Example sentences of "say [conj] if it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They say that if it keeps up we shall sail on time . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Would he have said that if it had been 0–0 ? ’ asked some hard-bitten locals pertinently . |
| 3 | When Aunt Lilian wrote to tell him of my mother 's death — she said she had died from pneumonia — he sent a wreath of lilies and a letter , saying that if it had not been for her tuition , he would not be where he was now . |
| 4 | But Mortimer said that if it had been him he would have hit the roof . ’ |
| 5 | Their Lordships said that if it had been saleable only at a ‘ throw away ’ price , that would indicate that it was not of merchantable quality . |
| 6 | Grandmother used to say that if it had been possible to take their personalities and shake them together a bit it would have been better for both of them . |
| 7 | Again perceptions of the value of these interviews differed , but one teacher went so far as to say that if it needed an appraisal to bring these advisers into the school then it was worth it . |
| 8 | There is no way that any party , there is no way that the Liberal party can say to the Labour party or to anyone else , well we 'll support you , we think you 're getting in a mess but it 's your problem , you can carry it because that roughly is what they actually said and if it does go wrong , as it is sure that it will I am quite sure that it will be quite wrong to blame the Labour party entirely for that process , because it wo n't be entirely their fault . |
| 9 | Well I I I would say that if it comes to the attention of Social Services , that we would treat it the same . |