Example sentences of "if it [verb] [adj] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | This is a very efficient heat-transfer mechanism , and if it existed all the way into the region of the atmosphere which radiated to space then by today the Jovian interior would have lost almost all of its heat of formation , and any remnant could not be a significant source of internal energy . |
2 | Try out each of your jokes on someone who will not be at the wedding to see if it sounds funny the way you tell it . |
3 | The responses I heard to that question were most unsatisfactory , the County Council 's response was , ah , well we 'll have to get together again with the group of authorities , now if you look back over how long it has taken to produce this particular strategy that 's exceedingly worrying , that means they 'll have to get together again , even if it takes half the time or a third of the time , they 'll have to get together again towards nineteen ninety seven ninety eight to be considering the strategy post two thousand and six . |
4 | If it remains high the undergravel filter bed may not be large enough to cope . |
5 | He said it matter of factly , as if it happened all the time . |
6 | If it happened all the time , I would give up the game — I 'd quit . |
7 | If the bird keeps struggling , it will be clawed and bitten repeatedly by its captor , but if it lies still the cat may then make the mistake of putting it down on the ground and releasing it from its jaws . |