Example sentences of "[adj] if [pron] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ And there 's no reason for Elinor to see any of this if it tires her .
2 You can avoid this if you alternate them with your regular shampoo or make sure you find one that does n't contain silicone such as Lamaur Compleat 2 , Mild or Extra variants .
3 Fight this if you feel you have to , Maria , but do n't lie about it so crassly .
4 ‘ You need none of this if you have her , ’ said the Friar , awe still in his voice .
5 ‘ I 'll feel better about all this if I know you 've got it . ’
6 What am I most likely to get out of this if I do it ?
7 Twelve thou , you see , I 'm just wondering whether I should quote on a C I F basis which I can do you see , on the basis of , this if I add it up .
8 He 's half and half , in fact a little bit more English if you weigh it up . ’
9 Perhaps it 's quicker if I ask you , you just heard about it .
10 ‘ T is quicker if I carry you .
11 I had explained this to Aunt Louise , who enjoyed her bath and filled it almost to the top ; but she took no notice , becoming affronted and resentful if I reminded her .
12 I think , yeah I think it might look wrong if you turned it up actually .
13 But he 's wrong if he thinks he can push me around now .
14 The mechanics of putting together a behaviour plan will become clear if you look it two other sections : Verbal behaviour on page 170 and Non-verbal behaviour on page 116 .
15 ‘ Sure you 'll be OK if we leave you , sweetheart ? ’
16 ‘ Maggie , is it OK if I call you that ? ’
17 She 'd be polite and charming if it killed her !
18 Bourgeois people give because they 're embarrassed if you pester them .
19 I think you would be interested if I take you through the Severn Tunnel .
20 ‘ … directly reminiscent of the existence of the individual in infancy before he could talk readily , when everyone was bigger and stronger , when chairs and tables were mountainous and had sharp injurious edges , when he could flood the dark universe with light if someone lifted him to press the switch , but when usually his greatest efforts were ineffectual to change anything .
21 Despite it all , though , you may end up looking a bit foolish if you find you 've been barking up the wrong tree .
22 But , when she suddenly discovered an urgent desire to know his name , she knew that she would only end up feeling foolish if she asked him what it was in this moment of parting .
23 Yeah , I go to Mrs , erm can we fish , sharing lists I ga , you know , I think it 'll be easier if we did it in twos , and Becky goes why ?
24 No , I just , thinking it 's easier if I take it down this way .
25 As she put away the cutlery and was so sorry for herself , she found it made things easier if she dramatised them .
26 Yeah most people find it a lot easier if you write them one underneath the other one .
27 Now is it easier if you write you them one under the other do you think ?
28 ‘ It would be easier if you told us where the drugs are , sir .
29 It 's easier if you do it on the board , and you can see it .
30 Butchers are , on the whole , an ingenious breed , and they could probably get hold of some if you pressed them .
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