Example sentences of "but if [pron] [adv] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if everybody suddenly started turning up with their girl-friends … ’ |
| 2 | ‘ We 've never closed a store , but if we ever did close that one , we would be happy to restore the land for industrial use . ’ |
| 3 | but if we actually said blow by blow what you 're supposed |
| 4 | But if they really wanted a Rolling Stone with Youth Appeal , they asked the wrong one . |
| 5 | But if they once opened the door , the plague mob would most certainly overwhelm them in searching out their angel , paid-for Miracle-Worker . |
| 6 | ‘ But if they only looked at me coldly , and whispered behind their hands about me , and then left me one by one ? ’ |
| 7 | When these same hands gave up playing under the onslaught of feline affection , the cat would wander off , but if they then began to play again , the cat immediately dashed back and resumed its licking . |
| 8 | ‘ If it 's of any interest to you , I scarcely even remember what I said , but if I somehow managed to upset you … ’ |
| 9 | But if I ever got caught out with the big guy in the skull mask and the big axe thing then I 'd probably ask to end up coming back as my son because he 'd have my amazing charm , dazzling character , obscene talent ( ? — Ed ) , and chiselled good looks ! ( and gift for talking utter bullshine ! — Ed ) . |
| 10 | I said to her , ‘ I 'm not willing to argue with you here because it would get me into trouble but if I ever saw you on the street I would ’ . |
| 11 | Sara used to spy on the boys but if she ever had anything going for her I did n't know about it . ’ |
| 12 | Bernice did n't know where the Doctor got his talent from , but if he ever got tired of fighting ultimate evil , he could make a healthy profit as an intergalactic busker . |
| 13 | But if he ever thought he 'd upset you he was quick to apologize . |
| 14 | But if he really loved her he would have to be prepared to let her go . |
| 15 | I told him they said there was n't enough to go on , but if anything else happened it would all count . ’ |
| 16 | It would be appalling to have a crazy wife , but if you also felt sorry for her , how could you be expected to cope ? |
| 17 | Well it should n't it it did i but if you just went up to the top they got a pair of I should think about four or five lengths they had to take it off the sprocket and er course you see they |
| 18 | But if you just looked at the work he 's been churning out lately , without knowing anything about his business activities , you 'd wonder what had happened to him . |
| 19 | Yeah but if you just said an acid and a so and so , but you 're saying a H C L and a and it 's I know |
| 20 | Well but if you 've ju yeah but if you just said , I mean what , you s you did that when Sue was here . |
| 21 | ‘ But if you never told them what turned you on , how could you expect — ‘ |
| 22 | You should have been notified by your employer if he opted for this but if you never heard anything , or can not remember , write to that employer , or to the DHSS , and enquire . |
| 23 | ‘ But if you really had discovered this way of changing people , why did you stop ? ’ |
| 24 | I suppose you must get a thrill out of it , but if you really knew anything you 'd go to the police . ’ |
| 25 | But if you really wanted to make an impression you had to get rid of this Orcadian fast . |
| 26 | ‘ Laura never got involved in these sorts of negotiations , ’ he said ruefully , ‘ but if you ever asked her to help sort out a problem involving Bernard it was always ‘ my husband right or wrong ’ . ’ |
| 27 | erm To what extent do you rely on measurements , as it were , and to what erm extent do you rely on actual observations , because it seems to me that there 's a , at least a possibility that you may have a whole sort of set of measurements that may indicate something 's going to happen , but if you actually stuck your head out of the window and looked up you could see it was actually raining instead of sunny ? |
| 28 | 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 |
| 29 | 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 ? |
| 30 | ‘ But if you only knew — it 's hell 's own jest ! ’ |