Example sentences of "if they [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The mistake that the social Darwinists like Herbert Spencer made , and that popular opinion still makes about evolution , is the kind of mistake that aliens might make if they landed in a Safeway supermarket car park . |
| 2 | If one considers hierarchical assemblies in general , their evolution from their constituents is far more likely if they consist of relatively stable sub-assemblies which themselves are evolutionary products of an earlier period . |
| 3 | The fishermen understood what she meant , that there could be a capsize if they put to sea , but they laughed at her , thinking she had mental hallucinations and put out to sea — at that time in calm conditions . |
| 4 | ‘ And if they put into Mait 's mind the idea of crossing German willingness to use biochem weapons with the ancient potion-making skills of his own people … . ’ |
| 5 | The patrol probably was n't looking for me — there were too many fugitives in Chinatown to concentrate on just one — but they 'd be more than willing to take me in if they tripped over me . |
| 6 | It 's to provide , to provide people with the opportunity use the wipes if they require as a safety precaution . |
| 7 | If they seek to ‘ prove ’ the existence of God , it is in the original sense of ‘ test ’ or ‘ try ’ rather than in the modern sense of ‘ demonstrate in such a way as to convey certainty ’ . |
| 8 | NACAB feels strongly about the suitability of their own training and the right of the school leaver to choose voluntary work if they wish without jeopardising their benefits . |
| 9 | Those who do not should be escorted to a suitable room where another member of staff should remain with them if possible , if they wish for this . |
| 10 | We intend to allow school sixth forms to open their doors if they wish to older students , and to accept training credits or fees from them . |
| 11 | Allow residents to help or be present if they wish to . |
| 12 | There may well be important indirect contributions they can make , if they wish to . |
| 13 | Peers are asked if they wish to be granted ‘ leave of absence ’ and , if they do not reply in the negative , are expected not to attend without giving 30 days ' notice of intention to do so . |
| 14 | ‘ Effectively , ’ says Mr Randall , ‘ this means charities that are companies limited by guarantee will be able to avoid regulations if they wish to . |
| 15 | For mentally ill people local care may be undesirable if they wish to be treated by anonymous carers rather than people who may live in their own locality . |
| 16 | But also women work in the fields — if they wish to and are physically fit for it . |
| 17 | In her analyses of Freud 's conception of female sexuality , she demonstrates that Freud 's view of women as lack or as absence forces them into the discursive position of the hysteric because it denies them autonomous identity and obliges them to mimic the voice of the dominant male if they wish to be heard at all ( 1974:66–71 ) . |
| 18 | In August 1989 the Registration Officer will ask everyone on the Poll Tax Register if they wish to be taken off the Public Extract because of the Threat of violence . |
| 19 | If they wish to be assessed as needing residential care and using public money then they have to go through the assessment process and be assessed as needing residential care . |
| 20 | Yes all the witnesses can leave when they 've given their evidence if they wish to . |
| 21 | Now individual nations who 've decided to do without a particular item of equipment , clearly that will be developed into the aircraft and therefore they have the option to if they wish to d decide later on to fit it in . |
| 22 | And again , the Record Office is something that lay folk can just come in an look up books and ask questions if they wish to ? |
| 23 | And again , the Record Office is something that lay folk can just come in and look up books and ask questions if they wish to . |
| 24 | ‘ They 'd run over us with a steamroller if they felt like it . ’ |
| 25 | We had all been prisoners long enough to know that you must allow people to be unbalanced if they felt like it . |
| 26 | Students would sit around chatting , leave if they felt like it , and not come back if they found something better to do . |
| 27 | She and Edward would be alone on Grace , and they could batten down and stay in bed for twenty-four hours if they felt like it . |
| 28 | Well I told you what she said about her and Sandra you know and I wrote and said when they you know if they felt like coming for a day that 'll be alright I said but do n't be having anything to eat I 'll bring in sandwiches , I mean I , I know I 've said it 's very kind of Sandra to say , but you ca n't , they , way your relatives are coming and bringing sandwiches can ya ? |
| 29 | ‘ In giving the little I had ’ , says Baxter , ‘ I did not enquire whether they were good or bad if they asked for relief ; for the bad had souls and bodies that needed charity most . ’ |
| 30 | Well after that , if they asked for yo a pound of apples , you could get them the pound of apples and you 'd se sell a lot quicker . |