Example sentences of "if i [verb] a " in BNC.

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1 What if I make a mistake ?
2 What if I make a mistake ?
3 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 . ’
4 If I make a mistake , I would much rather I was the guy who got the shrapnel .
5 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 " .
6 If I make a mess of it that woman is going to be so glad .
7 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 ?
8 ‘ So I shall , Bob , ’ said Dyson irritably , ‘ if I make a success of this and begin to make a name for myself .
9 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 .
10 If I make a promise to you in return for your supplying me with three , quite useless , chocolate wrappers , which I will instantly throw away , there is a perfectly good contract provided that the promise was seriously intended ( below , p. 205 ) .
11 She hesitated , then said with the utmost sweetness , ‘ Do you mind if I make a suggestion ?
12 ‘ I was going to ask : if I make a retum trip in one day , no hotel , I could buy an airline ticket for cash and give any name I like-could n't I ? ’
13 ‘ I think it is better for the club if I make a clean break .
14 If I make a few constructive points , it will be looked on as a Liverpudlian poking his nose in .
15 Is it alright if I make a comment ?
16 But I did n't have a large pack , I did n't and if I make a cup of tea .
17 Yes , well I did n't call , but I did said Jane , well you leave , well I 'll leave you to it said Mr Sandy , if you would come upstairs , the policeman and Jane entered her room , please look in the cupboard , I think we 've got a case Sarge , do you mind if I make a quick phone call ?
18 I think if I make a cake today I I 'd rather put sultanas in .
19 Would you mind if I made a few housing enquiries for you ?
20 Seeing there are three of you , it would make sense if I made a fourth and helped to leg . ’
21 I used to get worked up if I made a mistake , I mean , I weave and a nervous breakdown spooling
22 But if I made a scene I 'm pretty sure it would be me who 'd come out looking like a fool .
23 By now my courage had failed and I had to be helped up the steep , wooden steps , the executioner 's assistants whispering that if I made a good show they would make sure I would choke for no more than ten minutes .
24 I could s I I even though it might make me a lot of money because I know that if I got if I made a dozen phone calls and did n't get any deals I 'd be out there wanting play the er I would n't trust myself .
25 It 's going to cost you under thirty eight pounds , so I 've got a little bit of wei , leeway if I made a few mistakes .
26 the clue , I I 'm sure if I made a mistakes like that , it 's because it 's , you know , maybe angry and I made the wrong approach .
27 ‘ At first the idea of writing a wind serenade to precede The Marriage of Figaro was daunting : it has such an exciting overture , it certainly needs no further curtain-raiser — and what if I took a theme from the opera and overdid it , so no wanted to hear it in its proper place ?
28 Yes , I own my own cab but the real mushers would have me if I took a fare . ’
29 If I took a knock I would n't feel it , and that would make things worse .
30 See if I took a pension mortgage out it would be linked to me lumped into me current pension contract .
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