Example sentences of "[noun sg] if he [be] [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | He would look a cop if he was soaking in his bath . |
2 | The other view is that where the conduct of the plaintiff would have given rise to the defence at common law if he was suing for negligence , the defence is applicable . |
3 | Erm for instance if he 's asking for the child to go to live with him and you oppose that then then court would make a decision as to where the child s should live . |
4 | We could hardly expect Jennifer to want to go to that place if he 's going to be there . ’ |
5 | Yeah that he just , he asked Gary this morning if he was looking for a job |
6 | There is no point in a defendant blaming his defective brakes if he was going so fast that nothing could have stopped him , or in blaming a puncture if he was driving on a tyre that was worn down to the canvas . |
7 | ‘ He 's a good boy , he 's done nothing , they 've taken him away , I know he always comes home or sends me word if he 's going to be kept . ’ |
8 | Lenders to the bidder who require the target and its subsidiaries to provide authorised financial assistance under CA 1985 , s155 ( see para 22.1.7 below ) , without the prospect of minority opposition , may prefer a Court Scheme for this reason , as may the bidder if he is paying for costly bridging finance in the interim . |
9 | ‘ He can only drive a specially-adapted car and that would stand out like a sore thumb if he was moving about doing something related to terrorism ’ , Mrs Drumgoole said . |