Example sentences of "if i [verb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 ) . |
| 2 | What if I make a mistake ? |
| 3 | What if I make a mistake ? |
| 4 | ‘ If I make a mistake , I would much rather I was the guy who got the shrapnel . |
| 5 | If I make a mess of it that woman is going to be so glad . |
| 6 | ‘ So I shall , Bob , ’ said Dyson irritably , ‘ if I make a success of this and begin to make a name for myself . |
| 7 | I think if I make a cake today I I 'd rather put sultanas in . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Is it alright if I make a comment ? |
| 10 | But I did n't have a large pack , I did n't and if I make a cup of tea . |
| 11 | ‘ 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 ? ’ |
| 12 | She hesitated , then said with the utmost sweetness , ‘ Do you mind if I make a suggestion ? |
| 13 | In slalom I know I can win every race if I make no mistakes . |
| 14 | Perhaps we could arrange to go as a foursome ; we 'd have no trouble getting a table if I make the arrangements . ’ |
| 15 | If I make an omelette of your eggs or a statue out of your block of marble , that is conversion . |
| 16 | My job could be at stake if I make an error of judgment . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ If I make an appearance one day , it will be in full armour , ’ had been his boast ; but even in full armour the armpit and the groin are never completely protected . |
| 18 | But I am sensible enough to realise that if I make an effort to understand what different foods actually contain , it will help my body share the benefits of my enjoyment . |
| 19 | I used to get worked up if I made a mistake , I mean , I weave and a nervous breakdown spooling |
| 20 | But if I made a scene I 'm pretty sure it would be me who 'd come out looking like a fool . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Of course he 'd sue me for slander if I made the accusation publicly . |
| 23 | It would be a great way to repay them if I made the England side and contributed to its success . ’ |
| 24 | On the other hand I was afraid that if I made the driver sound too important he might end up under the wheel of a bus instead of behind one . |
| 25 | ‘ But that would look rude — as if I thought the house was n't warm enough , which it really is with all that paraffin burning away . ’ |
| 26 | If I took a knock I would n't feel it , and that would make things worse . |
| 27 | Yes , I own my own cab but the real mushers would have me if I took a fare . ’ |
| 28 | See if I took a pension mortgage out it would be linked to me lumped into me current pension contract . |
| 29 | ‘ 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 ? |
| 30 | And well I du n no if I took a continuity one round to the left . |