Example sentences of "if they [be] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Roger Sanderson wants the Forest of Dean Commoners Association … a grouping of sheep farmers … to keep better control of their animals so they do n't stray onto the industrial estate and roads.The right to graze the Forest of Dean dates back thousands of years , and it 's jealously guarded by the commoners.They say its up to the businessmen to fence the sheep out if they 're proving troublesome : |
| 2 | ‘ Do fling them off if they 're getting obstreperous , Bob . |
| 3 | You can hear them from a long way now what you do is you sit them down and let them take up their own particular position , you can , if they 've got their medication their Ventilin or whatever , you can put it beside them , they will know if they need to take it or not , get them with the fresh air and let them take up their own position which is usually leaning forward so that it expands their lungs , talk to them about something different because sometimes well they 've got to think of what to answer you , it 's relaxing those tubes , now if they 're taking their medication and it does n't work within about five minutes get them to hospital , because the only people that really die with asthma are those that have taken medication and keep saying I 'll give it a few more minutes , give it a few more minutes and if they 're getting worse and worse they 're leaving it too long . |
| 4 | I know it is with me , er , with Dad 's Army , so er , if they 're getting huge ratings with those repeats , well , they 're obviously gon na put them on are n't they ? |
| 5 | Doctors treating a blood disease which kills a hundred unborn babies a year , say they need new equipment if they 're to save more lives . |
| 6 | I do n't care if they 're hallucinating purple snakes and blue baboons , because the whole point of putting them on a boat is that they ca n't get off and swim home , and they ca n't get drugs on board , and they ca n't bribe you to take them to land , and that means they 'll have no damned choice but to get cured . ’ |
| 7 | So what if they 're earning more than me ? " |
| 8 | but from wherever you said , if they 're using one sheet for all three we would need |
| 9 | and I do n't give any of this shit with lights If they 're doing seventy miles an hour , and I 'm going faster and they 're , all the overtaking lanes are taken , then I 'll slow down to their speed , I wo n't |
| 10 | Well do n't keep going too long with them if they 're doing that to you Cathy cos |
| 11 | Well if they 're doing that then we s we 're looking to make this a dual carriageway on the Richard principle that if it 's a trunk road it 's worth building a dual , a dual carriageway . |
| 12 | He really gets steamed up if they 're left open , you 'd think somebody was going to run off with the timber mill . ’ |
| 13 | yo if they 're changing key |
| 14 | If they 're selling those imitation trees , and if they 've got that wonderful one that looks like a real tree if they can say to me yes , we can rope it up for you in such a way that it 's got a handle on it . |
| 15 | I mean they must find they must find it expensive because I mean if they 're keeping that house on they have to have somebody going in to look at it , wo n't they ? |
| 16 | I mean , if they 're working full time |
| 17 | Cos look if they 're going that way they need th they need the paddle outwards |
| 18 | but if they 're going that way they need it Can I |
| 19 | So you can see how they 're looking , see if they 're going pale a bit or if they 're going to fall off their chair and talk and reassure them . |
| 20 | normally though I 'd ask you but I , time they 're gon na get rid of there nice leather chairs , and if they 're going bankrupt |
| 21 | I was but an afterthought , and I doubt if they 're bidding high enough for me . ’ |
| 22 | I do n't know if they 're laughing all the way to the bank , but they can certainly afford to get there in a cab . |
| 23 | Asian guys will go for you and so will even some white guys , if they 're feeling adventurous . ’ |
| 24 | If they 're controlled well dad , everyone knows that one th the Tackleby 's controlled by a man . |
| 25 | Young motorists face a Government clampdown including having to display a special plate to show they 're new to driving and the possibility of having to pass a tough new test if they 're found guilty of serious traffic offences . |
| 26 | If they 're playing another slow tune , I 'd like to dance . ’ |
| 27 | Never keep callers waiting while you look for information or try to transfer them , etc. , without explaining what you are doing and giving them a chance to call back if they are in a hurry or if they are calling long-distance . |
| 28 | But governments now believe that if they are to tackle new subjects at a European level they must tighten their control . |
| 29 | They retain their foliage through the winter if they are kept moist . |
| 30 | WITH the relegation issue in an unpredictable state , Salford 's victory at Widnes proved no more than par for the course yesterday , but they will need radical adjustments in their attacking philosophy if they are to collect further points . |