Example sentences of "if [pers pn] [verb] [verb] [pron] for " in BNC.
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1 | If I 'd asked you for it you 'd probably have punched me in the eye . ’ |
2 | I 'd have ended up a patient if I 'd done it for much longer . |
3 | Perhaps if I 'd entered him for the Champion Hurdle , he might have sold . |
4 | He then provided : ‘ I wish whatever legacies I have left to be paid by you , my dear son , and if any debt shall emerge , if I had borrowed anything for a time and shall owe it , I wish it to be paid by you , so that what I have left your sister may pass to her undiminished . ’ |
5 | If I have to lift them for a match of that importance then I might as well walk out of the job . ’ |
6 | He wondered if she had abandoned him for ever . |
7 | He was a very easy person to talk to , and long before they reached home she felt as if she had known him for years . |
8 | If she has had it for a few years , there will be another bonus in that it will mature before the end of your mortgage term , saving thousands in extra interest payments . |
9 | If you 'd like to go on Bargain Basement , the feature we have round about three thirty , if you 've got something for sale , five pounds or under , call us on . |
10 | Going it alone in difficult times is not to be recommended , but if you wish to try it for a few weeks then there is no harm done , simply time lost if you are unsuccessful . |
11 | Once a femur or a forearm would have played a pure note if you 'd used one for a pipe , but the pieces would whistle harsh and offkey now from the holes bored into them by the efficient mandibles of her companions in the vertical grave , the cenote where they placed her after the battle , during the truce . |
12 | If you do exercise one for the time being do n't worry about that one , exercise three . |
13 | ‘ I do n't want any of you others to do anything , even if you do mean it for the best . ’ |
14 | I am prepared to forget all that if you agree to join us for a stroll on this fine summer 's day . ’ |
15 | Not if you plan to soak them for a very large fee . |
16 | so if there 's anything you said they like to watch it , if you want to tape anything for them |
17 | ‘ If you want to write anything for anyone else again , ’ he said roughly , ‘ do it in your own time , not in mine . ’ |
18 | A bottle will keep for a couple of hours once out of the fridge , but if you need to keep it for longer you should store it in an insulated cool-bag until it 's needed . |
19 | In Ireland last week , we were accused of writing a ‘ dirty ’ book for vulgar gain ( would it have been any better if we 'd done it for charity ? ) and worse , of racism . |
20 | ‘ It looks as if we 've got you for resisting arrest as well , ’ he told her grimly . |
21 | But even if we 've known him for many years , if we 're committed Christians , if we 've been followers of Jesus , there are occasions , there are times in our life when there is turmoil and there is unrest and if we allow him to se , to take control he is able to bring peace . |
22 | Alright cos I think we 've been sent these on approval to see if we want to adopt them for course material |
23 | Cos it 's not as if we have to keep it for the weekend , I can do it during the week . |
24 | Wonder if they 've charged ya for er |
25 | And I said is my caravan being cleaned weekly as people go out if they 've got it for a fortnight fortnightly . |
26 | If they 've had it for more than a month , encourage them to get out for some fresh air but not too much vigorous exercise . |
27 | The most recent major study of the link between breast cancer and the Pill concluded that younger women ran a greater risk if they had taken it for four years or more . |
28 | She said she had seen the programme and wondered if it had spoiled anything for me , but I was able to reassure her that it had improved my life . |
29 | ‘ I have a proposition for you , ’ he said to Burkett and as he said it he weighed up his man as if he had met him for the first time . |
30 | But it was as if he had done it for the thrill of it . ’ |