Example sentences of "and if you did " in BNC.

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1 And if you did n't insist on meddling in large affairs that affect the globe , you would actually be charming .
2 Because you ca n't keep him under wraps for ever , and if you did marry him , you 'd have to be sure he would n't stray in your sister 's direction .
3 They read out a complaint at perhaps , 22 Dale Street , and you would say , ‘ Aware of it , Sir , ‘ and he would turn around and say , ‘ What is it ? ’ and if you did n't know , you were in lumber .
4 We had to dig out every day , and if you did n't hurry getting water and bringing the cattle out to drink , the path you had just made would be filled in again .
5 And if you did , ’ said Bodie tiredly , ‘ you 'd grow old and die before you told us . ’
6 And if you did it with real panache , and with a sense of luxury , it was called Gran Turismo .
7 And if you did , the concrete beneath it is more likely to stop you .
8 They 'd give you two and a half sacks as a quota for every day and if you did n't manage it , they did n't pay you anything .
9 And if you did n't want to do national curriculum levels or it was n't appropriate then you could continue your staff comment now or you could draw a wee picture there or something like that , you know ?
10 Erm another s source of energy we 've been considering is th is , is a tidal barrage across the Severn and erm you probably recognize this as a , as a map of the Severn Estuary er er and if you did n't it says the Severn Estuary in big letters er across the er the bottom
11 And if you did palm it off as a fact , it would be no excuse that you had done it non-linguistically : for example , by including clips from Sherlock Holmes movies in old newsreels as if they were genuine news items .
12 They had this little room , half the size of a prison cell , and if you did anything wrong you were put in there with just a mattress , and you was left there locked in , to stew really .
13 And if you did , Mr Brocklehurst would send you away from school , and your relations would be upset .
14 But really , soap is very drying on our skin and if you did n't use soap and you use a cleanser you would certainly find a difference immediately .
15 strict , straight to the point , the work went on the blackboard , you were given so long to do it , close your book and if you did n't do it you never saw the teacher , but you felt his cane on your knuckles and he knew you were n't doing your work , so you did it .
16 Slippery Elm you see you had to tape it down to a fine point and then insert it you see , and if you did n't get the right place well it 'd kill you .
17 And if you did n't pay for it at the weekend you got no groceries next week .
18 She used to stagger , and if you did n't watch out she 'd come down on you and crush you while you were a-shoeing her .
19 But you 'd got to go , and you 'd got to mark your register and , and if you did n't go you 'd lose a day 's dole .
20 Well this all had coal and , and the , the chimneys want wanted sweeping and if you did n't sweep your chimney regular the soot used to come down onto this water into , into this er boiler .
21 Er and if you did n't start at that early hour you 'd , you 'd , you 'd never , they used to get , sit up in bed , have a wash , then lie down again and go to sleep .
22 [ Would all who 've sponsored him please forward the monies on to him at Baldock , and if you did n't , you still can ! ]
23 And if you did smear it , there was all hell to pay because then , Margaret , your cousin , would have to retype it .
24 Con always knew where to stop , and he knew where you should stop as well , and if you did n't , he reminded you that you 'd have been better following his example . ’
25 And if you did n't win , better luck next time .
26 a derivative of it , which gave you the same high that ecstasy does and er , and if you did n't it from the doctor you could buy it on the street .
27 If you 're doing both then that 's your total income and if you did that in three weeks I would think you 'd be very happy with that .
28 And if you did n't have the expertise to know Ah well I know what 's in there , then what the hell does that person count they 've got to go and chase somebody to find out
29 That implied commitment , and if you did n't have commitment , you could pretend you were free .
30 Erm they began the union just before I left Bellany and of course it was cried down and erm they had meetings and the lot , and then all the miners were on strike at the time , and er my father and brother were both miners and er my brother was very friendly with Mr and Mr next door and er anyway er we decided to come out on strike for Bellany 's union and of course erm they , the , one , I think it was Mr said Joey he said er did you know we 're out on strike here and my brother said it seemed to be catching does n't it he did n't say he could n't say I worked there you see but erm it , it caused an upset but still up to a point the unions were good because we 're all badly underpaid for what we did , and the hours we worked they would n't tolerate it nowadays , but erm I forget er I joined the union and if you did n't you were a blackleg you know you , they wanted you to join the union from then I 've been in the union all , until I finished work but erm they , they got us our rises and er as I say the , the money was n't er very good and then the union did fight for the rises and they 'd got to pay it or lose all the er employees but erm I was , I was satisfied with without it , I 've been satisfied with my life you know I 've had , there 's been humorous there 's been sad but erm I 'm still able to get around and that 's the main thing .
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