Example sentences of "if [pron] [verb] that [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Money and effort that should have been devoted to supporting the ordinary people in Highfields has been wasted on power politics and I agree that it 's time surely to put an end to that disgrace now there is a certain logic in Mr amendment , it basically says let us put the implementation of council policy in the hands of the director of education , let him take executive control and let us take politics out of it and if I thought that that would do what both Mr and myself want to happen I would support . |
| 2 | Two — when the laird complained that Pennant described how rents drained the Highland economies without saying how they should be refurbished , Johnson said , in effect , that Pennant was obliged to report , not to cure ; ‘ If I tell that many of the Highlanders go bare-footed , I am not obliged to tell how they may get shoes . ’ |
| 3 | If I do that that 's five hours I 'll have built up in one week . |
| 4 | But I think I would be giving you the wrong impression if I suggested that most of the evaluation studies with which I 've been concerned have involved this kind of conclusion , or this kind of result . |
| 5 | If I learn that any man went missing today he 'll need to satisfy me where he was . ’ |
| 6 | What if I propose that that 's a true record ? |
| 7 | The paranoia which is evinced in the diaries of her last years at Clarence Gate Gardens is then partly justified , if she knew that such a course was being taken against her . |
| 8 | If she knew that each of these unhappy events would be international front-page news she would be even more upset . |
| 9 | ‘ Also , if she thinks that all that matters is high marks , then she will feel her work is substandard if she does not achieve them . ’ |
| 10 | In this case you should apply to Christine no fewer than three days in advance , and she may reset your card if she feels that this action is justified . |
| 11 | It may seem easier if you remember that all parents have to do just this when they change a baby 's nappies , wipe the baby 's bottom , and ensure it is clean and dry . |
| 12 | If you put that that way you 'll have chair stuck out . |
| 13 | Can you see it requires more in a static holding , this is building muscle power and you have to do things , and muscle can build it if , it c if you asked that those legs to do that every day they would get better at it , because what the body would then do would be build in more muscle fibre to cope with the job , so can you see it , what you ask the body to do , you 've got to ask it the right amount , not too much or else you damage and you 've got to ask it regularly and gradually increase it if you want to improve the muscle power . |
| 14 | Now if you cast your mind back to when we started the er discussion I did say I would talk about refer erm recommendations to you if you felt that this meeting had been of some benefit to yourself |
| 15 | Er it 's , it 's hard to think of an example but something like if , if you thought that this street lighting was n't adequate and you were concerned that the , it could affect the crime levels in your area . |
| 16 | You could leave them behind so much more easily , to get on with the present , if you knew that some day you were going to return . |
| 17 | If you consider that such-and-such crime has not been committed , or that such-and-such defence is not available ( though an ignorant person might think it is ) , do not pass it by in silence but state your opinion expressly . |
| 18 | We have a backlog of sites awaiting shelters , but would give priority to providing one at this location if you consider that this would be helpful . |
| 19 | Please could you let us know if you consider that this injury may affect our client 's working capacity and , if so , for how long . |
| 20 | And by the way , if you think that all homeless people have it as easy as I had it , then you are living in dream world . |
| 21 | But if you think that such a belief is necessary in order for a patient to gain benefit from past-life regression therapy , you are wrong — as I hope to be able to explain in this chapter . |
| 22 | If you think that such a pattern will take too long , you can always mix it with either plain stocking stitch or striped ( yes , they creep in here too ) sections . |
| 23 | If you think that this can not happen , read Lee Iacocca 's book on his years in the Ford Motor Company . |
| 24 | If you think that this assignment is , is sort of preferable to the ones that you 've been looking , you could all choose this one , you 'll have to do some recording like the others on your own machines , but you could |
| 25 | So prices have tend to have fallen on world markets for agricultural goods because of support right , and they 've also become a lot more volatile and that , and that is the er the source of the international frustration with erm the common agricultural policy and this is why we 've got agriculture er being introduced into the G A T T. Not only does it impose huge costs on domestic tax payers and consumers , it also in incurs erm a large cost on third country exporters , right now if you think that most of those countries may well be developing countries and agricultural output is their only source of foreign exchange erm then er the policies of the rich countries in the West are erm a actively erm hindering the development prospects of developing countries alright and that may not be the desired intention . |
| 26 | If you think that these approaches will make matters worse , it may simply be better to ask for a transfer or move to new pastures . |
| 27 | But Labour councillor Tom Chipperfield said : ‘ This is bound to cost more if you think that more old people will choose to remain in their own homes . |
| 28 | If you bought that many bonds then you would effectively be losing around £3.50 a week in interest , not much more than doing the pools . |
| 29 | If you accept that that derives from the propensity to move , is it sensible to make that assumption ? |
| 30 | Right in the course of our er er com our meetings Danny erm I will be asking you to recommend me to people but if , but only if you feel that this meeting has been of some benefit to you . |