Example sentences of "if [pron] [vb -s] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | At least if no-one has done the job before , anything you do will be an improvement ! ’ |
2 | It 's all very well for all the major computer manufacturers to say that all the money is in software and services these days , and that hardware is a commodity business , but if no-one wants to make the hardware , there 's no industry . |
3 | Everyone has their own ideas about how it should be done , but if everyone agrees to lift it together , it suddenly becomes a very easy task . |
4 | We 've , I do n't know if everyone 's worked the same system , but we 're back on the old appointment system . |
5 | So if everyone 's got a gun |
6 | Yes , i if everyone has read the the final paragraph who 's involved before we begin . |
7 | ‘ And at times it has almost seemed as if everyone has had something to say about me , and it has often been those people who have never read The Satanic Verses who have had the most to say . |
8 | What are the dangers if everyone tries to improve everything ? ’ |
9 | ‘ That 's if nothing happens to make me cry off . ’ |
10 | If nothing has occurred to render the security enforceable but the debentureholder 's position is nevertheless in jeopardy , an application to the court may be necessary , for the court has a discretionary power to appoint a receiver in such circumstances . |
11 | ‘ In some areas it is as if nothing has changed , and in other areas there are some quite bizarre decisions . ’ |
12 | Then we simply can not carry on our lives as if nothing has happened . |
13 | He said : ‘ The Tories have slashed the value of their houses — but still expect them to pay the council tax as if nothing has happened . |
14 | He takes his hand off as if nothing has happened , waits for my answer and drives into the night on my bidding . |
15 | The couple act as if nothing has happened when Ferdinand agrees to stay . |
16 | Mr Major looks set to soldier on as if nothing has happened , trusting that the improvement in the economy will restore his own , and his party 's , sagging popularity . |
17 | By then if nothing 's come out of the search , it 'll be time to start asking everyone questions . ’ |
18 | When he wins he turns up the next week as if nothing 's happened — and as if he has n't got a penny to his name , that 's the difference between Seve and others — what sets him apart a bit , I suppose . |
19 | You just carry on as if nothing 's happened . |
20 | ‘ You ca n't make love to me like that and then expect me to carry on as if nothing 's happened . |
21 | If yours has disappeared , and you now have to travel several miles to draw cash , pay in cheques or settle bills , it 's worth thinking about switching to Girobank . |
22 | They have come to their agreement , they have done their job well , and they have produced and excellent education system and the blip which he is talking about is one which is forced on us at the present time by a Conservative Government , who has decided that there is going to be no further expansion in the school service which we 're providing , and indeed is imposing upon us cuts which are going to mean that we reduce those services , and to argue that from a point of view that it 's a considered piece of policy from a Government which if I has introduced , if I may say , Poll Tax , an economy which is a disaster area , exports in nothing happening there , inflation |
23 | Erm now if someone says draw a graph of this , Y equals square root of X. Well let's say this way . |
24 | If someone gets hit by a magnum bullet , he is dead . |
25 | If someone gets stung close to a bee 's nest , they are likely to find themselves quickly surrounded . |
26 | Most can still afford a new potato peeler or washing up bowl if someone bothers to deliver them . |
27 | If someone does pick on you and you ca n't escape without fighting , have the courage to accept that trouble is inevitable , the foresight to check that your escape route is clear , and the resolve to attack first . |
28 | Even if someone does catch the disease , experts say it is extremely treatable and nearly all patients make a full recovery . |
29 | If someone does come looking for trouble , he or she will pick a victim who does not look capable of causing any real problem . |
30 | When initial appointments are made over the telephone , for instance if someone telephones to ask about vacancies , these should also be confirmed in writing . |