Example sentences of "if [pron] [verb] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | My job could be at stake if I make an error of judgment . ’ |
| 4 | But I am sensible enough to realise that if I make an effort to understand what different foods actually contain , it will help my body share the benefits of my enjoyment . |
| 5 | If I make an omelette of your eggs or a statue out of your block of marble , that is conversion . |
| 6 | ‘ If I make an appearance one day , it will be in full armour , ’ had been his boast ; but even in full armour the armpit and the groin are never completely protected . |
| 7 | I once asked my stage director what would happen if I made an unexpected ritardando . |
| 8 | ‘ Richard thought it might be a good idea if I wrote an article for The Guardian . ’ |
| 9 | It really does n't matter if I 'm a nice guy or not , or if I wrote an awful book . |
| 10 | If I saw an Indian girl being beaten up , I might just watch or walk away . |
| 11 | He has struck the sort of form which is prompting thoughts of an international call-up and he admitted : ‘ My main priority is to do well for Villa , but if I get an international chance then I 'll be ready to take it . ’ |
| 12 | Firstly , you know , I have n't given up painting ; if I get an idea for a painting tomorrow , I 'll do it . |
| 13 | That 's nice , well you 're not all that nice , I mean it does you good , I , if I get an upset tummy I always have some . |
| 14 | If I get an opportunity I will ring at lunchtime . |
| 15 | It 's years since I 've dared have an orange yeah if I eat an orange , I 'd damn well |
| 16 | If I eat an orange |
| 17 | I nearly always write with an acoustic , but if it 's tuned to an open chord you will obviously have to write something different ; if you stick a capo on it you 'll write something different ; if I use an amplifier and an electric guitar I 'll write something different again . |
| 18 | ‘ The most obvious thing in mine may be that I like to work with numbers , but if I 've an urge to be an innovator too , I probably wo n't make a successful auditor . |
| 19 | If I had an area that was wider than the height , I sometimes made a double head , with three noses . |
| 20 | I 'm late , ’ I said , as if I had an appointment to keep . |
| 21 | I am often asked what if I had an accident or I collapsed and there was no one around to help . |
| 22 | I shivered as if I had an actual fever , smoked a dozen cigarettes and drank half a bottle of Cyprus sherry . |
| 23 | If I had an education I would like to help bring these changes about . ’ |
| 24 | It never occurred to me that if I had an accident and SURVIVED , my life insurance would pay me nothing . ’ |
| 25 | If I had an address I 'd be happier , I 'd write to them and they 'd write to me . |
| 26 | If I had an order for thirty-six I 'd make thirty-seven , you know what I mean . |
| 27 | You would care if I had an accident ? ’ |
| 28 | If I had an Access card I would buy him this that and everything . |
| 29 | If I had an orange mum |
| 30 | If I ask an engineer how a steam engine works , I have a pretty fair idea of the general kind of answer that would satisfy me . |