Example sentences of "if [pers pn] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If dey burn a meal |
| 2 | If I make a promise to you in return for your supplying me with three , quite useless , chocolate wrappers , which I will instantly throw away , there is a perfectly good contract provided that the promise was seriously intended ( below , p. 205 ) . |
| 3 | What if I make a mistake ? |
| 4 | What if I make a mistake ? |
| 5 | ‘ If I make a mistake , I would much rather I was the guy who got the shrapnel . |
| 6 | If I make a mess of it that woman is going to be so glad . |
| 7 | ‘ So I shall , Bob , ’ said Dyson irritably , ‘ if I make a success of this and begin to make a name for myself . |
| 8 | I think if I make a cake today I I 'd rather put sultanas in . |
| 9 | Erm I think it might be helpful if I make a comment on this business of er tenders from the other side of the fence actually , Bob . |
| 10 | Is it alright if I make a comment ? |
| 11 | But I did n't have a large pack , I did n't and if I make a cup of tea . |
| 12 | ‘ I was going to ask : if I make a retum trip in one day , no hotel , I could buy an airline ticket for cash and give any name I like-could n't I ? ’ |
| 13 | She hesitated , then said with the utmost sweetness , ‘ Do you mind if I make a suggestion ? |
| 14 | I used to get worked up if I made a mistake , I mean , I weave and a nervous breakdown spooling |
| 15 | But if I made a scene I 'm pretty sure it would be me who 'd come out looking like a fool . |
| 16 | the clue , I I 'm sure if I made a mistakes like that , it 's because it 's , you know , maybe angry and I made the wrong approach . |
| 17 | If I took a knock I would n't feel it , and that would make things worse . |
| 18 | Yes , I own my own cab but the real mushers would have me if I took a fare . ’ |
| 19 | See if I took a pension mortgage out it would be linked to me lumped into me current pension contract . |
| 20 | ‘ At first the idea of writing a wind serenade to precede The Marriage of Figaro was daunting : it has such an exciting overture , it certainly needs no further curtain-raiser — and what if I took a theme from the opera and overdid it , so no wanted to hear it in its proper place ? |
| 21 | And well I du n no if I took a continuity one round to the left . |
| 22 | ‘ If I stuck a pom-pom on each nipple and waggled them in front of Jed , he 'd tell me I was blocking his view of the telly , ’ says Mandy . |
| 23 | If I win a prize with my Premium Bond we will go together . |
| 24 | So that erm I mean if I recommended a Norwich Union income plan , and you nipped into Nottingham to buy , the charge would be the same , whether you bought it from me or from Norwich . |
| 25 | Yes I wonder if it might help you sir if I erm if I submit a copy of the plan ? |
| 26 | If I change a number here , you 'll notice , si since I change that number here it recalculates through to the other file . |
| 27 | A lot of them would be much happier if I wore a headscarf and jangled gypsy bangles . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ It 's only rissoles , I 'm afraid , ’ said Alec , but if I felt a pang of disappointment that the first meal at his house was n't going to be out of the ordinary I was mistaken . |
| 29 | Like because their account , you know , if you write , like if I wrote a cheque out to you today , and you did n't cash it for four weeks |
| 30 | So if I wrote a letter and would n't let you see it , how would you feel ? |