Example sentences of "if [pron] need [to-vb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had to go back to the room , as if I needed to tell the place where I lived of my feeling . |
| 2 | He said he did n't mean to worry her but her mother did look as if she needed to see a doctor . |
| 3 | It is imperative that you do not travel on your own , so if you need to use a lift and you find yourself alone , please hold the doors open until someone else comes along so that you can share the facility . |
| 4 | If you need to do the cleaning quickly use an absorbent powder ; it is not as effective as a wet shampoo and you must follow the manufacturer 's instructions carefully . |
| 5 | If you need to instruct an expert , then do so early . |
| 6 | Then , if you need to move the table out of the way , you can raise the fitting up so that people do n't bump their heads on it . |
| 7 | The main disadvantage of plastic as a guttering material is that it ca n't take the weight of a ladder ; but it is risky leaning a ladder even against cast iron so if you need to support the top of the ladder away from a house wall , it is much better to use a ladder stand-off . |
| 8 | The MS-DOS command FORMAT tries by default to format to 1.4M , so if you need to format a disk at the lower density you need to tell MS-DOS . |
| 9 | If at the end of three months you decide that this is too elaborate for you or you 'd like to , if you need to see a week at a glance , er , you just call my office , send back the pages you have n't used , and we would exchange those er , for the equivalent in a different format . |
| 10 | SoftSet can be run automatically , but there 's also a manual mode if you need to control the configuration parameters explicitly . |
| 11 | If you need to hire a minibus |
| 12 | If you need to give a tablet directly to your dog , it may be helpful to have someone else to assist you by holding the dog . |
| 13 | Pitching inner and fly together can be a time saver , but obviously the inner must be detached from the fly if you need to split the weight for backpacking . |
| 14 | Pipe on to paper , if you need to allow the design to dry before being transferred to the cake , or directly on to the cake if this is applicable , for instance if the run-out is to lie flat . |
| 15 | If you need to write an essay about a topic , once you have written your list of key words you can use them to create a thought-flow chart . |
| 16 | If you have a road block here , what happens if you need to get an ambulance ? they wonder , and then they work it out . |
| 17 | If you need to send the remedy through the post and are not using dropper type stock bottles I have personally found it safest to add the granule to 10mls of alcohol in say a 10ml screw cap vial . |
| 18 | If you need to lower the gearing the only way would be to reduce the tyre size to 205 x 16 or similar and fit Range Rover high range transfer gears or overdrive to restore a respectable road speed . |
| 19 | An added benefit is that if you need to make a claim you know it 's part of the intermediary 's daily routine so they can help you to minimise inconvenience and disruption to your business . |
| 20 | If you need to know the cursor 's horizontal position use the POS function . |
| 21 | If you need to bring an umbrella , a street guide or anything other than a briefcase or handbag leave it in the reception area during the interview . |
| 22 | Well often I might see somebody waving out by the gate frantically trying to get in where he 's put one of his different size padlocks round the gate , the back gate and the front gate , and often if we need to feed the cat he 's padlocked all the different padlocks round the kitchen cupboards erm we 've been unable to get the cat food out , so we 've had to go off in the car and bring him back from a friend because he 's the only one who knows which key goes with which padlock to undo all the cupboards . |
| 23 | If he needed to give the object of his desire the slip , he would have to hide in steerage or the boiler room . |
| 24 | If he needed to gain a lot of altitude , or make a run for it , that figure could be more than halved . |