Example sentences of "but if [pers pn] [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seems a bit odd to be asking people to join the CTC in order to further the interests of cycling in Scotland ; but if we get this leaflet off the ground we can then tell HQ what we are doing for them . |
| 2 | But if we had that aim in mind exclusively , we would choose a different theory of adjudication , which we might call " unilateral conventionalism " or just " unilateralism . " |
| 3 | It does n't sound much , but if we ignored those extra few hours , after four years our calendar year would be a whole day ahead of the solar year . |
| 4 | But if we omit those material conditions from our writing , then the writing voice loses much of its authority and power . |
| 5 | But if we spend more than we earn ( ie expenditure is higher than income ) , then ‘ the books ’ do n't balance and we end up in debt , or ‘ in the red ’ . |
| 6 | But if we reject this view in favour of memory as a property of the brain as a system , rather than of its individual cellular and molecular components , then memory will depend not on distinct biochemistry but on just which cells and synapses are showing the changes , where they are located in the nervous system , and which other cells they make contact with . |
| 7 | All the letters suggest different ways in which the Bill can be improved , but if we accept this awful timetable motion tonight a Bill of nearly 100 clauses will have very limited time for discussion , and the guillotine will fall in Committee . |
| 8 | But if we do that at the expense of other vital interests … we will have made a mistake . ’ |
| 9 | But if we do that , all we do is we we delude ourselves . |
| 10 | We need to move more into that area of work , that sort of prevention , and we need if possible to move more in partnerships with voluntary organizations , but if we do that , er , then we will have to pay them . |
| 11 | I suppose we could fix them to read the same , but if we did that , ma'am , we would n't need two clocks , and it 'd be a shame to part with either of them ! ’ |
| 12 | ‘ We always tried to talk somewhat in codes , ’ he said , remembering Calero talking to North about arms on a pay-phone from San Francisco , ‘ so whoever was listening would n't quite be able to understand it ; but if they had any common sense , they probably could . ’ |
| 13 | But if they met each other , Lewis … ? |
| 14 | I do n't know if I know I understand obviously monies not around at the moment but if they made some way of creating some kind of jazz pub closing it down making it part of the theatre again it 's it 's just a like a pub and I I do n't ever feel comfortable going in there and buying drinks on rehearse . . |
| 15 | I mean , I do n't think Colin 's unhappy where he wants to do , then an offers an offer , like either they go in and make share , but if they work all day . |
| 16 | ‘ I mean , if you believe that , then what you 're saying is women basically do n't want sex , but if they have enough food stuffed down their faces , they might be persuaded . |
| 17 | But if they impose such a diet on their pet cats , they should be prosecuted for cruelty to animals . |
| 18 | They must keep within the budget , but if they spend less than their limit they can reallocate it to other purposes within the practice . |
| 19 | Oh yeah , and I quite like that , but if I had that , I 'd like to I would n't be tempted to decorate his room |
| 20 | But if I do that , well , I copy the C four , C six down have C five , C seven and then when I go in and insert the extra rows then er , well that formula 's not going to refer to those new rows that I insert it 's still cell the right of price and the right of sales the wrong sales certainly . |
| 21 | But if I give some names to Mr next week I think yes well I 've got them at the music later today so I can ask them then . |
| 22 | But if she did that John would n't be able to let himself in with his key . |
| 23 | Glancing at him , she was tempted to tease him about the sugar he had borrowed earlier , but if she did that it would amount to a tacit admission that he was right about her behaviour . |
| 24 | His voice sounded unbelievably distant , cold , and she was very tempted to ignore it , but if she did that he would come in anyway , she knew that , and she did after all want to talk to him , did n't she ? |
| 25 | The young man was claimed to be ‘ abundantly capable of the office ’ , but if he had any experience which might justify his placement in a supervisory post , it was not mentioned . |
| 26 | But if he does that , things will be even harder for me . |
| 27 | But if he laughed all through a sitting or recited passages of Dante , Rimbaud or Verlaine by heart , that was a dangerous sign , ‘ Then one knew that he should n't be annoyed . ’ |
| 28 | I think he 's got a good idea here but if he takes that slant to his story you could do rather well . |
| 29 | ‘ To say I am absolutely gutted is a total understatement — but if he thinks this is the end of the matter , he 's got another shock coming . |
| 30 | Yeah but if he has another shop is he still going to get his |