Example sentences of "if [pron] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | If no-one saw the caravan being towed along any of the main roads in the area , then Allen believes the gang may have stored it somewhere in the vicinity . |
2 | Labour employment spokesman Frank Dobson said yesterday : ‘ Major thinks if no-one mentions the bogey of recession , it will go away . ’ |
3 | Telesquash rallies are restricted to a maximum of 15 strokes — the server wins the point if no-one hits a winner — and thus the format encourages attacking play . |
4 | If everyone played the same chess game , it would be stalemate . |
5 | Many ailments which are blamed on old age could be avoided if everyone ate a healthy diet . |
6 | Those radicals ( among whom Gaitskell was , oddly , not numbered ) who wanted to abolish the public schools , or amalgamate them somehow into the maintained system , persuaded themselves for a time that if this were done , and if everyone had a chance to take the 11 + and compete for a place at a grammar school , then justice would have been done and educational standards would be secure . |
7 | In if everyone had a meter , |
8 | If everyone had no confidence , no one kindly , passionate-feeling human person would ever be approached by any other kindly , passionate-feeling human person . |
9 | If we further take account of intergenerational differences , then the coefficient of variation over all generations , denoted by , is the weighted sum of individual plus the coefficient of variation obtained if everyone had the mean income of their generation ( the ‘ between-generations ’ inequality ) . |
10 | If everyone had the same preferences as individual i , the same pre-tax income Y i , and the same perception of the tax required , then there would be no disagreement over the level of public spending . |
11 | Now , if everyone had an average-sized lawn which they cut weekly for eight months using half a litre of petrol at each session , they would still burn less than 4 gallons a year . |
12 | To see clearly that the selection of the parameter γ 2 affects the distribution of output around its natural level , we follow Barro 's procedure and first derive what real output in a typical market would be if there were full current information ; that is , if everyone knew the current value of all the shocks affecting the economy . |
13 | ‘ If everyone spoke the truth we might avoid future dangers . ’ |
14 | Pro and anti-bolters must now show less fanaticism in their activities and this policy will only work if everyone makes an effort to operate within the guidelines . |
15 | Just think how much of a better place school would be if EVERYONE loved the Jesus way ! |
16 | If everyone knows the value of the current shocks then we can replace equation ( 5.7 ) with the following : |
17 | I do not criticise , I merely observe ; and I 'm not sure what I would think if everyone lined the rail to admire the play of light on the water and started discussing Boudin . |
18 | Payment would be based on a pooled system : if everyone wanted the same coverage costs would be shared . |
19 | If dey burn a meal |
20 | If nothing catches the eye , walk a few blocks to West 47th street , between Fifth and Sixth Avenues , to browse at the Gotham Book Mart ( ’ Wise men fish here , ’ says the sign ) , which , for 70 years has specialised in literature and arts . |
21 | Try altering the setting on the thermostat dial ; if nothing changes the thermostat is probably faulty . |
22 | What if I make a mistake ? |
23 | What if I make a mistake ? |
24 | I thought to myself , ‘ Jimmy Dickinson does n't go abroad and certainly not to the States , so if I make a good job of it at Walton Heath I might be caddying for Sandy full-time in the future . ’ |
25 | ‘ If I make a mistake , I would much rather I was the guy who got the shrapnel . |
26 | If I make a large number of such measurements the theory enables me to calculate the proportion of times the electron will be found " here " and the proportion of times it will be found " there " . |
27 | If I make a mess of it that woman is going to be so glad . |
28 | If I make a black man sweep up my trash , empty my dustbins , wash the vomit from my floor and kill for me in my imperialist wars … well , what do you think ? |
29 | ‘ So I shall , Bob , ’ said Dyson irritably , ‘ if I make a success of this and begin to make a name for myself . |
30 | Erm I think it might be helpful if I make a comment on this business of er tenders from the other side of the fence actually , Bob . |