Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] if the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ A lot of people asked me if the staff would lose their jobs . |
| 2 | ‘ You asked me if the garage had returned my car , when you 'd got it under lock and key all the time ! ’ |
| 3 | The ANC conference held in Johannesburg on Dec. 14-16 ended with a commitment to continue negotiations but with a threat to suspend them if the government did not take action before April 30 , 1991 , to halt township violence , release all political prisoners , allow exiles to return , repeal remaining " repressive " legislation and halt political trials . |
| 4 | " Forgive me if the question is an impertinence . " |
| 5 | A note was taken of the submissions that were made before the judge which show that he asked the solicitor representing them if the appellants knew of the date of the hearing , and the solicitor said that they did , as indeed was the case . |
| 6 | Studio head Richard Zanuck paid him between one and two million dollars so that the film could be released that year , with a guarantee to compensate him if the show 's gross takings fell below $60,000 a week for an agreed period . |
| 7 | What matters it if the place is a pigsty ? |
| 8 | In these conditions it is vital for the pilot to have a hand close to the release , ready to pull it if the need arises . |
| 9 | One old lady from Wiltshire told me if the Germans had come they 'd have killed off old people like her . |
| 10 | When he told Perkins his landlord of his case , and that it would be a pity to leave Solomon unfinished , Perkins blanched when he heard it would take another two years , gave him his fat hand and told him if the painting did not sell after two years , and Haydon still could not pay , ‘ … why , sir , we 'll consider what is to be done , so do n't fret , but work . ’ |
| 11 | In any event , knowledge within the firm of the identity of the intermediary 's client may not identify him if the salesman or perhaps the dealer concerned did not know either that the intermediary was acting as intermediary or the identity of the client ; this is a Chinese wall-type question . |
| 12 | For that reason we have not considered sigmoidoscopy an essential part of the investigation , but would do it if the patient was an unreliable historian . |
| 13 | ‘ We can do it if the leadership of this nation will just stand up and do the right thing . ’ |
| 14 | This is nearly as demanding as the main route so I 'd only do it if the tops are covered in mist or you are absolutely worn out . |
| 15 | I wanted to wire the hedgehog up to some kind of heartbeat monitor so we could run out to resuscitate it if the machine stopped beeping regularly and pronounced the continuous monotone bleep of death that we all know from hospital drama . |
| 16 | An accidental damage option is available , which will cover you if you happen to break the tank yourself but this will not cover you if the tank breaks of its own accord or springs a leak . |
| 17 | As Gooseneck strode masterfully back to his accustomed position , Amiss heard Mauleverer muttering mutinously : ‘ That 's all very well , that 's all very well , but nobody 's told me if the haddock 's finnan . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Did n't you say I 'd only got to come an' see yer if the geezer got awkward ? ’ |
| 19 | You could only really believe it if the fire behind him was about 100 yards away he 'd be frying ! ’ |
| 20 | Although it may seem odd to call a jail sentence a ‘ reward ’ , that is how the men would see it if the alternative was a longer spell behind bars . |
| 21 | But then we would n't be able to afford it if the market goes up and |
| 22 | I would understand it if the Minister were saying merely that he is reorganising the same amount of resources , but he has cut resources . |
| 23 | The Old Bill ca n't touch us if the girls do n't cock their legs over . ’ |
| 24 | In order to avoid being taken to have accepted a seller 's terms by accepting a delivery note , the buyer may arrange for its warehouse staff to acknowledge receipt of goods delivered by issuing a form referring to its own terms ; alternatively , it may stamp the seller 's delivery note with a receipt referring to its own terms , which may be effective to incorporate them if the stamp is legible . |
| 25 | If you have any surplus seeds such as peas , beans , lupins — all nitrogen fixers — then sow them if the ground is going to be vacant for more than a few weeks . |
| 26 | I 'll telephone you in the morning and tell you if the doctor can see you . |
| 27 | There 's no need to use it if the river 's not in spate , since you can just as easily hop over some stones in the shallows a few yards further upstream . |
| 28 | Cardiff moved out on to the landing , still keeping the gun well in front of him , and ready to use it if the thing should show any signs of stirring . |
| 29 | wherever you go wherever you go there 's gon na be all this upheaval and I mean let's face it if the Tories do n't get in this time , and pray god they do n't , Labour 's gon na completely |
| 30 | You open the application , set it to read text , set the page orientation , tell it if the document you 're scanning is poor quality — like dot matrix print — and where it is . |