief , but Graham Taylor 's team can start to prove them wrong if they win today and , most probably , go top . |
| 7 | It would be wrong if I did not correct the inaccuracies that are contained within the letter . |
| 8 | The involuntary bailee does no wrong if he acts reasonably in trying to return the goods . |
| 9 | This is clear if we look back over the years . |
| 10 | It is the dies incertus an , certus quando of the glossators : it is not clear that the day will actually ever come , even though it is clear if it does when it will be . |
| 11 | Computing power has never been cheaper , he added , but the cost of your computer system will be too high if you do n't make full use of it . |
| 12 | Is it OK if I leave now ? ’ |
| 13 | These thoughts lead quickly to avoidance of the feared situation and include , ‘ I 'll be OK if I run home now ’ , ‘ Get away and you 'll be all right ’ . |
| 14 | If you wish to hear no more then so be it , but you 'll be dreadfully wet if you venture outside . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ It may get rusty with wet if it stays there all night . |
| 16 | A man might be more virtuous if more selfish , after all , as more than one eighteenth-century moralist proposed , and more generous if he had more to be generous with . |
| 17 | ‘ You ought to have been more careful if you did n't want to marry him ! ’ |
| 18 | What would be funny if we meet up |
| 19 | Some usherettes could n't carry the icecream trays : ‘ I ca n't do it , Mr Norden , I come over funny if I walk backwards . ’ |
| 20 | PRAWNS IN DRESSING : Prawns can be very risky if they have n't been kept at the right temperature . |
| 21 | He imagined she would have been charm personified if she wanted something from him , but offhand and dismissive if she had not . |
| 22 | I would certainly like to see it , and we 'd be foolish if we did not consider it . ’ |
| 23 | Jim Lauderdale is like a neutered Dwight Yoakam , though his tribute to George Jones and Gram , ‘ The King Of Broken Hearts ’ suggests he could be exciting if he loosened up a taste . |
| 24 | We would be we would be Still be very immature if we did n't have |
| 25 | That , that sort of thing er you used to wear them to protect , to protect your fingers cos it used to get red raw if you did n't . |
| 26 | It is doubtful if you look up the word for baggage retrieval , and then look for a sign with those words . |
| 27 | Now if you leave can I suggest leave erm leave half a page empty if you have n't got it in the front yet . |
| 28 | Marco 's devotion to Samavia , given his reflective nature , could easily have seemed priggish if he had not had the Rat as a foil , with his quick memory and his youthful ingenuity . |
| 29 | I think you , Mr Chairman , it would be totally improper if we did not raise the issue within the within the budget if we did not raise the issue of election members and the expenses of election members . |
| 30 | It is not wrongful if he has rightfully rejected the goods for breach of condition . |