Example sentences of "[conj] if [pers pn] [verb] the first " in BNC.
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1 | So that what we did was , first of all when you filled in your initial choice and then we got a a team choice and now perhaps , what would make a lot of sense is that if we have the first few er team answers one member of this team er , and then we 'll go through the others . |
2 | But you would n't have C command , I mean that if you take the first structure in seven , that 's just the one in T three . |
3 | He knows that if he fails the first time , he 'll win the second time , if not the third time . |
4 | When cooking with the children we want to finish with something eatable , so we are likely to add the liquid carefully ourselves , but we could let children experiment with the play-dough and if they make the first lot too soggy , more flour and salt can be added without much trouble until they make a ‘ workable ’ dough , and there can be plenty of conversation about too much , too little , a little more , a lot more and enough . |
5 | " But I suppose one of us ought to stay awake ; and if I take the first turn it 'll give me a chance to have a look at your paw , Hlao-roo . |
6 | Driver Colin McRae is champion for the second year running … he 's won all six rounds of the home championship … and if he becomes the first Brit since 76 to win the rally he 'll land the bonus prize of a hundred thousand pounds … |
7 | ‘ No , I 'm not , and if you knew the first damn thing about Accident and Emergency you would know I was n't ! ’ she snapped . |
8 | The position is , looking at appendix one , and if you take the first triangle , which has got nineteen ninety three , ninety four below it , that 's showing that we started off with no clients , and then by the end of the year we expect to have a number of people in our care , receiving services , to which we have a degree of commitment . |
9 | But if you overwrite the first twenty factory patches , there 's a procedure allowing you to call them up again anyway ( as per most digital devices ) , so all 's not lost . |