Example sentences of "if it [verb] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would cheerfully go into the alchemy business , if it existed and made lots of money … |
| 2 | The old woman from the shop asks her if it fits and Marie does a couple of turns in front of the mirror . |
| 3 | He does n't buy the suit and then ask later if it fits and if it is what he wants . |
| 4 | No that 's what happens if it happens but how would you avoid it ? |
| 5 | This is a genuine surgical emergency if it occurs and the unfortunate victim has to be whisked off to hospital . |
| 6 | What may in the first instance be attributed to physical causes and treated by an herbalist may , if it persists or grows more severe , be redefined as caused by mystical forces requiring treatment by a diviner ( see Horton 1970 : 142 ) . |
| 7 | It will be incompatible if it creates or strengthens a dominant position as a result of which effective competition would be significantly impeded in the Common Market or in a substantial part of it . |
| 8 | Yes that seems to me to fit that sort of bill , erm to be quite honest I would prefer that we base the promises on a previous paper that T six six one , er you know , sort of er typical success of the fact looking forward cos at least erm that 's not so erm , you know , sort of difficult to erm you know achieve as erm sort of repairing potholes within , when you consider that the reason that the potholes do n't get mended is because government legislation has it that we have to actually erm have lines painted all round them , so that they can be part of the package of er road mending in many cases , I mean urgently erm difficult ones are not that common er so I think that perhaps some of these promises are so difficult because it gives with one hand and takes back with the other , you know , it says we promise , but , I , I would say that 's not much of a promise , you say I promise to erm , you know , erm merge , I forgot about , but if it said but , you know , if it rains I wo n't tell you , er it would be very sad |
| 9 | This was a smart fit of Rhyming if it had but held out ; I see you have your Poetical Concordance in your head pretty ready . |
| 10 | Fix it up for me to fly from there if it suits or I could carry on by train . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ shall have effect as if it granted or provided for the grant of a tenancy for a term of 10 years , subject to a right exercisable either by the landlord or the tenant to determine the tenancy , if the war ends before the expiration of that term , by at least one month 's notice in writing given after the end of the war ; … |
| 12 | Keep a notebook if it helps and make sure that you make a collection of the situations that cause a program to crash . |
| 13 | The occasional hairline crack in external brickwork need not be of any significance , but should be observed over a period to see if it extends or widens . |
| 14 | But er , oh that 's alright if it does but the B U is , is , you know , a really good one . |
| 15 | We 're out there riding as hard as we can and if that gives any of the supporters any sort of er consolation , I do n't know if it does or not , but it — we 're really giving our best all the time and er win , lose or draw you 'll always find us every time we 've got a doing our best and er although often some people might shout and scream and give us a hard time , er it 's not for , for lack of trying , I mean nobody wants to finish last and er me even more than most , so just get behind us and shout and scream and we 'll try our hardest . |
| 16 | As to the dock company , he pointed out that no nuisance was alleged to emanate directly from its premises , that other traffic besides heavy goods vehicles uses Medway and Bridge Roads on port business and that the dock company could only be liable for any nuisance caused by the fourth or fifth defendants if it aided and abetted it . |
| 17 | And on on the other hand , if it started and took off suddenly , it could pull you , you might fall , right on er face into the flywheel again . |
| 18 | A walking , talking compendium of that great paradox of apartheid which has at its heart the maxim that crime is n't a crime if it supports and strengthens the system . |
| 19 | I would wait a few weeks to see if it grows or clears up of its own accord and if it is still there , go to the vet . |
| 20 | ‘ Apart from the damage it would do to the ground I knew it would have to be ridden every day and then if it bolted or got stuck in the mud it would be my responsibility . ’ |
| 21 | That 's all I think about if , if it conks and wo n't start again , you ca n't get out |
| 22 | And what will you do if it rains and you have n't got your anorak on the deck , Dick ? |
| 23 | This method of deciding the right time to sow was recommended by Fitzherbert , the sixteenth-century writer on agriculture : ‘ go upon the land that is plowed and if it synge or crye or make any noise under they fete , then it is to wet to sowe . |
| 24 | If it works and you felt great on it — then do it again . |
| 25 | A stricter interpretation , however , is that the company would be entitled not to prepare group accounts if it obtained and published the auditors ’ report required by s 248(3) ( which confirms that the company is so entitled ) but it is not otherwise . |
| 26 | If it looks and feels good they should n't drastically change their hair just because everyone else has . |
| 27 | It 's supposed to clarify and illuminate the argument , but if it confuses and muddies it , so much the better . |
| 28 | Mr. Ault frankly admitted to me that the plaintiff had brought these proceedings instead , in order to avoid paying compensation under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 if it altered or withdrew the consent . |
| 29 | ‘ If it walls and closes out but you could maybe ride it , that 's thirty . |
| 30 | If it walls and closes and you ca n't possibly ride it , that 's thirty-five . ’ |