Example sentences of "but if it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was true that Dimity appeared to fall in readily with any of Ella 's demands , but if it came to a matter of principle , then Dimity was unshaken . |
| 2 | But if it came to a pitched battle , the phalanx of heavily armed , well-mounted knights was a very formidable weapon . |
| 3 | But if it came on now … |
| 4 | But if it came to an argument — well , I looked at Rich and I could n't help myself . |
| 5 | But if it came unopened , unsealed , he would return the reply unsealed . |
| 6 | But if it came to the point where he thought he had nothing to lose , I do n't know what he would do . ’ |
| 7 | She did n't want to die , but if it came to that she 'd rather go out fighting . |
| 8 | ‘ I like to keep an open mind on most things , Fran , but if it upsets you then forget it . |
| 9 | You can not , for instance , turn someone into a surfing champion just because he 's at the seaside , but if it turns out that he has a genuine interest in fishing and some skills as a fisherman you can centre pictures and film on that . |
| 10 | While its hindquarters are towards you there is no real danger , but if it turns round and you can see its head you can bet that a bid to escape is pending . |
| 11 | But if it turns out that the units make an independent contribution , then there is a further level-of-analysis problem . |
| 12 | This is the usual case , but if it turns out that a particular file is very volatile the less restrictive system should be used . |
| 13 | Batty — I think we 're all agreed that it was a sad day when he went , but if it enables us to buy the ground back , or strengthen the defence , it may not be so bad . |
| 14 | He still jumped well , but if it had been a bit softer he would have been up there . ’ |
| 15 | But if it had to be anyone , I am glad it was John . |
| 16 | But if it had meant working for two months she would have said immediately , as she did now , ‘ I 'll have it . ’ |
| 17 | But if it had to perish twice , I think I know enough of hate . |
| 18 | But if it had been neither particularly interesting nor mysterious , it had certainly been bloody . |
| 19 | But if it had been necessary for me to do so , I would have concluded that the whole loss should be borne by Union Discount . |
| 20 | But if it had not been for Hillary Clinton 's TV performance and George Bush 's Japanese collapse , neither of them might now be ordering the removal vans . |
| 21 | But if it had been Edward IV who wanted the immediate accession of his heir , the events after his death say relatively little about the Woodvilles ' intentions . |
| 22 | Since I am persuaded by Mr. Lester 's first argument on article 10 , I do not propose to review further the alternatives ; but if it had been necessary to make a decision I , for my part , would have found the task more suited to Parliament than to this court . |
| 23 | Brent London Borough Council , by which the social worker was employed and which was a party to the proceedings , took the initiative in seeking M. 's committal for contempt of court , but if it had not done so some other initiative by or on behalf of the court itself would have been necessary . |
| 24 | What you write may well be funny , but if it had grown to the extent where it overweighs the actual book you are writing , a piece of comic crime fiction , then you will be spoiling the whole . |
| 25 | This did not in practice apply to landless labourers or peasants with very little land , a large and growing element in the rural population ; but if it had been put into effect it would none the less have been the most sweeping social legislation seen anywhere in old regime Europe . |
| 26 | But if it had better-information about what was likely to happen in the economy than the private sector , the government could take such measures . |
| 27 | But if it had been an unusually intelligent bird — an escaped mynah bird , perhaps , or a parrot that had been blown several thousand miles off course by very strong winds — ; it would have thought : |
| 28 | But if it had been Edward IV who wanted the immediate accession of his heir , the events after his death say relatively little about the Woodvilles ' intentions . |
| 29 | ‘ He has now had an X-ray , but if it had been serious , it might have been too late . ’ |
| 30 | I knew there was a water leak there but if it had n't with rain that it definitely was a water leak . |