Example sentences of "if they [vb base] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They just need a little help like with feeding or or if they throw a tantrum |
| 2 | He is a good cook , believing that it is important for men to learn to cook so that if they marry a woman not too well versed in the culinary arts , they will still survive ! |
| 3 | Final warnings were slapped on 15 of the garages and if they put a foot wrong in the next five years they will also be barred from further MOT testing . |
| 4 | Many parents find that if they put a pudding or sweets in front of the child as an incentive the child is likely to refuse to eat and just demand the reward . |
| 5 | if they put a cycle path along the edge of each road when they build them |
| 6 | Secondly , it means that the person who has been arrested under section 7(3) of the Act of 1976 by a constable without warrant has the matter resolved one way or the other within 24 hours , or sooner if practicable , subject to the exceptions of Christmas Day , Good Friday and Sundays , and the prosecution , if they wish a remand in custody or the imposition of more stringent conditions , must make sure that they have within that time period sufficient material to place before the justice to enable the justice to form one of the opinions set out in section 7(5) . |
| 7 | Mr Saville added : ‘ If they slap a CPO on the site , then it will be up to the councils to get on with the job of reclamation . |
| 8 | And if they hide a lot . |
| 9 | Even if they scratch a lot , it is more likely that their gills are being irritated by particulate matter in the water ( coral sand is a common culprit ) or incorrect water chemistry/quality . |
| 10 | Perhaps they risk less in terms of a damaged reproductive potential if they lose a challenge for possession , and hence persist more in harassment ? |
| 11 | And if they go a goal ahead in Turkey , the home-team are going to kick hell out of them and hopefully side-line most of them until the New Year ( and god knows what the crowd will do — have you ever seen Midnight Express ? ) |
| 12 | 2–0 will be about it , I do n't think City will come out much even if they go a goal down . |
| 13 | If they fear a fall in prices , selling a future or acquiring a put option are alternatives to selling the underlying securities . |
| 14 | Oliver liked things to be finished and shiny and to look as if they cost a lot . |
| 15 | Linfield will get hundreds of column inches between now and the end of the season — if they win a match it 's ‘ clear the back page , boys ' and if they lose , well … it 's ‘ clear the back page , boys ! ’ |
| 16 | If they use a ferry , he 'll go hovercraft . |
| 17 | ( iv ) If they use a computer spelling checker , they should learn about its limitations , for example in not distinguishing homophones , eg fair , fare , or different parts of speech , eg their , there . |
| 18 | Instead of trying to sort answers into meaningful groups it probably suits most people best if they use a percentage system . |
| 19 | if they us , if they use a contractor |
| 20 | The Data Protection Registrar is quoted as warning local councils that they could break the law if they maintain a register of all adults for the council tax . |
| 21 | If they miss a week and they have n't paid it |
| 22 | Often it is better ( > ) for eating and comes on if they miss a meal ; headache with hunger . |
| 23 | One is that a predator is less likely to detect fish prey if they form a school than if they spread out . |
| 24 | If they form a cyst in the eye , blindness is likely to result . |
| 25 | However , a large number of small shareholders can frustrate the vote if they form a majority in number ( in person or by proxy ) at the actual meeting . |
| 26 | So we can now advise people that if they take a bird in that 's been injured by a cat , they give it a shot of antibiotics — great , cures the septicaemia . |
| 27 | They are thus likely to be surprised to find themselves crossing Greenland and Baffin Island if they take a flight from London to Chicago , or passing over Samarkand en route from London to Delhi . |
| 28 | By abolishing that hated earnings rule we have enabled pensioners to keep their retirement pension , even if they take a job in retirement . |
| 29 | If they make a phone call twelve hours later , the British police should be here minutes afterwards . |
| 30 | They have also felt that if they make a payment at all , that they 're fully meeting their obligation , whatever the level of that payment . |