Example sentences of "if they [vb past] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover , there was the fear that if they secured the vote then they would destroy the delicate balance of the Constitution and much else besides . |
| 2 | The spinal patients were instructed to empty their bowels in their usual manner the night before the test while the normal subjects were encouraged to defecate before the study if they felt the need to do so . |
| 3 | The boatman cursed , telling them to sit down and keep still , and then , puffing and sweating , he pulled his craft out midstream through the flocks of swans who arched their wings in protest as if they owned the river . |
| 4 | Michael and Geoffrey walked into the spacious hallway as if they owned the house . |
| 5 | They were just wandering about as if they owned the place . ’ |
| 6 | The assassins had walked in here as if they owned the place and destroyed everything . |
| 7 | Although Richard claimed that he took this initiative in the hope of bringing about peace so that the crusade could get under way , his father objected strongly , presumably on the grounds that the general position of the Angevins would be weakened if they admitted the principle that their disputes could be settled in their overlord 's court . |
| 8 | If they mistook the body … ’ |
| 9 | Like the practice of pledging , summoning conventions of delegates to deliberate on public policy , especially if they questioned the legitimacy of political institutions , had a radical pedigree . |
| 10 | Even previously unmarried women can hold this view if they experienced the break-up of their parents ' marriage . |
| 11 | Beyond the crowd , almost out of the Market Square altogether , two male riders waited as if they mistrusted the milling crowd . |
| 12 | ‘ There 'd be more enticement if they improved the food . ’ |
| 13 | The girl was already in England , but was brought back to Ireland by her parents , who faced a fine or imprisonment if they ignored the injunction . |
| 14 | It 's a shame cos if they sold the video . |
| 15 | Unfortunately , the survey did not ask them if they sold the products about which they said they had received insufficient training . |
| 16 | The respondents agreed , inter alia , to keep the garage open at all reasonable hours and if they sold the garage , to ensure that the buyer entered into a similar agreement with the appellants . |
| 17 | At one time , the officers if they saw the girls soliciting , used to arrest them , bring them to a police station , they 're finger print , photographed and dealt with . |
| 18 | If they saw the state of you , you 're going to get pay day . |
| 19 | I never sold a garment or got an order from this source , I wonder if they saw the light of day . |
| 20 | Tomorrow they 'll try and put up a sign to ask anyone who was passing if they saw the accident , yeah ? |
| 21 | ‘ I do not know if they searched the balls , but they arrived at Wrexham in good order and have gone on sale , ’ said Mr Stokes . |
| 22 | The president and councillors were supposed to encourage an amicable settlement , but if they failed the president could convict wrongdoers and fine them up to twenty rupees . |
| 23 | Monika Wulf-Mathies , leader of the public service employees union , warned state and local community employers that if they rejected the arbitrators ' recommendations her union would call an immediate strike ballot . |
| 24 | Mr Milosevic tried to persuade the Bosnian Serbs that , if they rejected the Vance-Owen plan , they would risk losing their territorial gains . |
| 25 | What kind of strength might they have if they harnessed the determination and cunning which went into the anti-bond protests , the bright and imaginative minds which contribute to fanzines and the patience and good humour shown when visiting supporters are ordered to stand in the rain for half an hour after the final whistle ? |
| 26 | It was of no use if they received the sacrament of Matrimony and did not live as Christians . |
| 27 | The unlucky ones who did n't drown were eaten by crocodiles in the water , and by scorpions and snakes if they reached the shore . " |
| 28 | If they reached the summit they would surely die on the way back . |
| 29 | ITV had agreed an exclusive deal for all United 's European games , promising the club a seven-figure reward if they reached the final . |
| 30 | And the ensuing battle , of which all Christians are aware in their experience , means either that they can not achieve the good intentions they have or , if the Greek is taken in another sense , that the presence of the mighty Spirit prevents them doing what , if they followed the dictates of mere self-will , they otherwise would ( Gal.5:17 ) . |