Example sentences of "if [pron] [vb -s] [conj] " in BNC.
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1 | if no-one answers and no arms fold round . |
2 | If everyone knows and obeys the rules traffic flow and safety at roundabouts is much improved . |
3 | For example , if someone says that they did not have time to read the material and asks for a summary from the author or chairman , politely refuse . |
4 | If someone says that , then it 's because he feels … well … |
5 | Yeah but what if someone cheats and does it ? |
6 | If someone falls or something , there is a lot of concern . ’ |
7 | If someone comes and they 've actually run out of food , and they 've you know , for some reason or other their giro is either held up or you know , they 've had a big expense er which they 've had to pay , then we would provide them with something . |
8 | ‘ I 'm going to feel like an idiot if someone comes and opens that door right now , ’ she muttered , using words like a shield to try and hide her real distress , the real reason she was feeling like an idiot . |
9 | ‘ If someone looks like they 're not having a good time , or they look like they 're acting , the tape is rejected . |
10 | ‘ If someone looks like they 're not having a good time , or they 're looking at their watch , or they look like they 're acting , then the tape is rejected . ’ |
11 | If someone believes that it is raining , or that the knave stole the tarts , there is either a state of affairs such as he believes in or there is not , and his belief , and the statement which expresses it , is true or false ; accordingly . |
12 | Now if somebody steals that it 's an awful nuisance but that 's all it is . |
13 | If somebody comes and reports to us that erm that the music 's loud , all we 'll do is refer them to Road Police Station . |
14 | I always seem to , I think we , we were always at Stanford Hall that we must , it was a must that we have a good programme because if somebody comes and there 's nothing doing , they think well you know yo I , I , you see I suppose I 've got that orientated into Guild work but a friend of mine enticed me to go to er a club and erm it 's just simply for any age group , any sex male or female , but you must bereaved you know and erm she is a widow and I was widow , so I went but you see we , we sat round and you just , there was nothing organised and to me who had always been organised , I just felt so like a lost soul you know and er then one chappie put some records on and you cou and you could n't dance to them and I said oh , you know to me I thought wh you know but I do n't want to do it , I 've got enough to do but , I , I was straight away , I was looking for the organisation behind it you know . |
15 | Well but but somebody may need help and they I mean if somebody slips and falls . |
16 | I mean she can come in at two if she likes but erm bu if she 's gon na be out , I mean she can come in at quarter past five . |
17 | Even if the child is a drain on her health , and she can not cope with it , public opinion will totally condemn her if she neglects or injures her child . |
18 | ‘ Also , if she thinks that all that matters is high marks , then she will feel her work is substandard if she does not achieve them . ’ |
19 | First of all they say that if she thinks that they 're waxworks she should pay , and then they say that if she thinks that they are real , she should be talking to them . |
20 | First of all they say that if she thinks that they 're waxworks she should pay , and then they say that if she thinks that they are real , she should be talking to them . |
21 | That 's like Sarah at work , I mean she leaves at twenty past five , if she thinks that , she 'll leave at ten past five I mean she thinks you 're stupid because she do n't always go but even when she 's not going she |
22 | My mum 's the sort of person who 'll just argue with anything , if she thinks she 'll argue with anybody , or anything if she thinks that she 's being swindled , so like , she even went to the extent of having , they , we had an extension built , right , and she , we had it , only fair 's fair , this one particular suite , we had erm , and they , they had this absolutely massive bathroom built , okay not specifically to have a nicer bathroom , but to have a very big room and erm , so they had two sinks , this sounds real extravagant , erm , |
23 | And Miss Lilian will be here to take her a nice little something on a tray if she wakes before we 're back . |
24 | If she learns that they bring her nothing but exhaustion , she will try to avoid them . |
25 | Clotilde will never marry me if she learns that I have been a … friend of Irene Adler . |
26 | This is never easy , and she will only respond if she feels that your suggestions spring from real affection and concern for her and are not just an attempt to dominate or to ‘ bully ’ her into a new regime . |
27 | In this case you should apply to Christine no fewer than three days in advance , and she may reset your card if she feels that this action is justified . |
28 | Tempted by his ardour , Ayesha warns him of the danger if she does as he desires . |
29 | She is damned if she does and damned if she does n't . |
30 | ‘ I wish I could go myself but if she complains and London hears about it they 'll put a stop on me doing anything . |