Example sentences of "[vb pp] if [pron] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I shall not only be deeply wounded if you spurn my offerings , I sha n't know what to do with the things . |
| 2 | Their working lives ( up to about fifteen hours ) can be maximised if you handle them with care , so avoid subjecting them to mechanical shocks when in use ; switch off and allow them to cool before moving them around on the set . |
| 3 | — He 'll have panicked if I know him , that Warden . |
| 4 | C does know who borrowed it ( it is not B ) — but is frightened of being bullied if s/he says anything about it . |
| 5 | ‘ I should be mortified if I thought I 'd missed a chance to do him a mischief , but it 'd be a cold day in hell before I 'd make a spectacle of myself in the market place . ’ |
| 6 | Presumably , she and her husband have a valuable relationship , which would be devastated if you let your feelings get out of hand . |
| 7 | Thousands of people suffer the handicap of not being able to read or write properly , but that handicap could be eradicated if we put our minds to it in the coming years . |
| 8 | She saw him blush , the way Mike might have done if someone told him his salary at the bank was inadequate . |
| 9 | Unless I mean this hedgehog could have been done if I left it could n't it ? |
| 10 | Bring along questions to do with revision , bring along planned essays that you 've written if you want me to have a look at them . |
| 11 | I 've always I 've always felt If I thought it was necessary then that 's the end of it er as far as I know . |
| 12 | Even if the worst happens and you lose your job , your lover , your hair , your hope of a long life , you 're only defeated if you let yourself be . |
| 13 | He denied any guns had been involved in the raid although Mr Beaton had said earlier in the trial he had been told he would be shot if he tried anything stupid . |
| 14 | Well I 'm blowed if I saw it on , on that receipt . |
| 15 | The proceedings can be stopped at any point before the divorce is granted if you change your mind , but you must tell the Court of Session without delay . |
| 16 | An article is more likely to be accepted if it says something new but this might annoy some of his party leaders . |
| 17 | It 's easier to get your case accepted if you offer it as a collective decision : ‘ Something we could consider is … |
| 18 | He said it was clear to him you were pining away , and that you could only be saved if I took you away and made love to you for the rest of our lives . ’ |
| 19 | It remained to be seen if he recognised her . |
| 20 | However , the Soviet Defence Ministry on March 29 offered an amnesty to other deserters , saying that they would not be punished if they rejoined their units immediately . |
| 21 | Taste is inborn , little can be learned without it , but everything can be developed if you have it and the discipline to train your eye . |
| 22 | The incommodiousness of Scotch windows keeps them very closely shut … even in houses well built and elegantly furnished , a stranger may be sometimes forgiven if he allows himself to wish for fresher air . ’ |
| 23 | She realised at once that he could be forgiven if he reminded her that she had n't been too sugary herself during that phone call : but he did nothing of the kind , though he did allow himself a small smirk before all trace of a smile went from him . |
| 24 | After each game you would be forgiven if you thought they had always won , because , win or lose , their only concern was ‘ who are we playing next ’ ? |
| 25 | ‘ I 'm old enough to be forgiven if I tell you that the news did n't sadden me . |
| 26 | The emphasis with the old , as with any other age-group , should be on prevention before the need for cure arises , and some elderly people suffer quite unnecessarily from the ‘ silent ’ types of illness which show no dramatic symptoms in their early stages ( such as anaemia ) , and which might well be diagnosed if they visited their doctor at six-monthly intervals when feeling at all ‘ off colour ’ . |
| 27 | Eliot wrote of the huge scale of the Russian Revolution and of the huge scale of its violence , pointing out that only one result could justify such huge and terrible expense : ‘ Such a cataclysm is justified if it produces something really new : Un [ sic ] oasis d'horreur dans un désert d'ennui ’ . |
| 28 | Indeed , Croats from western Hercegovina are insulted if you call them Bosnian . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'm buggered if I know what the point is , ’ said Wilcox sourly . |
| 30 | be stopped if you get it , if you stop it early |