Example sentences of "if [pers pn] make [art] [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 | ‘ If I make the other person happy then I feel great . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | Would you mind if I made a few housing enquiries for you ? |
10 | 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 . |
11 | I once asked my stage director what would happen if I made an unexpected ritardando . |
12 | I did not think He would mind this , especially if I made the whole thing into a sort of combined barby stroke burnt sacrifice . |
13 | What if she made a complete fool of herself and let Ricky down ? |
14 | If she made a genuine offer to return which he rejected , she would have been entitled to maintenance from him . |
15 | With Puddephat 's disappearance in the news , it would not seem odd if she made a casual reference to it over dinner . |
16 | She said I did n't appreciate her , I took her for granted , I did n't notice all the little things she did and that I sulked if she made the slightest mistake . |
17 | So you would need to look carefully at her stories and other writing , and see if she makes the same kind of mistake here . |
18 | If she makes an old-fashioned choice and lovingly tends a garden and a bumper crop of children , she rates louder Hosannas than ever before . |
19 | ‘ But if you made a bad decision , or gave the wrong judgement against someone in a dispute , then some of your people might suffer . ’ |
20 | ‘ If you made an incredible blunder it would n't seem to worry anybody as long as it is recorded … |
21 | Not in public , at least , if you make a thorough job of your repentance . |
22 | 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 ’ . |
23 | 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 . |
24 | 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 . |
25 | 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 . |
26 | 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 . |
27 | Even if you make a complete mess of it , the model only has a few inches to fall . |
28 | 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 . |
29 | 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 . |
30 | 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 . |