Example sentences of "but if it [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if it came on now … |
| 2 | While its hindquarters are towards you there is no real danger , but if it turns round and you can see its head you can bet that a bid to escape is pending . |
| 3 | You can not , for instance , turn someone into a surfing champion just because he 's at the seaside , but if it turns out that he has a genuine interest in fishing and some skills as a fisherman you can centre pictures and film on that . |
| 4 | But if it turns out that the units make an independent contribution , then there is a further level-of-analysis problem . |
| 5 | This is the usual case , but if it turns out that a particular file is very volatile the less restrictive system should be used . |
| 6 | Any sign of browning or other discolouration could be the onset of die-back , and if this is confirmed , you may be able to trim it away , but if it goes back below the node , you will have to prune back to the next growth bud irrespective of its direction . |
| 7 | But if it goes down that route , it will face some criticism from its members . |
| 8 | But if it goes out of control again , there is a one-in-three chance it will happen while beyond the reach of ground control . |
| 9 | Well they used to , if a battery could n't be , you can charge it up but if it breaks through from one cell to the other a a across with sediment in the bottom , so it gaps that cell and that cell so you can charge it forever because the one 's discharging the other with the sediment that 's arrested in the bottom cos i it 's like putting a connection across , so it never actually charges . |
| 10 | They 're really into all that here , but if it breaks down , boy you 're in trouble ; you ca n't busk that , especially if your ring modulator packs up and that cancels out your whoop pedal and all that . |
| 11 | Oh , it 'll burn your horn buds off , all right , but if it gets in among the food , that 's it . " |
| 12 | But if it comes on very suddenly or the swelling from retained fluid is very pronounced , it is a sign of pre-eclampsia and will require medical attention . |
| 13 | Wrangham 's theory remains tentative but if it stands up to further investigation it suggests that humans were primordially partrilineal . |
| 14 | I know , but if it works out that we have n't got the flat then what the fuck are we gon na do ? |
| 15 | If it does n't grow back , I 've accepted that it might not , but if it grows back I 'll be a very happy man . |
| 16 | If the detachment moves more than 8″ away from its regiment then it must use its own leadership value for tests , but if it moves back within 8″ it will regain the leadership benefit . |
| 17 | The small firm needling the big multinational may be only a nuisance for the time being , but if it latches on to a new and successful technology and makes all the right first-mover investments it may be tomorrow 's market leader . |
| 18 | But if it ended in , if ten is one of its factors then there 's a num another number that must be one of its factors . |