Example sentences of "if [pron] [vb -s] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | It does not make for comfortable listening if one spends the First Act jumping up and down to raise the volume a notch , and the Third , mindful of the neighbours , turning it down again . |
| 2 | ‘ Well , if it does the first out 'll be the dockers and railwaymen . |
| 3 | ( 21 ) John has two PhDs +> I believe he has , and have adequate evidence that he has ( 22 ) Does your farm contain 400 acres ? +> I do n't know that it does , and I want to know if it does The first of these provides an explanation for " Moore 's paradox " , namely the unacceptability of utterances like ( 23 ) : ( 23 ) ? ? |
| 4 | Quinn can give the bookmakers a caning today if he scores the first goal of the game . |
| 5 | Driver Colin McRae is champion for the second year running … he 's won all six rounds of the home championship … and if he becomes the first Brit since 76 to win the rally he 'll land the bonus prize of a hundred thousand pounds … |
| 6 | He knows that if he fails the first time , he 'll win the second time , if not the third time . |