Example sentences of "if he [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 If he undertakes such tests and discovers the truth , should he then be able to jettison his partner , otherwise presumably to his liking ?
2 Gesner totally ignored Therese when they were n't on stage together , but he at least kept reasonably quiet when she was performing , and if he passed derogatory comments about her at least they were audible only to those close to him .
3 it really was So erm but I do n't know , I , I think if Jim got a ticket , if he got two tickets and he said do you wan na come ?
4 ‘ Him , ’ they said , ‘ if he had two watches he still would n't give you the time . ’
5 If he had two eyes like any one else , ’ said Fribble , ‘ I could stand it .
6 Of course he 'd be happier if he had two legs , so would she , so would everyone , but he 'd rather live with one leg than not live at all .
7 No , cos he 's only got , if , if he had separate books she would .
8 Then I asked him if he had any thoughts on how it had happened .
9 I was looking at the vectors on either side of him to see if he had any friends and when I came back he was gone . ’
10 Yesterday , the CA was deciding whether to ask the EC competitions director if he had any powers over the move .
11 He also enquired of him if he had any questions for the witnesses .
12 When he was relieved by the early turn man to take over the daylight duties , he mentioned the strange incident and asked him if he had any experiences to relate .
13 ‘ And it 's not as if he had any convictions of his own , ’ said his Auntie Ethel .
14 Tory leader Peter Jackson was asked if he had any comments to make after those of his fellow party member Coun Nilsson .
15 and erm , they were absolutely chocker , they were really full and he said erm , I sa , he said he had n't had to fill them up at all in all the time that it 's been running , and no , I asked him if he had any enquiries and nobody stopped him and asked anything about it , and then he turned to the other lad who was beside him the sales assistant and he said no I 've had no enquiries at all , so that was it .
16 " There 's rules about who can ride up with the driver , " I said looking at John Russell and wondering if he had any ideas .
17 With such experiences of life it would be no wonder if he had few scruples about how he got what he wanted .
18 He is a man of about fifty-five , with a quick ‘ nervous manner , as if he had pressing engagements elsewhere , which seems unlikely : the university has run out of steam and its faculty members are all jumping ship , if they can .
19 I tell him if he harbours any ideas about staying with me , he 'd better kick the gear .
20 The hunter is thus motivated primarily by self-interest and pragmatism — the fear of possible retribution — even if he expresses these motives in religious and moral terms .
21 What seems to happen is that an individual , given his arrival in a situation , reviews it in the context of his own objectives and decides that if he takes certain actions , the situation will change in the direction of his objectives .
22 Brightly coloured coats , shirts and trousers should be tailored to a tight fit ; an elaborately decorated scarf should encircle his waist and hold a dagger : ‘ With a monthly salary of one hundred rupees let him allot ten rupees for the belt and the embroidered badge if he spends fifty rupees on a fur it will not be prodigality . ’
23 I really think he 'd be happier if he wore starched collars .
24 If he sells two horses , how long should the food last now ?
25 He had hidden it , thinking it would come in useful if he persuaded any girls to go away for the weekend with him .
26 The philosophy is the incorrect one of a marksman who feels that , if he shoots enough bullets at a target , one of them will hit it , and that the aim of none of them needs be very precise .
27 He may well enhance his reputation at Blackburn , IF he scores more goals .
28 If 14 days be a reasonable length of time in such a contract in this particular trade , and if he waits seven days before entrusting the goods to a third person on sale or return , that third person has the right to keep them as against him for 14 days , whereas the original owner has a right to the return of them within seven days from that date and I think that is clearly an act inconsistent with anything but his having adopted the transaction . ’
29 Manjiku thinks he 'll have a baby himself if he eats enough women , especially women with babies inside them waiting to be born — ;
30 I wonder if he left two minutes in hand , like me , to get from the barrier to a compartment level with the Greenwich exit , or three , or five , or whether he liked to arrive at the very last moment and leave a slight uncertainty in the air .
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