Example sentences of "if you [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Ye get bombed in this country if ye show a light .
2 If you act a part properly you do n't act it at all ; you are it , and you make it — you .
3 I think it would be much better if you wrote a letter in the first instance .
4 Good God , if you marry a parson , you marry all that goes with it !
5 If you marry a woman with a stain on her name , even though it 's not her fault , it might spoil your chances of success in life .
6 Basically , you get three points if you win a game , one point if you get a draw , no points if you lose .
7 As soon as we receive your Grand Prize Certificate of Eligibility , we 'll enter your numbers in the Draw , and we 'll let you know promptly if you win a prize .
8 If you shake a beaker full of dry sand , the particles will settle and the material will become denser .
9 The the ruling is , that if you catch a child you take her and keep her in the office and send for the parents .
10 Later , if you catch a spider of a different kind , you may find that its web-building habits are quite different .
11 But you are brought closer to the real nature of Appenzell and its people if you catch a train on the narrow gauge railway from St Gallen .
12 If you catch a guest doing this , do not invite him any more , unless it be to allow him to apologise .
13 If you plant a crop , it 's quite a long time before it
14 If you use a powder supplement , damp the feed to prevent the horse from blowing it away !
15 If you use a condom with a dollop of water-based lubricant ( like ‘ KY ’ ) just inside the teat , sensitivity may be further increased .
16 If you use a videocassette recorder with this facility , check it to see if it has a socket you can plug a microphone into .
17 If you use a home perm then you 'll be familiar with Fashion Style Extra Care perm .
18 If you use a shower attachment rather than a simple measuring jug , take care to ensure that the water coming out of the nozzle does not suddenly change temperature .
19 If you use a chlorhexidine mouthwash regularly , this can sometimes stain your teeth .
20 If you use a mirror in this way , be careful where you position it .
21 This will mate to your transfer box and if you use a Range Rover flywheel and 5 speed clutch , then the engine will be positioned in the normal Land Rover V8 position and a Land Rover V8 exhaust system will fit easily .
22 If you use a meditation technique regularly it helps you to acquire a calm frame of mind so that you are not so vulnerable to the onset of unproductive feelings .
23 If you use a ruler or some sort of straight edge it really does help because it 's very
24 If you do n't do this , the adjacent floorboards will be damaged even if you use a floorboard saw .
25 If you use a dinghy or a small boat , chain it up to a ring when you land and then padlock the chain .
26 If you use a shareware package beyond the documented restrictions , you are without doubt guilty of breaching copyright .
27 If you use a marketing department for any reason , you will need to prepare a proper brief which includes what you want , when you need it by , the reasons for the request , and how much time you may think fitting for them to spend on your request .
28 If you use a fax card you 'll be ecstatic to see that WordStar has the capacity to create faxable files in a matter of seconds .
29 You wo n't get any flakiness , you wo n't get any dryness on the skin if you use a moisturizer .
30 If you use a pattern such as a basic 1x1 pattern ( that 's one hole punched , one hole blank , all across the card and alternating on the next row ) the resulting fabric has very short floats , not floats at all really ( swatch 6 ) .
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