Example sentences of "if [pers pn] [verb] in a " in BNC.

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1 You know if I got in a
2 They tell me if I walk in a certain direction for an hour I 'll come across a road and by the time I set my watch and compass they 've vanished over the dunes .
3 But I think that 's the only thing were , if I worked in a benefit office I would n't get on very well , because if I saw something I 'd try and move heaven and earth to make everything to go right for me .
4 I 've accepted that if I open in a play in Lourdes about the life and times of Mother Teresa , the press will write : ‘ Yiddishe Momma in NUN-sense ’ .
5 If I behaved in a similar fashion I would expect to lose my ‘ ticket ’ and be imprisoned for a considerable time .
6 ‘ And although I do n't think I 've played as badly as people have said , I think I can get more out of myself , and more out of others around me , if I play in a midfield alongside Gazza . ’
7 If I believe in a film I 'll do it .
8 ‘ And if I live in a factory town , I must speak factory language when I want it .
9 If Ah lived in a clapped-out city like this with inflation at two hundred per cent , or whatever it is , Ah 'd dae just about anythin' fur payment in solid US dollars . ’
10 If she lived in a mill town , the choice was more or less made for her .
11 It was as if she stood in a noisy limbo ; all the yesterdays had gone as if they had never been and all the tomorrows were no more than a tantalising promise .
12 France , however , realized that her good relations with Egypt would suffer and her influence in the Levant diminish if she participated in an international move to force Mehemet Ali 's withdrawal from Syria .
13 If she works in a shop or office , she could take samples of her work to show her colleagues or she could offer to make a garment for a friend for just the price of the yarn .
14 She just could not think why you needed special socks if you slept in a single bed !
15 3 This Plan gives you THREE different kinds of protection : payments for all kinds of permanent injuries ; plus hospitalisation and convalescence benefits while you 're recovering ; or death benefit for your next of kin if you die in an accident .
16 After some deliberation , the group made a proposal , ‘ We 'll sign with you , ’ they said , ‘ if you throw in a Steinway Grand piano , non-recoupable . ’
17 If you have never worn them before , racing flats will feel hard and narrow , particularly if you train in a usual high midsoled road shoe .
18 If you get in a fight , short hair is an advantage since your opponent can not grasp it .
19 But if you get in a couple of hours
20 cos if you get in a big organization like N H S , they provide a creche .
21 You wo n't get any increase this year , but if you put in a good bid now you might get your allocation upped for next year . ’
22 If you put in a great big long string does it change the t
23 It has been a matter of debate because there are those in the council who feel that if you put in a contingency provision it will be spent whether it 's needed or not .
24 If you participate in a mock interview programme you will be given an application form to fill in for the kind of job that might be available through the Compact .
25 You think that 's especially true and like say Aberdeen if you go in a shop there and and , at least it used to be the case , and asked for something you be thought you were speaking fine but they would just say , Oh my you down from Orkney for a holiday ?
26 if you go in a freezer and it shrivels so then if you go in the fridge
27 You know the kind that if you lived in a house which had got an uneven floor when you opened the door the wardrobe falls over towards you .
28 but soon it will be appearing in a dictionary as , A bit over-formal , a bit archaic , use it if you like in a business letter but most people would prefer
29 You know if you 've , erm do you know if you 've erm recorded it , if you 're like speaking if you like in a group do you put all their names down ? , or just put a group ?
30 If you drink in a party with lots of other people , it 's easy to drink more than you planned .
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