Example sentences of "if [pers pn] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ If I make the other person happy then I feel great . |
2 | I knew that if I made the slightest false step he would leap at me . |
3 | I did not think He would mind this , especially if I made the whole thing into a sort of combined barby stroke burnt sacrifice . |
4 | He noticed that he was being drawn into making the decision by the ‘ we ’ ; and so he said , ‘ Well , speakin' for meself , it would sicken me if I thought the young 'un got into his hands . ’ |
5 | They 've given me an elbow crutch , and I can make the journey perfectly well now , if I thought the blasted train would stay on the lines , but there 's not much I could do once I got to Moila , is there , if I ca n't walk ? |
6 | If I trace the two lines on a transparent screen between my eye and the lines , the lines in my tracing , as in the original , will be equal in length . |
7 | If I heard the hon. Gentleman correctly , he suggested that redundancy pay for displaced miners was excessively generous . |
8 | If I survive the Wee Green Patriot , we 'll go for him . ’ |
9 | The ‘ Let ’ rule has stood since 1880 without too much fuss and I think I might get annoyed if I saw the fifth set in a Wimbledon final decided by a serve which simply hit the net and ‘ died ’ on the receiver 's side . |
10 | A few days ago when I was hooked up to a foetal monitor , a midwife rushed in , not to ask how I was , but to see if I knew the latest on the war . |
11 | " But I suppose one of us ought to stay awake ; and if I take the first turn it 'll give me a chance to have a look at your paw , Hlao-roo . |
12 | . If I take the same example , waiver of premium , erm , and I 'm relating to knowledge that I will have got through the plan your future document , if I use Andrew again if I may , if I say to you , Andrew , erm , you explained earlier that erm , if you 're off work through ill-health , your employer will actually pay you for six months , and then it stops . |
13 | Professor Lock would erm have something to say if I raised the final one so I sha n't do that . |
14 | Well , actually , looking at the erm , premiums in the book , and it worked out that the total I was paying out in endowments , if I got the same level of cover under the protected savings plan , over twenty five years with living assurance , it was , it was only working about seven pound more , you know , |
15 | Yeah , well , I 'll , I 'll write if I get the standard reply shall I ? |
16 | Jim , if I get the black spot , you go to that doctor . |
17 | And if I get the right role , I could be flying again . ’ |
18 | ‘ I like the inside lanes , and if I get the right lane I think I can go under 20 seconds . |
19 | But if I get the right sort of backing I 'm sure we can turn things round . |
20 | Yes , so I thought , I might erm , cos I bought a jumper , I bought a pale blue jumper to go with the flowery leggings , but , I 've decided I 'll take blue jumper back , cos , although it would be alright with plain white trousers I thought that 's all I would wear it with , I would n't wear it with anything else , so , I think I 'll change that , if I get the dark blue leggings like Jamie , then I 'll get the striped jumper the same . |
21 | ‘ If I get the same deal as I 'm getting now , I 'll stick with the Midland , ’ he said . |
22 | If I get the darn thing in . |
23 | Being George , he did n't try to cover the fluff and press on ; instead he said , ‘ Sorry , love , but I ca n't be expected to get my lines right if I get the wrong feed , can I ? ’ |
24 | Besides , what if I get the Maltese Falcon plot ? |
25 | do n't swear , ooh you 're doing well , if I get some of these bits , if I get the whole ones and the big pieces they can go on the top and that |
26 | We might have to , we might be able to get away without having to take the board out , if I if I use the old de- solderer might be able to just hook it out and put the next one in . |
27 | I am beginning to wonder if I inhabit the same planet . |
28 | I found that if I imbibed the medicinal stimulant too quickly , the pace of creative work ( and the typing ) slowed down , and it took me some weeks of careful experimentation to find the most efficacious ration . |
29 | Not if I know the same . |
30 | I doubt if I had the necessary day or so to spare . |