Example sentences of "but if [pron] [is] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But there 's always a but if there 's really a moral lesson it 's all just like an observation . |
| 2 | But if there 's only one of you |
| 3 | The vicar says he 'll can live of his savings for a few weeks , but if there 's still no escape from the dole he 'll have to return to Greece . |
| 4 | Well I say , you just have to do your best , so doing but if there 's any left over it 'll be , always be tomorrow look . |
| 5 | Of course , merely artificial creations are unnatural and are therefore unjust ; but if there is indeed a common descent from Adam , and the world is a family grown demographically from him and his wife , there must be potential descent groups larger than nations which have no taint of artificiality . |
| 6 | This may be reasonably safe with a very long tow rope , but if there is only a shorter length of rope available the glider may overrun and smash into the back of the car , causing hundreds of pounds ' worth of damage to the glider . |
| 7 | Now with diabetes there 's two types , too much sugar and too little sugar now diabetes erm , Irene said to you , erm is controlled by the insulin in the pancreas in the stomach , it throws out this insulin the liver throws out the sugar and I 'm not going into actual detail , but if there is too little insulin then it is allowing the liver to send out too much glucose , so if , if the person has got this erm pancreas that is n't churning out insulin or too little then your person will have sugar diabetes . |
| 8 | ‘ I do n't think there 's any need for blood letting , but if she 's still not well tomorrow you could give her an infusion of mistletoe . |
| 9 | But if he 's already dead — ’ |
| 10 | A chap may think he 's in control of himself but if he 's really attracted to a girl , it 's not so easy to stop at … well , just kissing . ’ |
| 11 | No one suggests he should be left to the mercy of mad killers , but if he 's really on the run he should be sheltering in some safe house , not bopping around town . |
| 12 | But if he 's there give it to him an , an an , an , tell him , you do n't want that sort of thing ! |
| 13 | We are expecting him back on Monday — but if he 's only staying for three days it 's a pointless exercise . |
| 14 | ‘ But if he 's still there . ’ |
| 15 | His introduction will be no walk-over but if he is half as good over fences as he was over hurdles , he should win . |
| 16 | I have not seen Brian Way for a few years now , since he went to work in America , but if he is continually developing his philosophy and practice at the rate Dorothy Heathcote is refining hers , then there is the added danger that anything written about them is out of date as it leaves the press . |
| 17 | At the moment the police have no conclusive evidence that Mr Riddle is dead , but if he is there is no reason to connect his death with the Wheel . ’ |
| 18 | Textbooks should be quoted only if they express an individual opinion , and the lecturer ( qua lecturer ) not at all , When quoting authors , if the author is dead he may be referred to by his surname only , but if he is still with us it is polite to give him a handle — Sir or Prof. or Dr or Mr. As regards judges the customary J. , etc. , should be used irrespective of whether they are alive or dead . |
| 19 | ‘ But if it 's officially up for sale we will certainly go for a look around . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ If there 's a protected species of plant at the top of relatively new routes which happen to be of good quality , then we 've got a really complex problem to manage , ’ Bill Wright commented , ‘ but if it 's just cotton grass , then the damage done by agricultural pesticides is probably much greater . ’ |
| 21 | I do n't know how much machine time they would need on a daily basis , but if it 's just for updating files , I ca n't imagine it being very extensive . |
| 22 | If you all disappeared together that would be , that is a fair criticism of the training department , but if it 's just the fact that all you 're doing is switching off then that 's O K because you ca n't help it anyway . |
| 23 | But if it 's all right for wives to have this status , then it 's all right for cohabitees too . |
| 24 | ‘ But if it 's as simple as Father says … . ’ |
| 25 | They tell you , make up your mind or it will be too late , but if it 's really too late , we should be grateful . |
| 26 | But if it 's quite nice weather , it would be nice to invite somebody along I expect . |
| 27 | But if it 's only mildly wicked we would feel it a pity to be too legalistic . ’ |
| 28 | . But if it 's only a part-time so you can actually work part-time that 's the difference . |
| 29 | It works best on long , straight hair but if it 's very thick it 'll probably take your hairdresser an afternoon to do the winding . |
| 30 | But if it 's brilliantly sunny a blue sky day the moon can be up as well but because the s because the sky is so light anyway you ca n't see the moon . |