Example sentences of "thing [is] if " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Yes , I 'm sure , but the best thing is if I know everything , then I can judge how much has to be said to Mother Clare . ’ |
| 2 | Yes , I mean the other thing is if we are absolutely honest , which we should n't be with a microphone in front of us but , if we 're absolutely honest , you know this , this is a bit of work that we 're trying to make simple |
| 3 | The classical thing is if somebody comes up to you and asks what a physicist does , that 's the hardest question to answer . |
| 4 | The most surprising thing is if somebody turns round and asks you , like they did last year , ‘ Why is the sky blue ? ’ and a thing a lot of people do n't even think of , you end up being able to explain — I think that 's the appeal of it . |
| 5 | The thing is if we can get that erm and We can al we could also put it on business cards is another thing . |
| 6 | Er the other thing is if anybody 's taking premature retirement , you should also notify the Treasurers the County Treasury at County Hall , because re-employment earnings can have an effect have an effect on the erm enhancement that you receive . |
| 7 | Right so the thing is if we talk about what you 've read and then The idea is that if there 's anything out of you 've read that 's given you an idea for an essay then you can do that . |
| 8 | The great thing is if you 've got faith in the stuff if you have n't got faith , you need n't bother with it . |
| 9 | But the thing is if you 're walking up er the driveway of a house , you do n't want to be caught and you do n't want to be seen and you , you think you 're under cover of darkness and then the big halogen floodlight comes on , puts you in a spotlight next door . |
| 10 | The other thing is if the school children walk round , and through where they 're supposed to go , it still goes past Wide Pond , and they 've eroded all the grass where they 've made their own little footpaths through , I do n't think going that going the other way would make it any different . |
| 11 | The f the thing is if he needs to go in for treatment , he 's only going to get worse if he does n't get it . |
| 12 | Yeah I realize that but the thing is if we 'd had a phone call to say look , we 're going to be this late , |
| 13 | Well Yes I suppose that the thing is if she 's having to work extra hours , she ought to be paid for them . |
| 14 | The other thing is if we 're successful with Atkins if he 's behind the bill the MPs are unlikely to talk it out . |
| 15 | Well I think you have a look at what they 're doing , the only thing is if if we say they need another bloke , if you 're gon na do that next week , then you 've got ta plan for that before next week . |
| 16 | The easiest thing is if you can just remember one . |
| 17 | I I think the thing is if , if you 'd 've demonstrated that or , or got to the stage of saying well alright , you know , if you 're retiring tomorrow how much money do you need to , to live on |
| 18 | Well the thing is if , if , if at that meeting you do n't say what is gon na happen at the second meeting |
| 19 | so see the thing is if you wanted to go , see , that Sunday half way we did did n't we ? , do n't you remember we had to cross the road ? |
| 20 | Well I , the thing is if I 'd had a church se service and all that , you know |
| 21 | And she said well thing is if I do n't do it Bren I do n't want , you know she 's bound to sort of say . |
| 22 | I said just do it and I said thing is if she just ignores you I said you know not to bother next year . |
| 23 | Well the thing is if I arrange it for May I can ring er talk to mum and see if she 'll do it |
| 24 | The thing is if you |
| 25 | I 'll come following you He d yeah it was odd when Frank said that cos apparently what happened , he just sort of started saying that he did n't think that Frank had really been there for him and that he was being a bit sort of selfish and stuff which I mean maybe he has been but the thing is if you know if Frank 's making this massive effort to like fit in and meet new people and stuff then |
| 26 | thing is if you do n't get them out , then they 'll grow up again . |
| 27 | Well the thing is if he can get four hundred quid why does n't he get one of them new bikes that Sinclair 's brought out ? |
| 28 | The thing is if they 're still in it it 's even better is n't it ? |
| 29 | The thing is if you 're getting one that 's lived in you 're most likely to get the carpets and things like that in . |
| 30 | Mm , either way though , I mean the thing is if they do , you , you would be in for a little bit of something , if you hung it out till be , to being redundant |