Example sentences of "if [pron] [verb] the " 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 | If everyone played the same chess game , it would be stalemate . |
| 4 | 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 ) . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ If everyone spoke the truth we might avoid future dangers . ’ |
| 8 | Just think how much of a better place school would be if EVERYONE loved the Jesus way ! |
| 9 | If everyone knows the value of the current shocks then we can replace equation ( 5.7 ) with the following : |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Payment would be based on a pooled system : if everyone wanted the same coverage costs would be shared . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Try altering the setting on the thermostat dial ; if nothing changes the thermostat is probably faulty . |
| 14 | ‘ If I make the other person happy then I feel great . |
| 15 | So if I make the ecologically sound washing powder Ecover and I want you to buy it instead of your familiar Persil , I need to change your habit . |
| 16 | Perhaps we could arrange to go as a foursome ; we 'd have no trouble getting a table if I make the arrangements . ’ |
| 17 | It would be a great way to repay them if I made the England side and contributed to its success . ’ |
| 18 | I did not think He would mind this , especially if I made the whole thing into a sort of combined barby stroke burnt sacrifice . |
| 19 | I knew that if I made the slightest false step he would leap at me . |
| 20 | Of course he 'd sue me for slander if I made the accusation publicly . |
| 21 | On the other hand I was afraid that if I made the driver sound too important he might end up under the wheel of a bus instead of behind one . |
| 22 | He noticed that he was being drawn into making the decision by the ‘ we ’ ; and so he said , ‘ Well , speakin' for meself , it would sicken me if I thought the young 'un got into his hands . ’ |
| 23 | They 've given me an elbow crutch , and I can make the journey perfectly well now , if I thought the blasted train would stay on the lines , but there 's not much I could do once I got to Moila , is there , if I ca n't walk ? |
| 24 | ‘ But that would look rude — as if I thought the house was n't warm enough , which it really is with all that paraffin burning away . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Would it make you feel any better if I took the cardigan down to her , ’ said Yanto . |
| 26 | ‘ And if I took the classes then you would take me onto your books ? ’ |
| 27 | If I took the food away from her too often , though , there was a danger she would lose interest , so I had to give in to her a few times . |
| 28 | I thought it might help if I took the flowers off him , so I reached out and lifted them carefully , holding the stem ends away from me . |
| 29 | If I took the children there it would be a real breach . |
| 30 | But he said he 'd pay me a fiver if I took the fish out for a bit of fresh air in the hope that it might drop off to sleep . |