Example sentences of "if [pers pn] [vb -s] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | they 've got a girl that works there right and her name her name is Linda and they run this big machine and it 's really long and he said if she 's at the top machine he ca n't see down the other end of the machine cos her boobs are in the way and he 's got I said you do n't ask her can sh he said yeah well he said I 've got ta ask her can she move out the way , he said if she sits on the table her boobs are resting on the table , I said oh I 'd crack up . |
| 2 | If she goes through the checkout without a tantrum praise her behaviour ( ‘ You 're a big girl behaving so well ’ ) . |
| 3 | ‘ Papa , tell Belle Maman that if she looks at the baby like that , I shall get only her hat in the picture … ’ |
| 4 | We may , for example , think to ourselves that it would be very useful to ask a housewife if she works outside the house at all , and this sounds easy enough in our heads . |
| 5 | Yes , yes well we ca n't talk you see , we do n't know , we do n't know what 's happening , but she 's been suffering a lot with her back just now and she put that off you know that because she 's not attending the meetings , she ca n't sit , and if she comes to the meetings she ca n't sit down , she stands up , props herself against the wall and stand up right at the back so , we do n't know you see |
| 6 | ‘ And it looks like we 'll be moving there , if she sticks to the asking price , so you 'd better get used to the idea . |
| 7 | You know , look , I did a deal with Mrs Thatcher in nineteen eighty six , that I would n't open up many of these issues , and if she sticks to the deal , I 'll stick to the deal . |
| 8 | That 's what I said , If she sticks to the deal , I 'll stick to the deal . |
| 9 | Subs on the Guardian are relatively light-handed , but reporters on some tabloids often have difficulty recognising their own work — especially if it clashes with the view of the proprietor . |
| 10 | While management development can , and should , influence management , it will only be successful if it responds to the state of management . |
| 11 | Unlike billiards , however , rather than a clean ‘ hit or miss ’ , the repulsion of the two positively charged nuclei causes a curvature in the ion 's path even if it passes to the side of the atom . |
| 12 | Similarly , light tries to travel in a straight line , but the curvature of space-time near the sun causes the light from distant stars to be bent if it passes near the sun . |
| 13 | if they just bring one , I shall say well I 've got choice then to say well is this this week 's or last week 's , now I do n't want to give them that opportunity to say well she 's worrying about one week 's wages , I mean Jan could love that and that 's given him chance to bring er , whereas if it pops through the door , or he comes |
| 14 | If it occurs at the beginning of a committee meeting where something is going to be pushed through and the agenda manipulated it can provoke the reaction , " … hypocrites " . |
| 15 | A burning , thick discharge like cream , especially if it occurs at the time of the monthly period . |
| 16 | If it occurs after the time of supply then he will have a defence , although the retailer will be liable for breach of the implied terms under ss13-14 of SGA 1979 and analagous provisions in contracts of supply . |
| 17 | If it sounds like the opening words of an episode of Star Trek , that 's because it 's aimed at attracting schoolchildren to the world of science . |
| 18 | If it sounds like the industry is trying to argue all sides at once — it is . |
| 19 | Couples who sell a jointly owned asset should make sure the tax man knows the ownership split , if it falls into the gains tax net . |
| 20 | For if it relates to the BBC per se then it conveniently overlooks its seedier and more questionable aspects , whilst if it relates to some imaginary institution it ignores the real pressures on institutions which make them somehow less ideal than one would desire . |
| 21 | Packages can be sealed and can contain personal correspondence if it relates to the contents of the package . |
| 22 | The mark may fail to qualify for registration or the act complained of might fall outside the scope of trade marks ; for example , if it relates to the format of an advertising campaign . |
| 23 | So what if it calls for the stout-sticking of some idle spouse ? |
| 24 | On the other hand , if it integrates with the airline part of the holiday and begins to develop its own hotels and resort complexes this is a case of backward vertical integration , since in this case the holiday firm is pushing its liaisons further back into the supply network of the holiday . |
| 25 | If the acquiring company refuses to provide , or is incapable of providing , clear instructions , if it refuses to accept and/or pay for the equipment or software , if it tampers with the programs , misuses them and allows employees to copy them freely , the supplier will need to take action . |
| 26 | Yes , you 'll go to the bottom do n't you , alright , so if it goes to the bottom it 's sinking OK ? |
| 27 | If there is any money in the account it earns some interest , if it goes into the red you pay some interest . |
| 28 | If it sits at the bottom of your belly , glowering like a smouldering fire , threatening to explode suddenly at any time and paralyse you ? |
| 29 | Therefore , the concept of centralisation will apply even where something concerns only one Member State if it conforms with the objectives of the Maastricht Treaty . |
| 30 | According to Lakatos , a field of enquiry is a science if it conforms to the methodology of scientific research programmes and is not if it does not , bearing in mind that this is a conjecture to be tested against the history of physics . |