Example sentences of "if he [verb] [pron] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Practice partner Jack Nicklaus also had an ignominious start , and even Norman himself had contemplated whether he might sue the Royal & Ancient if he injured himself in the dune grass . |
| 2 | Eventually MacPhie found he could break the spell of the magic thread if he cut it with the woman 's magic hatchet . |
| 3 | If he surpassed himself with a full-scale mock-up of the ceiling for the Salla Romana with a snake-pit of interwoven flowers and exuberant garlands , he could be sure that a cursory glance by Ceauşescu would be followed by the demand , ‘ More flowers , more gold leaf . ’ |
| 4 | If he refers it to the Court of Appeal , Courtney may well spend a proper period in jail . |
| 5 | So James had good reason not to trust a local market in tobacco , and to believe that he would do better if he kept it as a commodity to be imported and to pay duty accordingly , mainly at London and Bristol . |
| 6 | He said this kindly , as if he meant it as a tip she could use on her next date — which obviously was not going to be with him . |
| 7 | Whereas if he raised it through a levy on Copts that would be wildly popular with everyone else . |
| 8 | If he left you in the lurch when you needed him most . ’ |
| 9 | Not if he arranged it at the most awkward time of the year ? a little voice rejoined . |
| 10 | They prepared Cameron for his appearance in the High Court of Justiciary by one final interview , a dry recapitulation of what had been said before , with the slightest of hints that it would go well for him if he divulged something about the United Scotsmen , who evidently still preyed on their minds . |
| 11 | He says he felt as if he knew her from a previous life — of course he did . |
| 12 | As the evening wore on , he asked Derek if he knew anything about the Ulster Defence Association or anybody in it . |
| 13 | " If he wanted something in the house and I did n't have it he 'd say , " What did you do with all the money ? " |
| 14 | Isaac proceeds as if he knows nothing of the events surrounding the pot of soup . |
| 15 | ‘ While you 're speaking to him , I suggest you ask him if he knows anyone in the building trade who would like to come out here to help you . |
| 16 | If he treats her from the beginning like a woman , elderly perhaps , but still entitled to every courtesy and consideration and some of his undivided attention , and if she treats him with affection and interest , voicing her pride in his achievements , and turning to him for advice on various matters , their relationship is usually off to a good start . |
| 17 | Mr Gergen will best serve his new boss if he reminds him of the strengths of one of his old ones . |
| 18 | He remembered writing of Paula 's death , — of how he could not live without knowing the truth , and how , if he gave himself into the hands of the great Whale , he knew that he would be reunited with her in death . |
| 19 | The scene of crime officer kept looking at him , as if he found him in the way but did not know how to say so . |
| 20 | ‘ Mac , ’ as of course he was known , would promise to bring down the wrath of almighty God on them if he found them in the Trocadero , Elephant and Castle , when they should be ‘ capable of , and available for work , ’ as one had to be in those days . |
| 21 | Except in a case to which Ord 11 , r 4(2) applies , the plaintiff is entitled to have the accepted sum paid out to him without any order of the court , if he accepts it within the time limited by the rule ( Ord 11 , r 4(1) ) . |
| 22 | When asked if he sees himself as a business man or a sailor , he replies without demur that he is ‘ a businessman ’ , but he also professes , a touch pugnaciously , to being ‘ a socialist ’ and believes that opportunities for the ordinary person to take part in ocean racing have become even fewer since large scale sponsorship . |
| 23 | If he chucks something on the ground he 'll pick it up and give it to me and he 'll do it all the more . |
| 24 | If he resembles anyone from the less-than-hallowed history of TV light entertainment , it 's Dick Emery , with his gaggle of thumb-nail stereotypes and music hall turns . |
| 25 | For , if he used her as a model , she used him as good copy . |
| 26 | He was told that , if he behaved himself in the segregation block where he was being held , he would be allowed to make a call to his father who was seriously ill . |
| 27 | I ask Mr Jackson if he wants anything from the shop — you know , like fags or a newspaper or summat , but he says he do n't . |
| 28 | If he hit it into the wall … at least it took someone out : - ) , and with the power he got behind it … when it was on target it was in . |
| 29 | It 'll be interesting to see if he makes it into the team . |
| 30 | On the other hand , if he makes it as an international tighthead , that line-out capability will prove a handsome bonus as well as his ballast in a Scottish scrummage which has struggled of late . |