Example sentences of "but if [pron] only [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if we only know the bell according to those systems we call logic or science , then we can only talk about bells . |
| 2 | ‘ But if they only looked at me coldly , and whispered behind their hands about me , and then left me one by one ? ’ |
| 3 | But if you only had a small place it 'd be more economical to have labour than it would to buy paying out thousands of pounds for machines and |
| 4 | But if you only listen well and make little contribution yourself , you risk suppressing your own needs and leaving the other party feeling cheated and exposed at the end of the conversation . |
| 5 | But if you only went on the square foot it do n't matter how big it was well that 's like , surely that 'd be fairer ? |
| 6 | ‘ But if you only knew — it 's hell 's own jest ! ’ |