Example sentences of "to [pron] [conj] if [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It appears to me that if a man may lawfully , in the furtherance of business interests , do acts which will seriously injure another in his business he may also lawfully , if he is still acting in the furtherance of his business interests , offer that other to accept a sum of money as an alternative to doing the injurious acts .
2 ‘ I do n't argue the pros and cons of public or private investment per se , but in view of the problems that have arisen it seems to me that if the Government has talked up the price by making rather loud commitments to potential voters , perhaps the Government should spend some of our money overcoming those problems , ’ he said .
3 ‘ It had occurred to me that if the substance known as Potassium Chlorate were to be contained in some small vessel with the right quantity of Sulphur , and the compound impacted — that is to say , if I hit it a pretty fair whack with a pestle — the result would be an explosion . ’
4 You must swear to me that if the number is six you will take the pill . ’
5 The door of the pillbox opened and Cawthorne stepped out , so close to me that if the wind had changed I could have sniffed his after-shave .
6 Work 's very important to me and if the love affair is n't working I ca n't be happy at work . ’
7 I made a mental note to myself that if the doctor on her case set that beautiful leg anything other than back the way it should be , then he had better start looking for a good dentist .
8 He says that any teacher who makes comments like that in front of a class , should n't be in school that 's why he said to us that if a teacher ever speaks to us like that he would come up to school and sort him out .
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