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 ca n't stand it if someone makes a sudden movement I am really nervous all the time . |
| 11 | What if she made a complete fool of herself and let Ricky down ? |
| 12 | If she made a genuine offer to return which he rejected , she would have been entitled to maintenance from him . |
| 13 | With Puddephat 's disappearance in the news , it would not seem odd if she made a casual reference to it over dinner . |
| 14 | ‘ But if you made a bad decision , or gave the wrong judgement against someone in a dispute , then some of your people might suffer . ’ |
| 15 | Not in public , at least , if you make a thorough job of your repentance . |
| 16 | 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 ’ . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Even if you make a complete mess of it , the model only has a few inches to fall . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | You will soon notice the difference if you make a sudden switch between the two . |
| 27 | If they make a second attempt , have a Bloodletter arrive and attack them . |
| 28 | This is only specifically noticed by the adventurers 50% of the time ( add 20% to this chance if they make a prolonged search ) , since it is n't obviously unusual . |
| 29 | They want most of the time to feel confident about what they are tackling , even if they make a few mistakes , and basically optimistic about their own future and the future of education . |
| 30 | It can be equally disastrous for them and for others if they make a permanent arrangement on impulse and encourage a relative or friend to give up their own home and move in with them because they are under stress and feel that they may not be able to continue to live alone . |