Example sentences of "if [pron] [verb] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Film reviewers have a simple rule for sizing up new movies : ‘ If nothing happens in the first ten minutes , ’ they say , ‘ nothing 's going to happen . ’ |
| 2 | If I stuck with the basic training and did well I too could be one of them . |
| 3 | Now what if I support in the main the aims of the Act , there are one or two areas I think that some things are not a good idea . |
| 4 | If I grumble about the last movement of the Tchaikovsky , I certainly would not complain about the delicacy of the pizzicato of the third movement . |
| 5 | Before you start on that do you mind if I turn off the flickering television screen ? |
| 6 | Well if I left at the same time as you he mi he might feel obliged to offer me a lift but if he did |
| 7 | if I stay in the right place . |
| 8 | If I stay in the same place for too long I get stale . ’ |
| 9 | The theory is that if I stay among the faceless long enough , I become faceless myself . ’ |
| 10 | If I throw in the little un , Sid Watkins will be happy to give me twenty quid Yes , I reckon Sid will be glad to see our Ma in the morning . ’ |
| 11 | I suppose while this is for me cos on the sponsorship issue is , would sponsorship have any impact in terms of what I might purchase so if I went to the Scottish Opera or the ballet or to the theatre and I bought a programme which I usually do and one of the things which is interesting about the evening that erm Alan and I spent last time at Scottish Council was that half the people attend Scottish Opera buy a programme and the programmes that I have sponsored always . |
| 12 | ‘ If ever I succeed ’ he writes ‘ in bringing our native kings back to life in my songs , and Arthur who waged wars even under the earth , or if I tell of the splendid heroes of the table rendered invincible by their bond of comradeship and , oh if inspiration would but come to me , if I smash the Saxon phalanxes beneath the impact of the British . ’ |
| 13 | Later I tell C that if I worked for the Daily Star , I 'd have my story already . |
| 14 | So how about if I look at the six monthly saving , |
| 15 | ‘ If I play at the Royal Albert Hall , there may be 3,000 people there , but it 's still one-to-one because that 's the way I operate . |
| 16 | ‘ I think I need 350,000 points to guarantee selection , and I will pass that total if I finish in the top two tomorrow , ’ said Lane . |
| 17 | Any errors could ruin the fishing , for if I snag on the overhanging branches or the roots , the subsequent pulling to free the tackle , or to break it , will not go unnoticed by the chub . |
| 18 | If someone punches in the wrong code more than three times , the alarm sounds automatically . |
| 19 | Rather like a bank 's cash-dispensing machine , the launch-control computer will keep the missiles ' warheads switched off if somebody types in the wrong combination . |
| 20 | Her friends did not think of her as a drunk and Rachel would be truly shocked if she knew about the long nights of insomnia and secret alcohol . |
| 21 | She already had her travelling companion , Swimmer of Lakes , and if she thought of the wild horses in the valley at all it was simply to wonder about the legend of the tamers : to subdue the spirit of the wild animal ; to be permitted to ride upon its back ; yes , magic would have been necessary in early thought , and cult legends certainly would have grown around the hunters who snared the fast , proud creatures . |
| 22 | If she believed in the Prime Mover she would be praying . |
| 23 | Not sure of the reception she would get if she spoke to the other girl , not sure what her mother or Feargal might have told her , she was about to duck back into her room when Terry turned . |
| 24 | And what would happen , though , if she trod on the black — would all this simply go on , this bleak nightmare , for the rest of her life , sixty or even seventy years ? |
| 25 | Even if she jumped on the next space shuttle to Mars it would n't make any difference . |
| 26 | If she fails at the substantive hearing , that will be because the court will then have decided that it would not be in [ J. 's ] best interest for his life to be artificially saved or prolonged . |
| 27 | If you apply to the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators you must do so within 12 months of posting the item in question . |
| 28 | And if you apply before the close date , your acceptance into the NatWest Hospital Income Plan is guaranteed . |
| 29 | And as an added incentive you could receive a gift of your choice absolutely free regardless of which savings option you select , if you apply before the 26th July , 1991 . |
| 30 | Guaranteed acceptance if you apply by the close date . |