Example sentences of "if you know [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you know that distance , you can work out what the red shift would be if it were due entirely to the expansion of the universe . |
| 2 | If you know that your dog is about to be humanely destroyed and you plan to bury it at home , you may find it easier to prepare the grave beforehand . |
| 3 | If you know that a dessert is likely to be particularly rich but it is something you relish , then do not eat so much of the main course ; you will then be hungry enough to enjoy the dessert without feeling sick or bloated . |
| 4 | If you know that feeling of being here , now , you 're set . ’ |
| 5 | This looks less impressive if you know that only 10 people were asked for their views and seven responded favourably . |
| 6 | If you know that you feel fit and well during the course of the day , then you are getting sufficient sleep for your own needs . |
| 7 | If a very close relative offers to lend you the money in return for an interest-free repayment of the loan , take up the offer , if you know that he or she genuinely will not miss the money . |
| 8 | Dreams are precious , and should be valued , even if you know that they are unlikely to come true . |
| 9 | Mr Loveitt checked with the papers lying on his desk , allowing the small task to take longer than necessary , before asking sharply : ‘ If you know that , then you must have been there . |
| 10 | If you know that I have just bought an angora woollie at half price in a sale , it is unlikely that it came from Boots the chemist . |
| 11 | Of course , you will have more scope if you know that the recipient will decorate each room in a particular shade , because they never do anything else ! |
| 12 | ‘ But if you know that person , you can generally disentangle what 's really happening from the rest . |
| 13 | If you know that you have a busy weekend ahead and will be out all day for two days at the end of next week , you could use this time to knit a jumper . |
| 14 | If you know that small children are likely to handle the figures , avoid the pins and stuck on sequins and use scraps of tinsel for wreath or halo . |
| 15 | If you know that she likes red , by all means made something red , which is not only Christmassy but also highly fashionable . |
| 16 | If you know that a slightly longer sweater will make you look slimmer and you want to look that way , it is up to you to examine the diagram before you knit and work accordingly . |
| 17 | Overall what stands out from intercity comparisons such as these is that firstly , London 's difficulties are echoed elsewhere , which is comforting since it is generally easier to put up with a problem if you know that others share it . |
| 18 | There is a sort of agony in loving a man from a distance , especially as if you know that your own twin sister is as good as promised to him . |
| 19 | Even if you know that the answer can wait until the next day it is far better to deal with it at once . |
| 20 | We can surely conclude that if you know that you are sitting reading , you know that you are not a brain in a vat , and hence ( by simple modus tollens ) that since you do n't know that you are not a brain in a vat ( agreed above ) you do n't know that you are sitting reading . |
| 21 | If you know that employers are using immigrants as cheap labour , and that they 're being used to undercut your rates of pay , you 're going to be against that . |
| 22 | If you know that there is no case bearing directly upon the problem , say so . |
| 23 | If you know that your subject is in these volumes of the 4th edition , go straight to the volume and use the index at the end ( there is a separate index for each title ) . |
| 24 | ‘ If you know that — ’ |
| 25 | So you 'd just You 'd just put the sixth if you know that there 's two twelfth you just like that and then the twelve and then you could count round like that |
| 26 | So if you know that just by opening the door you 're bound to end up with a space-age vacuum cleaner , 50 encyclopaedias , a new patio or a tarmac-covered drive , you could try hiding in the broom cupboard until he 's gone . |
| 27 | ‘ It is not the same if you know that what you are drinking has nothing in it . ’ |
| 28 | You know cancel any of your big debts because it 's going to help your budgeting if you know that you 've got rid of a lot of er |
| 29 | If you know that he is righteous you will know that everything everyone who does what is right has been born of him . |
| 30 | See if you know that Mrs L and Mrs T can get away with talking about your colour and that knowing there 's not a thing you can do about it because they do n't believe you . |