Example sentences of "if [pers pn] [verb] [to-vb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I had to name the twentieth-century figure who reminds me most of corduroys , it would have to be Albert Einstein . |
| 2 | If I had to give the best pen picture I could contrive of Harold Wilson , I would describe him as an immensely intelligent man , rather less — by my standards — than half-educated . |
| 3 | We have no choice ; when my father died in nineteen seventy-nine I had to come to an arrangement with the Capital Taxes Office , that , er for not paying the full value of the er death duties on the value of the contents of the house , I had to open it to the public , quite frankly , if then and even more now , if I had to pay the full amount , I 'd have had to sell everything which my family have collected over the last seven hundred years . |
| 4 | If I try to enter the same thing , it does n't work . |
| 5 | I 'm essentially a social historian , although I sometimes think that if I wanted to find the right adjective , and I 've never been too much worried about adjectives , I would say I 'm really a cultural historian . |
| 6 | Pat , Gabriel and I had spent some years unpicking these variables , but if I wanted to study the cellular events occurring in the minutes after the behavioural stimulus had ceased and representing distinct stages in memory formation , then imprinting would n't be the model of choice . |
| 7 | If I wanted to get the highest allocation to units would I pay level or escalating premiums by looking at that table ? |
| 8 | It 's bad enough having to take out a loan to get married , I sometimes wonder if I need to do the same as a bridesmaid ! |
| 9 | But if I want to hear the long , late-night groove on side two , I have to play the album . |
| 10 | But if I want to play the odd tournament here and there , I will . |
| 11 | She says it 's hard work having to think of other ways of getting around — having always to take into consideration the bus timetables — I ca n't arrange to meet friends unless there 's a bus at that time and coming home — leaving the pubs — I have to drink up quickly if I want to catch the last bus home . |
| 12 | If she had to bribe the wretched receptionist she would . |
| 13 | It was just the kind of chance she could n't miss , and if she had to miss the next flight home she was sure Lord C would understand . |
| 14 | Yet by 1982 it was clear to Laura that if she wanted to see the exciting results of her latest researches used in people 's homes , she could no longer rely on her traditional customers . |
| 15 | On the one farthest away lay Iritnefert , her arms at her sides , held there stiffly , as if she wanted to deny the downward pull of the earth . |
| 16 | If she has to wear the hired 1920s costumes for Countess Maritza it will be disastrous . ’ |
| 17 | If you attempt to calculate the square root of a negative number , a " -ve root " error will occur . |
| 18 | If you yearn to watch the late-night movie in bed , or ca n't bear missing your favourite soap opera while cooking supper , then you might think about buying a portable TV . |
| 19 | If you wish to see the Grand Canyon in colour do so quickly ; ten more years and it will all be black and white . |
| 20 | Note that if you wish to base the current DC on an existing DC , the identifier of the Basis should be supplied . |
| 21 | If you wish to base the current DC on an existing DC , the identifier of the Basis should be entered here . |
| 22 | If you wish to base the current SPR on an existing SPR , the identifier of the basis SPR should be entered here . |
| 23 | If you wish to base the current SSR on an existing SSR , the identifier of the basis SSR should be entered here . |
| 24 | If you wish to retain the current data and create another package/product with minor changes to the input , enter Y and press the RETURN key . |
| 25 | If you wish to retain the current data and reserve additional Source or Foreign module names with minor changes to the input , enter Y and press the RETURN key . |
| 26 | If more than 30 module names match the wild card search string then you will have to reinvoke the cache with the start string set to that of the 30th module name if you wish to view the other module names . |
| 27 | If you wish to view the next page , you need only press the TAB key . |
| 28 | If you wish to examine the mental condition of the couple entering into such a liaison , then you do not need to look at mine . |
| 29 | If you wish to follow the same route successfully you will need a reference of some sort and the Ponzo C tutor is a very good source of information . |
| 30 | If you wish to contact the Parochial Church Council direct the secretary is : Miss Jane Farnworth , Mossgiel , Station Lane , Scorton , Preston PR3 1AN . |