Example sentences of "if it [verb] [v-ing] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said : ‘ I have n't got a grandmother but if I had one I would shoot her in the foot if it meant getting three points . ’ |
| 2 | Until more interesting work was available he felt he had no option but to keep the men in his charge fully occupied and if it meant using eight men to undertake a task which could be accomplished in a fraction of the time by a machine , well — the men were n't going anywhere . |
| 3 | Would you prefer a shorter conference if it meant paying less ? |
| 4 | He felt the contact was so invaluable that he was prepared to turn down the job at the head of one of the UK 's premier blue-chip companies if it meant making such a sacrifice . |
| 5 | He had to find all the time he could to write the play , even if it meant neglecting other matters , not least because it would be his first composition since the award of the Nobel Prize . |
| 6 | if it starts getting milky then I change it but at the moment there 's only one little fish see ? |
| 7 | If it starts going funny he takes the back off to have a look , no matter how much you pay for it . |
| 8 | 1993 is a time to put everything you 've got into your career and ambitions , even if it means sacrificing some fun . |
| 9 | After rugged David Shearer barged over Jimmy Carter and Lee Dixon before firing home Blackburn 's 85th-minute decider , Graham conceded : ‘ We 've got to put the physical side of our game back in place — even if it means sacrificing some of the attractive football we want to play . ’ |
| 10 | Know the subject inside out , putting in that extra effort even if it means reading late and waking early . |
| 11 | So should we be able to wear what we feel comfortable in , even if it means going casual in shorts and T-shirts ? |
| 12 | Just because you receive more official letters about a particular payment does not mean that it should be first on the list to be paid off , if it means ignoring other important debts such as a mortgage , gas and electricity , or perhaps the taxman . |
| 13 | Just because you receive more official letters about a particular payment does not mean that it should be first on the list to be paid off , if it means ignoring other important debts such as a mortgage , gas and electricity , or perhaps the taxman . |
| 14 | At each mealtime eat enough to satisfy your appetite , even if it means having second helpings of vegetables . |
| 15 | Annabelle 's father insists that any furniture order is delivered the same day , even if it means driving fifty miles and doing the driving and shifting himself . |
| 16 | No Highlander worth his salt would cut one down , nor will he allow his son to do so , even if it means walking many a long stretch to fetch home firewood . |
| 17 | We er er erm in this country have a very bitter experience with B C C I , it was n't just the knock it took to the regulatory system but I need hardly remind this house there are thousands of people who lost everything they had and that and there are many people who lost everything they had and feel that this house has not taken their concern seriously and it 's something the minister must show that the government is willing to pursue these matters , even if it means introducing primary legislation . |
| 18 | A main remedy for croup , especially if it follows taking cold or exposure to dry cold winds I or 2 days previously . |