Example sentences of "if they [verb] [pers pn] can [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If they wish they can stick to the bare bones of the task , as an intellectual exercise , but if they feel secure they may inject ‘ feeling ’ ideas . |
| 2 | If they know they can get special deals . |
| 3 | If they said you can go anywhere you like it would , that would cause I would , I would have difficulty deciding . |
| 4 | Nobody in industry has actually got an absolute guarantee , I mean even the British Telecom schemes said they 'll pay , they 'll pay the rate of inflation if they feel they can afford . |
| 5 | but if they get the upper hand , and if they think they can start er dictating , then they will , alright ? |
| 6 | You know if they think they can do just as they like at that age , well I mean er the , the |
| 7 | " If they think they can discover the lost vein , or by driving a new level find a fresh one , they will do one or the other for their own advantage " . |
| 8 | ‘ If they think they can set up a squad at three months ’ notice , they 're sadly mistaken . |
| 9 | Ask the children if they think they can walk through a postcard . |
| 10 | And anyway , even if we ask them , I mean , even if they think we can do something about it , though Christ knows what , I do n't want a lot of knowalls who have n't got any kids and do n't know the first thing about them telling us what to do with ours — ’ |