Example sentences of "[coord] if [pron] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the airs they compose the French always look for what is sweet , easy and flowing , and for what follows on readily ; everything is in the same key , or if they change it sometimes , they do it with preparations and softenings which render the air as natural and as continuous as if there were no change at all … |
| 2 | Those who drink large amounts of coffee during work hours may suffer from caffeine withdrawal at weekends , or if they miss their morning cup of coffee . |
| 3 | It is important to accept our children , single or married , without making them feel that they are less valued if they remain single , or if they marry someone who is not our choice . |
| 4 | But they would n't take that trouble , but they 'd always speak to the uniform policemen , if or if they heard anyone smashing glass , but they would n't go out of their way . |
| 5 | What way they dried them , whether it was in the sun or if they 'd anything to dry them with , I do n't ken . |
| 6 | Or if they get her , one of her cubs will be back . |
| 7 | People can not be expected to buy the co-operative alternative if they do not know of it , or if they misunderstand it . |
| 8 | It has to be the subject of a proper report er by the er audit commission , but the district auditor and if they find that there has been er er wrong doing , if they find that there has been any er wilful neglect or if they find there has been any er unacceptable er maladministration then I will certainly join with the er the Secretary of State in condemning that . |
| 9 | There neither is , nor can be , any general responsibility in managements not to alter prices , or if they alter them , only to lower them . |
| 10 | yeah , basically , or if they think you 're good looking . |
| 11 | They never did know or if they did they were n't saying . |
| 12 | It is apparent from the findings of fact that the justices made no findings , or if they did they did not record them , as to whether ( i ) the child was likely to abscond from any other description of accommodation , or ( ii ) that if he absconded he would be likely to suffer significant harm . |
| 13 | We went back to the villa hand in hand and no one ever knew we had been out , or if they did they did n't say . |
| 14 | Few , if any , suspected the doctor or my father of being involved ; or if they did they did not say so . |
| 15 | Or if they did it was so modern that nobody got to hear about it . |
| 16 | The training officer group were more likely to refer to joint or group decisions , none of them specifically mentioned the need for central approval , few mentioned relevancy to post as being essential ( or if they did it was within a wider framework of reference than relevance to post alone ) , and they were more likely to specify that the needs of the service and the needs of the individual were both taken into account . |
| 17 | Or if we tell them about anything dangerous so they can get it before it gets their precious settlements . |
| 18 | It 's perhaps perhaps easier to see it as the as the N As and the O Hs though okay or if we did it with sulphuric acid we 'd have hydrogen sulphate plus sodium hydroxide what 's that going to give us ? |
| 19 | If we have no reason to slim , if no one cares whether we slim or not , or if we feel we are trying hard on a diet but nothing seems to be happening , no wonder we get fed up . |
| 20 | Or if anybody told me , I mean I would n't and talking in confidence about their private life or |
| 21 | If you lose your keys , or if someone steals your keys , or if you move into a new home and you do not know who may have spare keys change all the locks immediately . |
| 22 | Or if someone says What are you doing ? we can just answer Eating a mango instead of I am eating a mango because we know that I am is understood and does not have to be said . |
| 23 | Sadly , it no longer spouts , or if it does it has a frequency measured in years . |
| 24 | Of course exactly that case never occurs , or if it does it occurs in such a way that it is not recognized as being a repeat run of the previous bitter experience . |
| 25 | If walking down streets teeming with non-residents induces mild panic , or if it strikes you as undignified to whizz around a museum in 10 minutes , because entry is part of the combination ticket you have bought from the tourist office , then forget Bruges . |
| 26 | Dana continually hinted that she would take off for London if I refused to do just what she wanted , or if I said anything to you . |
| 27 | Good do n't forget if I go too quickly or if I give you too much say , Ooh hang on . |
| 28 | Well , just concerned about the usual thing that obviously many people are away on holiday then , er I I 'm wondering if th anyone anticipates any particular problems this year , or if anyone thinks we ought to do anything by way of special arrangements ? |
| 29 | Or if you spread it on the ground you could study it like tea-leaves and read the future there . |
| 30 | If you do n't , or if you tell anyone about me , I 'll cut your heart out . ’ |