Example sentences of "if [pron] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If everyone had identical tastes and endowments , then many public finance questions would lose their significance , and this is particularly true of the behaviour of the state . |
| 2 | And in the second cab , heading east , seeing the personnel , those who are faceless , and those who are all face , all hair and gesture , I wondered if everyone needed new identities when they came to New York . |
| 3 | The best policies will also provide transport to another resort if yours has insufficient snow . |
| 4 | Even if I thought strict liability for accidents wrong in principle , I would prefer that manufacturers of both washing machines and automobiles be held to that standard than that only one of them be . |
| 5 | If I strained I could see the world as others did , stereoscopically , but if I relaxed binocular vision would ensue , and while one ‘ eye ’ would remain focused , the other would slide away into the clouded periphery where The Fat Controller and his machinations held sway . |
| 6 | Said that in future he 'd be obliged if I kept careful note of when Mr Meredith took out a horse . |
| 7 | ‘ If I 'd been educated proper , I expect I 'd be able to talk more , ’ said Dolly , ‘ specially if I 'ad good looks and not just a sort of orphanage face . |
| 8 | And I really ca n't wait around to find out if I suffer unrequited love . |
| 9 | If I had flipping cameras round me all the time I 'd tell them where to go . |
| 10 | " I 'm sure if I ask Muslim brother for another ten days it will be all right , " the Shah replied stiffly . |
| 11 | ‘ It 's for the job , ’ he says proudly , ‘ I get promotion if I speak good English . ’ |
| 12 | I think to myself , if the walls were ivory instead of mauve , and if I put fine ash floorboards down where the fat grey carpet used to be , would I then be happy and unafraid ? |
| 13 | If I buy if I buy bottled water , I get with that bottle , er an analysis of the water that I 'm drinking . |
| 14 | Dalgliesh thought : Why is he behaving as if I need tactful handling , as if I 'm suffering from a private grief ? |
| 15 | In the end , will I be worth something if I pay great attention to all that you tell me ? " |
| 16 | What if I find certain issues or situations difficult ? |
| 17 | Sensing , or knowing , that my days in my native land were numbered , he asked me if I needed foreign currency . |
| 18 | ‘ If I want moral advice , Valence , I 'll ask the Chaplain . ’ |
| 19 | Er , it 's like , it 's like the foreman on the shopfloor for some reason , there 's a er , in the systems or whatever , er , the warehouseman er , the night porter er , when he takes over , he knows what he 's doing , he knows what I want , because I 've spoken to him about it , erm , he knows what items I want to leave for stock people , erm , and Sue , the checkout manager , she 'll know if I want extra people on the shopfloor because we 're quiet , or I expect it to be quiet , erm , she knows where they 've got to be , and I 'll come back and review it with her . |
| 20 | I wo n't go into them today if I did possible savings . |
| 21 | That is the analogue of [ 5al If I rob identical twins I produce two similarly penniless men . |
| 22 | No , no it 's not cos if I drink other things then I feel really really sick , |
| 23 | ( Technically I should have Norris 's solo room because I 've been in the flat longest , but that room 's small and noisy ; also , Gav does n't snore and he 's quite happy to retreat to the living room couch if I have female company … |
| 24 | If I have accurate information , I can plot your star chart and produce detailed information about you . |
| 25 | If I have huge damages to pay , I 'll have to get a job . |
| 26 | you ask if I have running water |
| 27 | As a demographer with a quarter of a century 's experience I know that if I encounter finite numbers of a supposedly rare occurrence , the true rate is higher . |
| 28 | ‘ Good God , if I weathered poor Isabel 's friendship , I am sure I may weather yours ! ’ |
| 29 | ‘ If I bought red mullet in England , I would probably get a two-stone cardboard box . |
| 30 | If I think hard work is admirable then I seek it in others and overreact ( often on limited data ) when I think I see it in others . |