Example sentences of "if [pron] make a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought to myself , ‘ Jimmy Dickinson does n't go abroad and certainly not to the States , so if I make a good job of it at Walton Heath I might be caddying for Sandy full-time in the future . ’ |
| 2 | If I make a black man sweep up my trash , empty my dustbins , wash the vomit from my floor and kill for me in my imperialist wars … well , what do you think ? |
| 3 | Yes , well I did n't call , but I did said Jane , well you leave , well I 'll leave you to it said Mr Sandy , if you would come upstairs , the policeman and Jane entered her room , please look in the cupboard , I think we 've got a case Sarge , do you mind if I make a quick phone call ? |
| 4 | If I make a large number of such measurements the theory enables me to calculate the proportion of times the electron will be found " here " and the proportion of times it will be found " there " . |
| 5 | ‘ I think it is better for the club if I make a clean break . |
| 6 | By now my courage had failed and I had to be helped up the steep , wooden steps , the executioner 's assistants whispering that if I made a good show they would make sure I would choke for no more than ten minutes . |
| 7 | I could s I I even though it might make me a lot of money because I know that if I got if I made a dozen phone calls and did n't get any deals I 'd be out there wanting play the er I would n't trust myself . |
| 8 | Would you mind if I made a few housing enquiries for you ? |
| 9 | It 's going to cost you under thirty eight pounds , so I 've got a little bit of wei , leeway if I made a few mistakes . |
| 10 | I once asked my stage director what would happen if I made an unexpected ritardando . |
| 11 | I ca n't stand it if someone makes a sudden movement I am really nervous all the time . |
| 12 | What if she made a complete fool of herself and let Ricky down ? |
| 13 | If she made a genuine offer to return which he rejected , she would have been entitled to maintenance from him . |
| 14 | With Puddephat 's disappearance in the news , it would not seem odd if she made a casual reference to it over dinner . |
| 15 | If she makes an old-fashioned choice and lovingly tends a garden and a bumper crop of children , she rates louder Hosannas than ever before . |
| 16 | ‘ But if you made a bad decision , or gave the wrong judgement against someone in a dispute , then some of your people might suffer . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ If you made an incredible blunder it would n't seem to worry anybody as long as it is recorded … |
| 18 | Not in public , at least , if you make a thorough job of your repentance . |
| 19 | The most important lesson to be learned by both the parents and the child is that when mother says ‘ no ’ she means ‘ no ’ and not ‘ well if you make a louder fuss I might give in ’ . |
| 20 | not a lot of cost , compared to what it will cost if you do n't make a will and there are complications or if you make a home-made will and there are complications . |
| 21 | If you 're live , you 've got to dig yourself out of it if you make a real mistake , but if it 's — if it 's on a portable machine , if it 's editable , be sure that it probably will be edited . |
| 22 | I do n't think enough emphasis is put on tackling — if you make a 30-yard break at home you get some polite applause , but if you put a really big hit on someone they are up on their feet shouting in the stands . |
| 23 | Inheritance tax ( the modern name for both death duties and capital transfer tax ) could be due if you make a substantial gift or settlement and then die within the following seven years . |
| 24 | Even if you make a complete mess of it , the model only has a few inches to fall . |
| 25 | If the ‘ hold ’ is set to give a safe idle , there should still be plenty of time to switch it off and recover even if you make a complete mess of things . |
| 26 | In a small employment agency there may only be one interviewer and you will put yourself at a disadvantage if you make a bad start . |
| 27 | You may have to pay capital gains tax if you make a large profit on the sale of a capital asset , for example : stocks and shares , jewellery , any property that is not your main home and other items of value . |
| 28 | And then if you make a little mistake — like getting two of your men killed when they 're busting a flat — you get a nasty shock . |
| 29 | You will soon notice the difference if you make a sudden switch between the two . |
| 30 | If they make a second attempt , have a Bloodletter arrive and attack them . |