Example sentences of "if [pers pn] [vb -s] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If she asks a question or has clearly misunderstood something , it is fine to talk , but the silences matter too . |
| 2 | So , for instance , if she tips a pot of paint over Jamie 's drawing , tell her she must n't do it again , because she has spoiled the picture , Jamie is upset — and how would she like it if someone did that to her picture ? |
| 3 | Er she can go if she gets a babysitter . |
| 4 | ‘ Do n't worry , Bob , I 'll lock her in her office if she becomes a nuisance . ’ |
| 5 | The economic argument is as fallacious as that of denying the need for women to have higher education which will be ‘ wasted ’ if she becomes a homemaker and mother . |
| 6 | I know , but it wo n't take as long for her to get there as it would if she becomes a doctor |
| 7 | I know , but it wo n't take as long for her to get there as it will if she becomes a doctor . |
| 8 | She 's not up to much , is she , if she takes a bairn like that 'un with her when she 's on the make ? ’ |
| 9 | But if she loses a planning appeal in December she could be forced to give up her dogs — or at least to stop breeding any more . |
| 10 | ‘ If she sees a weakness in the market she 's in there , and — pow ! |
| 11 | She may be encouraged if she sees a poster on the wall about Aids . |
| 12 | Even if she sets a track record she would already have been upstaged by the people 's champion . |
| 13 | If she finds a piglet in the way she moves it to one side . |
| 14 | she , if she wants a cushion she can put it on , and |
| 15 | ‘ We could take your sister home afterwards — if she wants a lift , that is . ’ |
| 16 | So I went in and asked her if she wants a smoke . |
| 17 | And if she wants a train set then her granny will be the first to help her set it up . |
| 18 | If she wants a routine to fill her day let her do community work . |
| 19 | ‘ Sounds as if she needs an 'elping hand , ’ said Annie . |
| 20 | There is also a risk of infected vaginal fluids entering a woman 's bloodstream through her vaginal walls if she shares a vibrator or other sex toys with a partner with HIV , or if infected blood or vaginal fluids are able to get into an open cut during sex . |
| 21 | The child has learned that if she makes a nuisance of herself for long enough she will be rewarded . |
| 22 | You must not worry too much if she seems a bit depressed during the first few months , instead of being a ‘ sweet and grateful granny ’ . |
| 23 | Offer her one hundred , Mr Palmer , and do n't bother me again if she expects a penny more . ’ |
| 24 | If she has a holiday , mine is more expensive . |
| 25 | And , if she has a sister who is going out of her mind , I have had a mother eighty-nine years old and senile , I can not be said to deserve any further burdens nor to have failed in carrying out my duty . |
| 26 | And if she has a fight with another child , she always bites , there are things like that . |
| 27 | Shall I ask her if she has a friend to bring along for you ? ’ |
| 28 | I wonder if she has a problem with ‘ God ’ , it must drive her mad that so many people refer to him as ‘ He ’ . |
| 29 | She recently added a ribber and finds that if she has a problem , thanks to her illness , she gets flustered . |
| 30 | ‘ Excuse me , ma'am , ’ Ruth said , ‘ but is it your opinion that a woman can attract any man if she has a mind to ? ’ |