Example sentences of "[verb] if [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | That sort of compartmentalization has been roundly denounced by Bob Jones University and those sections of American fundamentalism with which Paisley is most at home but we will never know if his religio-political system would permit such pragmatism because the constitutional issue so overrides everything else in Northern Ireland that there is no expectation or need for him to work with conservative Catholics . |
2 | Probing to know if its new-gnarled root |
3 | One wonders if our worthy Bishop Russel were to see the sporting activities taking place today especially in the Holy weeks and time spent in the worship of television what punishments he would hand out . |
4 | A chest X-ray or more detailed tests can be done if there any indications . |
5 | It would be very difficult would n't it because the British then would be sort of admitting that you know , what would they do if their own troops were sent in , what would they do ? |
6 | ‘ What do you do if your best friend is injured or ill and the vet 's fees mean trouble for you too ? ’ |
7 | The elation he 'd felt the day before at his own breathtaking adventure with the Moi girl now also seemed suddenly shameful to him , and he began to wonder if his exaggerated pride in the deed had n't been the direct cause of the danger in which he and his mother had suddenly found themselves on the plain . |
8 | So I 'll be obliged if you two gents would drink up and leave . ’ |
9 | Thousands of farm workers are in danger of being exploited if their minimum wage is scrapped . |
10 | She foraged in it immediately to see if her young supporter had been able to smuggle through a twist of tobacco . |
11 | In July 1922 , the Company enquired whether either of the other two companies had any covered top cars to spare , which they could borrow , to see if their own cars could be fitted with top covers . |
12 | ‘ It will be enlightening to see if his new-found honesty runs to incriminating himself in any way , ’ observed Amiss . |
13 | It is , indeed , at this very point that the movement to advance the status of " English " in education must be situated if its particular history as a cultural and administrative form is to be understood . |
14 | I mean if its any thing like a golf magazine , every week , every month |
15 | Bill Gates , in London yesterday addressing sundry gatherings , notably the Institute of Directors annual convention , said he dispatched 50 messages back to base on the flight over ; asked if his impending nuptials would adversely affect Microsoft Corp , he said ‘ it takes a lot of time being single : I think being married will be very efficient . ’ |
16 | Of course , the situation would be greatly eased if our political leaders were less addicted to secrecy . |
17 | However , among the lucky or sheltered it is common enough for someone to have the uneasy feeling that he is living too comfortably , might find himself unprepared to cope if his present security were to collapse , lacks adequate understanding of miseries outside his experience . |
18 | The nonagon is easier to comprehend if its three fold symmetry is revealed . |
19 | Some believe that new plants flourish if their early growth coincides with the growing of a new moon . |
20 | Four Australian cricket-writers and one Australian team manager will never forget the day at net practice in Christchurch on the 1985–86 tour of New Zealand when , during a routine discussion with the journalists on preparation for a one-day match , he made mention of the fact that he intended to resign if his shattered team did not win the match the following Saturday . |
21 | How far would Rock Hudson have got if his true proclivities , hidden so long by a succession of girlfriends provided by the studios , had been known ? |
22 | Perhaps he worries too much about Mr Carman , who , he says , ‘ will not be running true to form if his closing speech is not a formidable tour de force . |
23 | The C & AG 's role is more properly understood if his full title is given : ‘ The Comptroller General of the Receipt and Issue of Her Majesty 's Exchequer and Auditor General of Public Accounts ’ . |
24 | I would n't have known ‘ The Food of the Gods ’ existed if my Great Uncle had n't spoken of it . |
25 | After all , we have been reaping rewards from the vegetable garden for months : the soil ca n't go on and on providing if its own storehouse is not replenished . |
26 | And yet , much as she enjoyed her career and would not want to give it up permanently , she had a great desire for a strong , loving relationship and wanted to have children of her own — something she would never be able to do if her present feelings persisted . |
27 | Such was her exhaustion that she would not have cared if her traitorous purpose was emblazoned across her face for him to see . |
28 | The work of writing an essay is greatly reduced if your preparatory stages are carried out thoroughly . |
29 | A PENSIONER who said she would die if her 84 dogs were taken away yesterday pledged to fight a two-year ban on keeping animals . |
30 | To give Londoners the range and quality of rail services enjoyed by Parisians will cost a great deal of money , but this money will have to be spent if our public transport is not to slip once again on to the mad downhill spiral of reduced investment , reduced service , reduced passengers , reduced investment and so on . |