Example sentences of "if [prep] some [adj] [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And if for some strange reason he 'd been misinformed , been told that the horse had lost , then it was difficult to see why he 'd kept the slips so carefully in his wallet . |
| 2 | Thanks for your letter — but it is not a separate flat we let , it is our ( untidy ) home , and in saying ‘ you could have the flat if we are away ’ , I meant that my husband , the owner , is happy for you two ( ie you and your husband ) to be here if for some unlikely reason we are unexpectedly away at that time . |
| 3 | Similarly : ( 10 ) I only offered her legal advice will , under one natural interpretation , refer to advice on legal matters ; and it will continue to do so even if in some rare case it is given under circumstances that mean it is offered illegally itself , for example if it makes use of secret information stolen from a government which prohibits unauthorized possession or transmission of secret government information ; on the other hand , as a phrase of English , it can perfectly well bear the other interpretation under which it means advice which is itself legal , in the sense that it is legally given , in which case it may concern any subject under the sun . |
| 4 | Increasingly , she wondered if in some unconscious way she had not simulated naivety since the first weeks of her marriage , if she had not — through her uncontrollable selflessness — permitted a skin to grow instead of probing beneath it . |
| 5 | But if by some extraordinary chance you should one day wander into a forest and catch a glimpse of a Minpin , then hold your breath and thank your lucky stars because up to now , so far as I know , no one excepting Little Billy has ever seen one . |
| 6 | Even Sean 's obvious appreciation of her had served mainly to boost her confidence as to how she would look in that other man 's eyes , if by some absolute miracle they should meet him for a moment as they were driving through the grounds of Millfield House . |
| 7 | A commits a tort if , without lawful justification , he intentionally interferes with a contract between B and C , ( a ) by persuading B to break his contract with C , or ( b ) if by some unlawful act he directly or indirectly prevents B from performing his contract . |
| 8 | But if by some freak mischance I do get a bit stuck , you know what I do ? ’ |