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 . |