Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] if he " in BNC.
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| 1 | There might be a real risk of embarrassment to his full-time employers if he were asked to act for a client in his spare time who was on the other side of a case in which his main employers were engaged . |
| 2 | This fellow 's excuse for putting his shovel into the public purse is that he is executive producer of the Wogan show , something he keeps to himself in public places if he has any sense . |
| 3 | ‘ And anyway , ’ whispered another voice , and one that was rather more matter-of-fact because it was her own , ‘ there 's a young eagle out there called Creggan who needs to know a few things if he 's going to survive and be free . ’ |
| 4 | Would not my right hon. Friend be insulting British farmers if he were to suggest that he should decimate the financial support available to them so that it could be given to M. Delors for use as a slush fund for so-called cohesion — a bribe to the countries of southern Europe ? |
| 5 | Would it not have helped British farmers if he had said that he was determined to support us and ensure that we succeeded ? |
| 6 | It declared as openly as Cornelius dared that he could invent a dozen different theories if he was obliged to , behind which the truth , whatever it was , could be concealed forever . |
| 7 | If the rest of his regiment is also mounted , he may ride in a two-horse chariot at a cost of +56 points if he is part of a unit of Tiranoc Charioteers . |
| 8 | An SBU or divisional manager will be motivated to seek appropriate investments if he knows clearly what the generic strategy for his SBU is ( he would presumably have participated in determining it ) , is aware of what is expected of him in terms of building or maintaining competitive strengths , and knows that early-warning indicators will be set up to monitor how his investments are contributing to the improvement or maintenance of those specific strengths . |
| 9 | Parks will be elevated to folk hero status by Cliftonville 's fanatical fans if he delivers the Cup to Solitude for the first time since 1979 . |
| 10 | He calculated that he would be able to meet all his daily and official duties if he devoted his entire time to them , and abandoned any attempt at his own writing , but this he was determined not to do . |
| 11 | It follows that if a contractor can demonstrate that the resources available and those intended for use on site would enable the works to be finished early , the contractor would have good grounds for claiming reimbursement of additional costs if he or she was thwarted by the client 's delay . |
| 12 | William Hulbert offered Burghley 100 angels if he would get the post of customer at Bristol transferred to J. Dowlie , who had probably bought it from Hulbert ; Henry Goldingham promised £100 for the post of controller of the customs at Ipswich ; and Herbert Croft wrote that Richard Davis was offering the same amount for a judgeship in Wales . |
| 13 | 94 , the plaintiff , a seaman , claimed that the defendant , the captain of his ship , had promised him five guineas over and above his ordinary wages if he would perform some extra work in navigating the ship , the promise having been made , when the ship was in danger , to induce the seamen to exert themselves . |
| 14 | It was n't only Chilcott 's promise of a tidy sum of money and six horses if he would take Topaz as his spouse which made Manfro want her . |
| 15 | Perhaps Mr Harrison would have second thoughts if he walked in our neck of the woods . |
| 16 | A player joining a new club during the close season or after the season starts will have to wait 30 days if joining a club two leagues higher or lower before he plays for that club in a Courage league game or 120 days if joining a club on the same level or one league higher or lower before he plays for that in a league game ; he waits 180 days if he is not a British passport holder . |
| 17 | ‘ Dunbar 's coming over and he 'll have fifty fits if he sees you holding Harry 's hand . |
| 18 | Mr Henderson asked him three times if he had any idea what a kidney was for . |
| 19 | Mr Henderson asked him three times if he had any idea what a kidney was for . |
| 20 | ‘ Cricket must now be the only sport in which you can be punished for the same offence twice and , who knows , maybe three times if he appeals ! |
| 21 | Rex has told me all about the Tyrrell Society and their activities a dozen times if he 's told me once . |
| 22 | This indeed was a factor in hastening the decay of villeinage , because a man who was free would not wish to incur servile obligations if he took possession of land which had hitherto been burdened with them . |
| 23 | They 'd have probably given him ninety days if he had the right advice . ’ |
| 24 | He could have seen money in this right off and been leading Dr. Favor on , seeing to make about a month 's wages in three days if he kept all the fares ; and why would n't he ? |
| 25 | Would he have done these things if he 'd killed Albie ? |
| 26 | He promised to keep in touch , to send monthly payments if he possibly could . |
| 27 | He may then give Create user privilege to any of these users if he wishes , enabling them in turn to create new users ( i.e. descendants ) . |
| 28 | ‘ He needs at least two or three races if he 's to have a go at the Champion again . |
| 29 | A man 's allowed to have second-rate dreams if he feels like it . |
| 30 | If the scouse rumours I 've heard are true , they 'd better lock up Leeds primary schools if he came to Elland Road . |