Example sentences of "[adj] if [pron] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | In rural areas UNIP was alleged to have exploited traditional structures and beliefs ; headmen were said to have threatened to expel villagers who supported the MMD , and ritual leaders apparently told villagers in some areas that they would become sick if they attended MMD rallies . |
| 32 | In some ways we should consider ourselves lucky if we get these types of responses to stress , because for others , unfortunately , there are other responses to stress that may also occur , such as ulcers and heart disease , from which we may get less warning . |
| 33 | ‘ My gown will be lucky if it gets any attention at all ; you forget some of the top designers are taking part . ’ |
| 34 | My tape recorder used to load practically every game I bought , but now I 'm lucky if it loads one game a week ! |
| 35 | Would it not be helpful if we used existing machinery more effectively ? |
| 36 | Further consideration is to be given to this topic , but it was agreed that it would be generally more helpful if we understand that family services , were not necessarily for those with families , but a celebration of the whole church . |
| 37 | I 'm never sure if they eat this weed cos it does n't look as if it 's going anywhere . |
| 38 | " I 'm sure if I ask Muslim brother for another ten days it will be all right , " the Shah replied stiffly . |
| 39 | Well I 'm not sure if I have two academics . |
| 40 | Erm I 'm not quite sure if he gives any detail on sort of no , he does n't . |
| 41 | I 'm just curious if anyone visited poor Cosmas 's chamber . ’ |
| 42 | Surplus component boards etc. are most useful if they contain expensive semiconductors , and are probably something that are best left to those who have a few years experience of electronics behind them . |
| 43 | He had hidden it , thinking it would come in useful if he persuaded any girls to go away for the weekend with him . |
| 44 | I have found this even more useful if you add some leaf and if the garlic is first poached to gentleness . |
| 45 | Remember that you may cause internal bleeding if you introduce large things ( like fists or some sex toys ) inside your own or your partner 's vagina or anus . |
| 46 | Modularising is good if it allows greater choice for students , and allows them to specialise in certain parts of a rather falsely unified subject . |
| 47 | It would be terrible if you lost this opportunity . |
| 48 | ‘ They 're not going to be at all happy if they see any photographs of us together . ’ |
| 49 | It 's a useful tool for those who keep sensitive fish , and equally handy if you have several tanks , to easily monitor for falling pH in just one of them . |
| 50 | Do n't be concerned if he has precious memories of a passionate affair . |
| 51 | They will be safe if they take three points . |
| 52 | They will be safe if they take three points . |
| 53 | Once you have identified the points that are going to be crucial in your particular job , you may have to be persuasive if you want improved safeguards built into your agreement . |
| 54 | We can speak of an orbital as being full if it contains two electrons , half-filled if it has a single electron , or empty . |
| 55 | Aid will only be available if they pay larger amounts than those demanded now and which present experience shows they can not afford . |
| 56 | Watching the traffic and the rain swallow up the departing taxi , the Captain wondered how the man stayed so thin if he ate that way every day . |
| 57 | The present situation is unacceptable if we consider this strand of computer-aided teaching at all important . |
| 58 | Now that allowance would be nice if it bore some relationship to what was allowed in the estimated er , figures . |
| 59 | they 're not as nice if you defrost frozen peas and then cook them are they ? |
| 60 | ‘ Ooh , lovely , ’ she said , ‘ but it 'd be nice if you stripped that door . ’ |