Example sentences of "if a cat " in BNC.
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| 1 | If a cat attacks , the chances are it will get someone else and not you . |
| 2 | It is a trick that might just save the life of the bird if a cat has caught it and then placed it on the ground for a moment before starting to pluck it . |
| 3 | But if a cat is cornered and can not run away , even though it wishes fervently to do so , it may then make a sound which transmits the message : ‘ I fear you , but do not push me too far , or I will turn on you despite my fear . ’ |
| 4 | If a cat performs some very strange action — finds its way home over a long distance , predicts an earthquake , or senses the return of its owners when they are some distance from the house — then it is a challenge for us to try and find out which particular sensory pathway was involved . |
| 5 | If a cat is sick we should always take veterinary advice . |
| 6 | If a cat enters a room where several people are talking , it is very likely to make for the one person there who has an abnormal fear of felines . |
| 7 | If a cat kills a mouse we may feel sorry for the mouse but we no longer accuse the cat of wickedness . |
| 8 | It was then believed that if a cat crossed your path and did you no harm , you had been incredibly lucky . |
| 9 | He said people were allowed to use air rifles in their own gardens , and if a cat strayed into the path of the pellet in those circumstances it would be regarded as an accident . |
| 10 | Driving instructors will tell us that if a cat or dog strays into our path , and we are unable to stop or otherwise avoid it in an orderly fashion , then we should run it down . |
| 11 | Catnip is an example ; Nepeta cataria is the true herb and is the catnip that has a hard life if a cat is part of the household , but Nepeta x faassenii , also sometimes called catnip , is the usual species grown in gardens , with little if any attraction for cats , though it is always alive with bees when in flower . |
| 12 | ‘ Would n't it be awful if a cat scratched your heart . ’ |
| 13 | If a cat stuck its leg in the air , they all raced off , screaming that they 'd seen something move . |
| 14 | If a cat struck its leg in the air , they all raced off , screaming that they 'd seen something move . |
| 15 | She might have said as much if a cat had died . |
| 16 | well Jess , Jess will sort of , if a cat came into our garden , she 'd see it off |