Example sentences of "a [noun] if [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You wo n't get a cup of tea , although you might be OK for a Garibaldi if there happens to be one lying around , but you 'll quickly be strapped into the beige and orange sofa , and invited to ‘ Convince us why we should vote for your lot . |
| 2 | Avoid buying a system that wo n't communicate with a higher resolution output device such as a typesetter if you think you may need better quality . |
| 3 | It was Willey , supported by Emburey , who kept it at bay , the final score being 391 for 7 ; admittedly , Roberts had hardly been able to bowl on the last day , but the home team had shown themselves that they could bat a bit if they tried . |
| 4 | It would help a bit if we had a sailor around . ’ |
| 5 | The jeans 'll be a bit long and the jacket 'll drown you , but at least you 'll be protected a bit if we come off — oh , and I 've got a lid for you to try . |
| 6 | Nowadays few people can detect this very slight disability although I tend to limp a bit if I get tired . |
| 7 | It got incredibly painful , and in bed at night I could hear a munching sound , definitely coming from me , which stopped for a bit if I touched the swelling . |
| 8 | He could maybe wind her up a bit if he had the chance . |
| 9 | She worried a bit if he had got back safely , but not enough to ask anyone if he had . |
| 10 | Erm it 's just that it throws you a bit if you 've learnt them that way . |
| 11 | Well if , after sitting a bit if you want to go into your mum you can ca n't you ? |
| 12 | Well Fred 's got my Graham Thomas because it really is a superb rose but as well as that I would go for hybrid musk and I think of all the hybrid musk , my favourite is Felicia because of that silvery pink , lovely double shaped flower and that is very very heavily scented and I would have to have the bourbon rose the th the double white creamy white bourbon rose , if , you could almost eat that , that wo n't get more than about six foot and you can prune it to keep it in shape a bit if it begins to get too straggly . |
| 13 | The tribunal will only allow a trader 's appeal against such a direction if it considers that Customs could not reasonably have been satisfied : for example , if Customs have ignored a relevant matter or if they have taken an irrelevant matter into account . |
| 14 | We can hold off making a decision if we do not have enough information . |
| 15 | It would be easier than a password if you need to check out changing the |
| 16 | not as much but it sort of come out like that and then you sit your flowers it makes that a shell if you know what I mean ? |
| 17 | Few managers would think of embarking on such a course if they faced competition from B R itself , that 's why the Government originally barred B R from bidding . |
| 18 | You wo n't need a course if you have enough experience — see p7 . |
| 19 | Readers will work hard at a text if they need to know something about their favourite football player or team , if they want to know about their favourite singer or group , if they want information for a project that really interests them , or if they need information a make something or improve their performance in some way . |
| 20 | You can use it to find a particular place in a text if you know a word used there , or as a way of following up a particular theme , metaphor or symbol . |
| 21 | WIN a tenner if we publish your Twit of the Week . |
| 22 | WIN a tenner if we publish your Picture of the Week |
| 23 | Tell you what , I 'll give you a tenner if you break a |
| 24 | Jackson 's has bought the rights , and Jackson 's could make a Coptic dictionary into a best-seller if they tried . |
| 25 | The Goblin may also strike a blow if you want , but does not have to ( if you land on one of your own units , for example ) . |
| 26 | Well in those days everybody was afraid and erm oh it was a blow if anybody had to go to the Valley . |
| 27 | ( d ) Meech held that the accused was under an obligation to retain and deal with a cheque if he believed that he was under such a duty , though in fact he was not . |
| 28 | But they are no longer sure what they can do to prevent a break-up if it comes . |
| 29 | The Pilkington Cup weekend coincides with Queensland 's crucial game against holders Auckland and , as Queensland coach John Connolly pointed out , with Tim Gavin back in contention and the young prodigy Warwick Waugh ready to challenge for higher honours , Coker may find it difficult to give the Queensland game a miss if he wants to retain his Wallaby berth . |
| 30 | And for that we 'll pay the girls a retainer if you like to deliver from one customer to thirteen customers on that Saturday . |