Example sentences of "[coord] if [pron] [verb] the " in BNC.

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1 There was here some enquiry and the that enquiry as a matter of public policy I understand the documents are n't to be available , even if they assist the police , or if they assist the other side .
2 It concluded that no one knew what was in the dumps or if they had the capacity to meet future needs .
3 Understandably , it has appealed to teachers reacting against older traditional methods , particularly if these divorced learning to read from any kind of true reading experience , or if they involved the use of books containing as many older schemes did — unnatural and stilted language which prevented children from using the linguistic knowledge they already had .
4 Well , if they 'd like to come at the fire station with their money today , barring fire calls , when we 'll be out of course , or if they see the fire engine driving round Didcot and it has n't got its blue lights on and they want to flag us down , they 're more than welcome to .
5 It is still not clear whether the approximately 250 people still listed as missing include those whom ex-detainees say were still alive in May , or if they include the names of those last seen in 1984 or 1986 .
6 Holden calls someone a ‘ phoney ’ if they behave in a superficial way , or if they value the wrong things , for example money and beauty , and are hypocritical in order to be accepted in society .
7 But by the time of Charlemagne the majority of warriors were on horseback , though it is not clear if they actually fought from horseback or if they used the horses simply as rapid transport for traditional Frankish foot soldiers .
8 And then , ‘ Or if we hear the Gruagach following , ’ she said .
9 ’ Would we be thrown out if we gave too much exposure to a rebel like Harrison , or if we showed the true extent of the logging ?
10 He would know in an instant if the Bogeyman made a move , or if anyone left the kitchen by the doorway into the hall .
11 The view is more stunning yet if you take the trouble to climb up a little from the road , on to the grassy hill behind , so that you can see over the top of the slightly obtrusive forested spur to the south-west ; or if you follow the path through the woods to the south of the road for about half an hour you come out on a crest which dominates the country in the direction of the watershed .
12 So if if you ask the question erm or if you ask the question who something something the answer would be a name the person who did this was so and so .
13 You have the option of 1–4 players , or if you prefer the computer can play with you .
14 You have the option of 1–4 players , or if you prefer the computer can play with you .
15 Well , it travels at about three hundred thousand kilometres per second , or if you prefer the normal British units , a hundred and eighty six thousand miles per second .
16 Yeah , well you know this , this Selby 's one that was the same , when the switchboard was busy it would er , if you , if you sees line three and played it down , well if anybody sees line three and played it down it used to do that or if you sees the intercom that did it , says it 's more like the Selby 's one than the new one
17 But do n't call the law unless they give me the black spot , or if you see the seaman with one leg — he 's worse than any of them . ’
18 They were on a roundabout , anyway , or if you preferred the image , a swing .
19 So , if you think the Government is n't doing enough , or if you believe the responsibility lies fairly and squarely with parents and commercial interests — whatever you think — you can put your point to Mr Gallie tomorrow .
20 But if anybody crossed him , or if he thought the embassy establishment was trying to put him down , he 'd stand on his desk and raise hell .
21 S. H. Patrolling up Prescot Road during the war , if I saw a light on , I used to shout , ‘ Put that bloody light out , ’ and if nobody put the light out , we used to let fly with a brick .
22 Another Mitchell known as " Puddin " was for many years tree planter in the village and at the later part of the 19th century planted trees around the cemetery , always maintaining he was one short , and if one takes the trouble to look there is a gap still awaiting the missing tree .
23 There should be two heaters — not heaterstats — in this tank , ideally governed by an external thermostat so that if one overheats they are switched off , and if one fails the other will probably maintain a safe heat .
24 But nowadays not everyone is so ready to accept such divisions as unalterable , and if one holds the not unreasonable belief that the existence of wealth is one cause of poverty , then clearly we are faced with a more difficult choice : either to tolerate the existence of both wealth and poverty , or to aim at abolishing poverty , in which case we have no option but to attack wealth .
25 So Britain was split down the middle and if one includes the tribes of Wales , which were battered into submission , the possibility is that less than half played an active role in the Revolt .
26 The two strategic suburbs are the last Bosnian-held areas west of the main highway linking Sarajevo with the airport and if they fall the Serbs will control the vital road .
27 That really was the riddle , and if they got the answer right they would escape from the castle , be taken from this limbo and resume their duties and positions in the Therapeutic Wars again , debt paid .
28 If Scotland are successful , they will get about £100,000 from the International Cricket Council for participating and if they reach the World Cup finals , they will receive a further £25,000 .
29 When cooking with the children we want to finish with something eatable , so we are likely to add the liquid carefully ourselves , but we could let children experiment with the play-dough and if they make the first lot too soggy , more flour and salt can be added without much trouble until they make a ‘ workable ’ dough , and there can be plenty of conversation about too much , too little , a little more , a lot more and enough .
30 We contacted patients for a preliminary interview to assess their history , and if they met the study criteria they were invited to join the study .
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