Example sentences of "but if [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if its harmful effects are ignored because it is thought that they are too generalised , too subjective or too difficult to tackle , then unnecessary ill-health will continue to occur . |
| 2 | But if her snarling face in the mirror is any indication , Snow White 's the one who should be quaking in her boots . |
| 3 | Youthful students were one thing , but if her impressionable sister had become involved with a man of this calibre … |
| 4 | Other cases But if their own theories are ever proved wrong , David and Paul insist their time and money wo n't have been wasted . |
| 5 | But if my own suspicions were aroused at that moment , Lord Darlington evidently did not share them . |
| 6 | ‘ But if my little darling reads books like that at his age , ’ says the mother , ‘ what will he do when he grows up ? ’ |
| 7 | But if my fair kinswoman will but be patient and abide in my house until we have brought all into order , and made proper search for this money … ’ |
| 8 | Usually they are quite capable of doing this for themselves , but if your elderly parent turns to you for advice on financial matters your main aims should be : I. To make sure that she is receiving all the State benefits and pensions to which she may be entitled . |
| 9 | ‘ But if your private affairs were open and above board you would n't be worrying about having to conceal a phone caller 's identity — which is what you are doing . ’ |
| 10 | Certainly , once committed to a personal code , I can make value as well as factual judgments about your conduct ; but if your first principle is ‘ Do as you would be done by ’ and mine is ‘ Care only for yourself ’ , it seems that there is no objective test by which one of us can convince the other that he is right , as there is for an issue of fact . |
| 11 | Ok , so you 've had a great Christmas , but if your New Year 's resolution is to get back into shape then you 'd better check out Kathy Smith 's new Workout videos . |
| 12 | But if your main organ of sensory perception were sound , and you had an excellently organized mind structure and sensory system for appreciating three-dimensionality and structure from sonic input , then the world would be fully perceptible by day or night . |
| 13 | But if his practical measures are anything to go by , he may be thinking of the Libyan nation , for he discourages international marriage not only with English or American persons , but with Algerians , Egyptians and Palestinians . |
| 14 | This all sounds like dashing stuff , but if his sheer audacity had not carried the day , he would have been unable to defend himself against so many . |
| 15 | But if it all sounds a bit long-winded , just try reading the book . |