Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv] if [pron] [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They wo n't be able to go on if we do n't rest . " |
| 2 | er and in any , in any event there are a number of things I tend to miss altogether if I want to er keep to timetable which I and I , I 'm sure you 're , all the , the audience or group or whatever you like to call it that will welcome an extension of the talk . |
| 3 | Nanny and rotten news seem to go together if you ask me . |
| 4 | Not the place to leap on if you 've never heard a single GOR song , but the dedicated and the brave newcomer will find much on ‘ Too Much Fun ’ to fall in love with . |
| 5 | It is the only castle I have been to which has a front doorbell , which you need to pull on if you want to see round since it is not automatically open to visitors . |
| 6 | I 'll try to slip over if I get a spare minute . |
| 7 | I do n't know why , if he gets put on a murder case he 's there for three weeks in a hotel , it 's easy he said well I , you 'll be able to come over if you want to it 'll be like sitting at work , no one will know |
| 8 | The other would allow the smart to inherit the Earth ( plus a legacy from their wealthy parents ) and console us with the exhortation to work harder if we want more , which goes down like a glass of sand in the unemployment deserts . |
| 9 | Thus when direct taxes are increased , they reduce people 's net incomes — the income effect — with the result that people have to work harder if they want to maintain , let alone improve , their standard of living . |
| 10 | So , unlike most companies , IBM can guarantee that a new concept is going to reach the entire management population within a year — and IBMers are sufficiently motivated to want to catch up if they hear there is something new coming . |
| 11 | We 've yet to find out if they 've any sail-makin' facilities here at all . |
| 12 | The Polytechnic usually receives hundreds of phone calls from students trying to find out if they 've secured a place at college . |
| 13 | What 's more , 'e 's callin' on me late tonight to find out if I 've 'ad another go and if I 've earned the quid . ’ |
| 14 | And I really ca n't wait around to find out if I suffer unrequited love . |
| 15 | Want to find out if I have any new feelings — about music , about life , about anything . ’ |
| 16 | I do n't know , I want to find out if I do really believe what I say I do and if I want the kind of life I say I do , and the only way to do that seems to be to get right away and try a straight career for a bit , just to see how I react . ’ |
| 17 | The seller wo n't admit to having noisy neighbours , but you are more likely to find out if you make further visits . |
| 18 | My instruction is to find out if you mean to seek a peace sincerely , and if so , what are your terms . |
| 19 | Many types of government and EC grants provide funds on excellent terms — to find out if you qualify , ask your local branch or Business Centre to put you in touch with our Grants Advisory Service . |
| 20 | frightened to come back if you need them again . |
| 21 | How to work out if you qualify for benefit Maximum and minimum benefit Your savings Your income What you need to live on Calculating your benefit Examples How to claim benefit |
| 22 | How To Work Out If You Qualify For Benefit |
| 23 | To work out if you hit and how many hits are caused you will require the special artillery dice marked 2 , 4 , 6 , 8 , 10 and MISFIRE . |
| 24 | Out comes my pocket calculator to work out if I have an exact number of repeats . |
| 25 | These teachers are telling us that you 've got to work hard if you want a good job but there 's no jobs there anyway . |
| 26 | Peter Clark is appealing for his daughter 's clients , friends and associates to come forward if they have even the smallest amount of information . |
| 27 | There have been dozens , perhaps hundreds of novels , however , written about the great mysteries of crime from the Constance Kent case of the 1860s to the Wallace trial ( The Was-there-a-Mr-Qualtrough case ) of 1931 to the mystery of who killed the Princes in the Tower , a subject to choose only if you think you can beat the redoubtable Josephine Tey at her own game in her classic The Daughter of Time . |
| 28 | It may help people to drink more if you measure out this amount into a stock of glasses or cups , so that they can see for themselves how much this means . |
| 29 | In order that transfer can take place in a manner which allows colleges to progress rapidly if they wish , but at the same time make allowances for those who prefer to proceed more slowly , each college is being consulted on the rate of transfer appropriate for each course offered . |
| 30 | Furthermore , as a result of high levels of unemployment in the 1970s and 1980s ( and possibly also as a result of the capacity of the more affluent to accumulate enough resources to enable them to retire early if they wish ) , the percentage of those in their late fifties and early sixties who regard themselves as permanently retired has increased ( Walker 1980 ; GHS 1986 : 73 ; Johnson 1989 ) . |