Example sentences of "if [pron] [verb] something [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So er to get to your question erm I 've sort of not been doing anything erm I was hoping that I would be sort of fully fit round about now and then if I saw something on teletext er that was good I 'd just buzz off for a week or so . |
| 2 | If I get something on one of them to s to look as though I 've |
| 3 | It was just , I wondered if , so if I get something along this line , I mean I can cope with something like this . |
| 4 | but they 're bonded to different groupings so , for example , if one had something like this er , let's call that see three , page seven if I had something like that that central carbon there and when they draw these things at an exam paper , do n't expect it to be the central one . |
| 5 | And I think I think if I had something like that , I 'd tend to write sort of zero |
| 6 | Tell you what I could do if I had something like U equals sine T or if |
| 7 | So if I put something like this erm okay ? |
| 8 | If I post something to tomorrow morning that 'll get there Wednesday morning wo n't it ? |
| 9 | Is it alright if I say something to her ? |
| 10 | Firstly , an emotion may be expressed involuntarily or voluntarily ; if I say something in a ‘ happy ’ way , this may be because I feel happy , or because I want to convey to you the impression that I am happy . |
| 11 | Secondly , an attitude that is expressed could be an attitude towards the listener ( e.g. if I say something in a ‘ friendly ’ way ) , towards what is being said ( e.g. if I say something in a ‘ sceptical ’ or ‘ dubious ’ way ? or towards some external event or situation ( e.g. ‘ regretful ’ or ‘ disapproving ’ ) . |
| 12 | Secondly , an attitude that is expressed could be an attitude towards the listener ( e.g. if I say something in a ‘ friendly ’ way ) , towards what is being said ( e.g. if I say something in a ‘ sceptical ’ or ‘ dubious ’ way ? or towards some external event or situation ( e.g. ‘ regretful ’ or ‘ disapproving ’ ) . |
| 13 | I do n't really get pocket money but if I see something in the shops in , in , this toy or something my mum , mum 'll buy it for me and say that 's your pocket money for this week . |
| 14 | Of course , it is my belief about what is right or what is wrong ; if I believe something to be right , I am prepared to do it , whilst if I believe it to be wrong I am not . |
| 15 | Mind if I have something with it . |
| 16 | If I learn something of importance I 'll certainly communicate it back home . ’ |
| 17 | There 's an obvious thing really that erm if someone dictates something to you and you have to repeat that word for word what would you normally do by |
| 18 | ‘ Like if someone put something in the food , eh ? , sooner or later everyone will be ill . ’ |
| 19 | erm There 's a kind of assumption that if something , if somebody does something on a Sunday afternoon , for lack of better , something better to do or because it 's raining and golf is therefore , therefore off , that he therefore does it in a truer , sincerer way than a man who might be doing it as his career , for his income , to keep his family alive and so on . |
| 20 | but then , on the other hand , I 'm not the sort of person who , I mean , if it 's something like that I can ask people , but I 've got friends who are quite cheeky , who will ask things , I mean , like if somebody does something for me , I 'm like , are you sure , are you sure , you do n't mind , and like , I 'm like over the top the other way . |
| 21 | You know , if somebody says something to you , aargh , you blow up , and you know . |
| 22 | MOTHER had a wonderful phrase if she felt something on That Was The Week That Was was too outspoken or perhaps a little too daring . |
| 23 | But if she says something to me about it I mean if she says something to me about it I 'm not gon na act surprised I 'll say oh yeah I 've heard . |
| 24 | But if she says something to me about it I mean if she says something to me about it I 'm not gon na act surprised I 'll say oh yeah I 've heard . |
| 25 | Reassure the customer , eg if she says something like ‘ Well , I 'm not sure . |
| 26 | And then if she says something like well what do you think I might just say well I have n't really talked to you very much about the way that you feel about Dangerous so I do n't really know erm Dangerous , what a fucking stupid name ! |
| 27 | Madame Gebrec 's face became serious ; she took a sip of water , put down her glass and fiddled with the stem as if she had something on her mind . |
| 28 | And he said , ‘ I asked the librarian if she had something with big print so she gave me your book . ’ |
| 29 | The interchange would usually end with Gina kicking Nigel on the shin , clawing him or hitting him if she had something in her hands . |
| 30 | He imagined she would have been charm personified if she wanted something from him , but offhand and dismissive if she had not . |