Example sentences of "but if [pron] [verb] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm , now I can produce some variants on the next few figures , they , this is the one in the third paragraph which says that two thousand eight hundred , er took two eight nine one two , er , hours would be needed this year , that is working on the commissions erm current estimate of six percent of complaints going to stage two , erm , the reality in York is that seven point five percent are going to stage two , and if one took account of that reality , and I 'm bound to say that in in estimating terms we do n't , but if one did take in reality that would push that figure for this year up to thirty thousand four hundred and forty nine . |
| 2 | But if we do go down , it 's important that we build in it . |
| 3 | Like all analogies , this one can mislead as well as help , but if we do feel that a reasonable case is being presented to us , and that the internal evidence of the research fits together coherently and comes to a result which is ‘ beyond reasonable doubt ’ then we may be prepared to accept this piece of research , based though it is on informal interviews . |
| 4 | but if we do display |
| 5 | It was gon na take quite a while so erm we got the base five as quickly as possible so that we had as many hands on the job at once and er we had some formwork getting spare so we decided to make them useful and it 's a case of we 'd got six tanks to do and if we had a breakage we ca n't afford to stop the programme so as a er , a standby , just in case , we may never use these we might three or four uses out of but if we do have a breakage we want to be able to replace that straight away so have a spare set and you 've got nothing more to do and er get the walls , get the er , the back build operation right at the very end , ongoing , till you 've got the waterproofers in er get the waterproofing up to the five meter level and er get the back build in as quickly as possible . |
| 6 | But if we did appear to be reasonably well … well then , what is there to concern ourselves about ? |
| 7 | But if we did meet it would have to be on my terms . |
| 8 | Well it holding it in pawn , waiting for somebody to ask him to have a drink , and invariably somebody would but if they did ask him they 'd always ask him back next time you know if they could n't do it this time . |
| 9 | I have already questioned the absolute relevance of attitude measures , but if they do measure some at least of the effect of advertising , some of the time , the general slowness of movement of these measures implies , at least , that such change occurs gradually as a result of the cumulative build-up of the message of the campaign . |
| 10 | Big Ron 's job lot are joint market leaders with Manchester United , but if they do lift the Premier League referee Raymond Bigger should be on the celebration party guest list . |
| 11 | But if they do look up they will see a cat's-cradle of motley cables and wires that have a tale of initiative and rebellion to tell . |
| 12 | Repeatedly we are told that if its characters fail to resist the Shadow , they will be taken over , but if they do resist they may get killed ; similarly if they reject the vagaries of chance ( if Frodo for instance had refused to leave the Shire with the Ring ) , it 's likely something highly unpleasant will happen , but if they accept and obey things could grow even worse . |
| 13 | Some people even leave radios on in the house , so that there 's not only the light on , but if somebody does walk up the drive intending to knock on the door to test it , before they get to the door they can hear a noise , they turn around and go back . |
| 14 | Nobody in this business is infallible , but if something does go wrong , the customer must know that the contractor has the technical resources and financial muscle to put it right ; just as that contractor needs to have the resources and skilled manpower to tackle any infestation , and be neither too big to care nor too small to cope . |
| 15 | if , if I was really stuck and I had the , the tools , which , I would n't have you see , but if I did have the tools there , then yeah I would be able to do it cos I 've seen Martin doing it quite a few times , so |
| 16 | But if I do admit his claim to enjoy them , and still persist in the inquisition ( ‘ Why do you like gibbons ? ’ ) , the logical nature of the question will have changed . |
| 17 | Well no but if I do bust 'em |
| 18 | But if she does see it |
| 19 | This could be a trick to save his skin , he thought , but if he does know something and he dies without telling it … . |
| 20 | Chapman may have been seeking to ease the pressure on his players , but if he did entertain hopes of the Double , they were dashed when James injured a knee at Upton Park over Easter . |
| 21 | But if he did encounter that God , he thought , his dearest wish would be to spit in his face . |
| 22 | But if he did say it , then he 's a fucking liar . ’ |
| 23 | But if you do go , I would ask you not to spoil Uncle Willi 's evening with a long face . |
| 24 | Children 's bedrooms are usually small areas with light-coloured walls , so there should be enough reflected light to lighten up the main scene of action , but if you do bring in any additional low-level lighting , take care to position it where it will not get in the way of the camera or shine into the lens . |
| 25 | There is actually a television room as well , I think , but if you do want to keep yourself to yourself that 's fine . |
| 26 | But if you do want to ski , you can start thinking about where to go — especially if you 're going as a family . |
| 27 | Plants are not necessary and are n't a natural occurrence in Lake Tanganyika , but if you do feel you want plant life in your tank try Java Fern and Anubias . |
| 28 | I 'm sure that you would want to talk this over , but if you do feel you can consider it ’ — she was still addressing Aggie ‘ I could ask my cousin to keep the position open for a week or two . |
| 29 | But if you do feel like it , you only have to call in at the shop . |
| 30 | I do n't wish to seem importunate , but if you do intend to sever the agreement I will be obliged to ask at least for the reimbursement of the expenses of my journey . ’ |