Example sentences of "if [pron] [vb base] that [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . ’ |
| 2 | If I do that that 's five hours I 'll have built up in one week . |
| 3 | If I learn that any man went missing today he 'll need to satisfy me where he was . ’ |
| 4 | What if I propose that that 's a true record ? |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | If you put that that way you 'll have chair stuck out . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | If you think that this can not happen , read Lee Iacocca 's book on his years in the Ford Motor Company . |
| 14 | 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 |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | If you accept that that derives from the propensity to move , is it sensible to make that assumption ? |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | I I do suggest that if you feel that some easing is required that er you could specifically refer to exceptions that will be set out er in local plans . |
| 21 | If you suspect that this is leading up to a tirade about vegetables suffering pain , flowers having feelings and ants being cleverer than humans , then I am sorry to disappoint you . |
| 22 | Particularly if you discover that that child did n't have a bad characteristic in their in their ego before this event occurred , and so on . |
| 23 | I think , John , I want to come back to the basic one , and that is , as a customer , if you 're handed what you think is an extended warranty to cover you for all sorts of things erm then you 're very disappointed if you find that most of the things that are going to go wrong with your car are excluded . |
| 24 | If you find that this is taking up too much of your valuable time , or causes disruption when your wages clerk is ill or on holiday — have a look at how Midland can help . |
| 25 | If you find that this expansion is really necessary for the same sub-topic on several occasions , you may be sure this is an important and perhaps developing aspect of the subject , and therefore one deserving more than normal attention . |
| 26 | Indeed , finally , David Frost asked : ’ I mean in the situation that if you find that those two moves , the tax at 50p and the National Insurance contribution raised £4.5 billion or £4.8 billion ’ — which David Frost said was more than the right hon. and learned Gentleman needed — ’ you would n't adjust what you 're going to do , downwards ? ’ |
| 27 | The answer is not difficult , if we remember that each meeting of the Assembly was different in composition from all others ; personal oratory and ascendancy , not party organization , decided the issues , and that is why the absence of Kimon mattered so much : he would have given his usual speech on the ‘ special relationship ’ with Sparta , urging that nothing be done to the Athenian constitution to which oligarchic Sparta would take mortal offence . |
| 28 | But if we assume that such an appeal can be successfully made on the economic front , this strategy needs to be knitted in with a range of other policies that appeal to altruism as well as self-interest . |
| 29 | If we assume that some investors within each group were " not interested " in an activity made more profitable by the construction of a canal but only in dividends or , after 1790 , in speculative profit , and that this was almost wholly true of women investors , substantially so of the clergy and of the majority of those from the professions , then it is clear that overall at least a quarter of investment in canals was drawn from a net cast unprecedentedly widely . |
| 30 | If we assume that these vehicles have an operational life of five years , and that 10 per cent is an agreed discount rate , then this scheme should produce benefits in net present value terms of approximately £2.8 million . |