Example sentences of "but if [pron] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I hear mutterings from the Conservative Back Benches to the effect that the Minister does return with good deals , but if one asked the British farmer , that is not the message that one would hear . |
| 2 | Polarisation in Israel there certainly is , but if one applies the same broad definition of ‘ moderate ’ and ‘ extremist ’ to the Israelis as one does to the Palestinians , one can not but conclude that precisely the reverse situation prevails among them , that it is their Jibrils and Abu Musas — or religious fundamentalists in the Hamas mould — who hold sway . |
| 3 | It seems obvious enough that ‘ language teachers ’ — the phrase used by foreign language teachers to describe themselves — need to know about ‘ language ’ but if we rephrase the formulation what we in fact have are French teachers who speak French , German teachers who speak German and so on . |
| 4 | But if we had the accommodation downstairs , you we could ea easily have a good sitting room that we never use . |
| 5 | It takes little imagination to see that here is a huge resource for the study of consumer and retailing habits , but if we follow the practice suggested recently by some archivists and take the network with its constituent data flows and data tables , software resources and analytical outputs as a whole , as the document itself , this is a major site for examining the cultural effect of these systems . |
| 6 | But if we took the highest price of everything then we 're making thousands and thousands and thousands . |
| 7 | ‘ But if we take the Ship away , what will they have if they need it ? ’ |
| 8 | But if we exaggerate the earlier parallels to the announcement made in Tintern Abbey and The Prelude we lose sight of Wordsworth 's purpose and of his originality in terms of the philosophic situation in 1798 . |
| 9 | But if we extend the above argument , drawn from the motivation of ‘ Old Fighters ’ of the Party to the wider electorate , we would have to conclude that here — probably to an even greater extent — Hitler 's image was not dominated by his obsession with the ‘ Jewish Question ’ . |
| 10 | Since they outnumber us , they will come out to challenge us , But if we choose the battle-ground , and with surprise … ’ |
| 11 | But if we alter the length of the sleeves and the shape of the neck we are getting a bit nearer to our own design . |
| 12 | But if we oppose the negative point we make possible something positive , for two minuses make a plus . |
| 13 | But if we travel the northern route we probably wo n't see the sun for weeks , and the daylight is grey and the sea is green and grey , while at night you just see the cold white wavetops hissing out of blackness . |
| 14 | But if we accept the discoveries of the students of Recent sediments , we must accept the conclusion that Interpretation 2 in figure 6.1 is more likely than Interpretation 1 . |
| 15 | But if we study the use of religious language in Wordsworth 's poems between 1798 and 1820 we see a gradual change from what might be meant metaphorically or ‘ poetically ’ ( Wordsworth said that he employed the pre-existence theme in the Immortality Ode ‘ as a Poet ’ ) towards language that is used literally and in an orthodox Christian sense . |
| 16 | We can only guess as to the type of houses at this period , but if we believe the cartographer they seem to be buildings of the Hall House type . |
| 17 | But if we treat the use of ‘ I expect … ’ as the primary thing then there is no problem . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | but if they get the upper hand , and if they think they can start er dictating , then they will , alright ? |
| 20 | But if they challenge the bureaucratic-military oligarchy for dominance , they are likely to be confronted by a coup d'état . |
| 21 | If in the judgment of the police authorities , formed reasonably and in good faith , the garrison was necessary for the protection of life and property , then they were not entitled to make a charge for it , for that would be to exact a payment for the performance of a duty which they clearly owed to the appellants and their servants ; but if they thought the garrison a superfluity and only acceded to Mr. James 's request with a view to meeting his wishes , then in my opinion they were entitled to treat the garrison duty as special duty and to charge for it … … . |
| 22 | But if they thought the coach was not coming … |
| 23 | But if they have the quality then they will come through . |
| 24 | As this village was inaccessible , the enemy patrols were unlikely to reach it undetected , but if they did the platoon headquarters was sufficiently mobile for the captain , sergeant , and their two runners/signalmen to withdraw quickly over the hill , taking their radio with them — a different proposition to moving a 109-set , for now the guerrillas had dry battery radios ( see Appendix No. 5 ) designed by Lieutenant Barcham , a New Zealander , for use by the Independent Companies . |
| 25 | Our safest bet is to assume they did n't , but if they did the soonest they could launch a search is first thing tomorrow . |
| 26 | But if somebody answered the question and say something else . |
| 27 | ‘ But if someone imitated the crimes committed by Lawton and Bryce , what 's to stop somebody else imitating murders committed by any killer locked up in any jail in the country ? ’ |
| 28 | But if I had the money this is the car I 'd do . |
| 29 | But if I defy the village — the parish — I automatically defy Peter . |
| 30 | But if I offend the court , its opponents think I am a friend . |