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 .
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