Example sentences of "if he [verb] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 If he learns from this episode that he must be more independent in his judgment and not be swept along by others , there need be no long-lasting harm .
2 Perhaps if he listened for a bit and then jeered , he would at least be able to jeer from a better-informed position .
3 If he listened to Anthony Scrivener , he would be a darned sight better .
4 He asked him if he belonged to the loyalist section of the population and he replied that he did .
5 He asked dealers at random to deliver the goods , and berated anyone who was obviously unprepared , particularly if he belonged to the streetwise contingent whose daily newspaper tended to be the Daily Mirror or The Sun .
6 ‘ I would n't have Finn back if he walked on his head from Mycenae to here . ’
7 Night after night she 'd nag , and in the morning would peck his cheek affectionately if he walked by the cooker where she was frying up his bacon and eggs for breakfast .
8 Perhaps Mr Harrison would have second thoughts if he walked in our neck of the woods .
9 These begin from an appreciation of the complementary nature of data arriving through the different sensory channels and expand by the acquisition of concepts such as the continuity of the physical world , e.g. a person who walks behind a screen has not vanished , it is accepted that he is still there even though temporarily there is no sense data to confirm it , but a hypothesis will be generated which supposes that , if he walked behind a screen at a constant speed , he ought to reappear at a given time at the other side of the screen .
10 I do n't mind if he reads for a few minutes but that 's it .
11 They would n't know that his trip had been sponsored by the Socialist Labor Party of North America and his time , if he stuck to his commitments , was to be all booked up .
12 Massingberd-Mundy , then chairman of the panel and a local steward since 1970 , claimed the stewards ' secretary , Major Peter Steveney , threatened to report him to the Jockey Club if he stuck to his personal view that both horses should be disqualified .
13 Of course Oswald Mosley , our own exponent of Fascism , went a bit far in that direction , but he was worth some support if he stuck to the Mile End Road and did n't provoke clashes in such cherished halls of entertainment as Olympia and the Albert Hall .
14 This may be enough to make him lose interest but , if he persists , discourage him briefly and matter-of-factly , explaining that such words show bad manners and offend some people , who will like him less if he insists on using them .
15 If he insists on calling back , ask him to hold on , and then play a blaring radio down the receiver — that should put him off for a few days .
16 A gentleman ‘ should not make too much use of tobacco ’ but ‘ should recognize the Fort in Agra as unequalled in the whole world [ and ] … must think of Isfahan as the best town in Persia ’ ; if he insists on travelling he should visit ‘ Egypt because it is worth seeing ’ .
17 If he falls below these ( or similar ) agreed targets we have the right to open up the EFTI market in Warsaw .
18 ‘ The only time a Gruncher dies , ’ Don Mini said , ‘ is if he falls into deep water .
19 District attorney Lauren Weis said after the case in Santa Monica , California : ‘ If he falls by the way it 's serious jail time . ’
20 Cos erm I mean she went to a report evening and Miss said , was saying about Jay and saying you know if he falls behind you know what 'll happen and Ange says what ?
21 If he chose to , he could become quite authoritarian in his manner and cutting in his remarks but then , every Adviser needs some weapons in his armoury to survive !
22 If he chose to be asleep when the lollipops were handed round , that was his lookout .
23 Stuart wondered if they made him stand out there , or if he chose to .
24 This meant that , if he chose to , he could make and unmake laws without the ratifying sanction of any legislative or judicial body .
25 Victor wo n't be pleased if he hears about this .
26 You should have been notified by your employer if he opted for this but if you never heard anything , or can not remember , write to that employer , or to the DHSS , and enquire .
27 and said that Christopher was on interview and er if he got through the first part to the second part he would in the afternoon he would give us a ph a ring , erm but he , by ten to two he had n't phoned so she assumed he was on his way back having
28 If he got into one of his queer moods he could do anything .
29 Ken believed in a supreme being , but said he would never pray for help if he got into trouble .
30 He understands and would be totally committed to tourism if he got into office . ’
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