Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] if it [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Indeed , you get the feeling that there 'd be more than a few pro-war songs knocking about if it shifted the units .
2 Indeed , you get the feeling that there 'd be more than a few pro-war songs knocking about if it shifted the units .
3 Equally , if an institution has excess funds at the moment , and expects interest rates to rise , it will be acting rationally if it does not lend those funds out , except very short term .
4 It has also warned that some customers could be faced with paying more if it lost its hold on the household market .
5 She cut another cross , wondering vaguely if it had a religious significance .
6 even if people do read these contracts , or these warranties , or these extended service contracts , they might not know what they 're buying even if it 's read to them , because it 's in a particular kind of jargon .
7 Cinderella , oh I do n't know when that one 's coming down if it comes down to the pictures we 'll go and watch it , I 'll promise you that , right , who 's nicked my cup ?
8 I did not know whom I might meet there , and cramped as I as I did not fancy my chances at running away if it came to a straight chase on a hard surface .
9 for it is difficult to see how the native could have any interest in the project of unveiling what can go on existing only if it remains veiled .
10 A reputation for being fair , just , reasonable and courageous is worth winning even if it does mean occasionally upsetting some people .
11 For the enthusiast , a second innings might be played to determine the outcome , with a side following on if it fails to come within an agreed number of runs of its opponents score .
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