Example sentences of "if [pers pn] [vb base] he [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Sudden thought — if I follow him to whatever rat-hole he lives in and he rapes me , in court they 'll say ‘ You did what , Miss Marquis ?
2 I knew that I had to protect myself from another pounding — if I let him into my heart I would be done for .
3 If I tell him about Tim at least he 'll have a sensible line of enquiry . ’
4 If I enter him for the race will you wager ten pounds for me ? ’
5 " But he 'd flinch anywhere if you squeeze him like you 're doing . "
6 And if you tell him about it he tu , he 's in a rock band .
7 There 's no more dangerous animal in the jungle if you surprise him at close quarters . "
8 If you put him to bed and he cries , check on him every few minutes , reassuring him you 're there by talking to him and stroking him before leaving the room .
9 If you put him on a wyvern there is a temptation to spend half the game flitting about behind the enemy lines or stuck up in the air .
10 Christ God dealt with the problem which spoiled his image in us and he has to do it because of fundamental thing , he 's got ta do it from the centre , you know you can get an apple , an ordinary apple and you can polish it up and you can have it so that it 's bright and glistening and the red is almost you know it , it , it , it almost dazzles you the shining on it , it 's got a real good polish on the skin , but inside , there 's a grub , and all the polishing in the world does n't get rid of the grub , and you see that 's so often what we do , we polish and polish away on the outside , that 's gon na make us better but it 's only skin deep because inside the grub is having a field day , he 's having a party of all party 's , he 's got an whole apple to himself and the grub of sin in your life and in my life is having , has a field day and we polish the outside and we try and make it look good and we be we become presentable and there like the apple on the market stall it looks good , it looks tremendous until you take a bite out of it and you see in the bit that you 've bitten there 's a , there 's a hole going through and you wonder where the grub is , is it in the bit that 's left or in the bit that you 've eaten and this is just like sin you see in our lives and so God in Christ he did n't deal with the outside bit , he did n't bother trying to make our conditions better , he did n't bother trying to work on the outside , that 's the difference between the gospel and social work and there 's nothing wrong with social work , it 's just that it 's going , it 's coming from the wrong end , it starts on the outside , it will educate people if we give them better housing , if we give them better circumstances , if we give them better wages , now all these things are right and that we should have them , but that does n't make any difference , you see , the person is a sinner , all he becomes if you educate him is an educated sinner , if you give him a huge pay rise all he becomes is a rich sinner , if you put him in a palace all he becomes is er a sinner living in a palace , it does n't make any basic difference to the person .
11 PS I told Nero you 'd meet him at Dover but I should leave your chariot behind he might not understand if you cut him in two , he 's funny that way .
12 No it 's probably er a reaction like you do if you tickle him in a certain place they go do n't they ?
13 I 'm quite sure he will understand if you notify him of this .
14 He 's a natural competitor , he even beats you up if you beat him at cards . ’
15 I would like to think you could perhaps mention to Peter if you see him in the next couple of days , I do n't know whether he pops into the office but we , it would be nice if you could if you could mention
16 Making a will with a solicitor also has the advantage of that you 'll have a copy , he 's likely to look after it for you if you want him to .
17 ‘ Well , do n't count on it , ’ she warned , ‘ if you meet him on duty .
18 It 's rose pruning time says Brian and he will call and do the necessary if you contact him at the Glendale Club on 091–584–1148 .
19 " Nobody , " Harkness answered , coming forward , " but he 's been to hospital with that hand , and if you cane him on it , he 'll have to go again .
20 But even if we 've known him for many years , if we 're committed Christians , if we 've been followers of Jesus , there are occasions , there are times in our life when there is turmoil and there is unrest and if we allow him to se , to take control he is able to bring peace .
21 If we find him for you , I fancy we 'd value a few minutes of his time ourselves , if we find him … ’
22 If we pay him at time and three quarters which is the most we can pay him , we 're still making point six of a er on top of that .
23 Yes , if they put him into Southwold I 'm alright
24 I 'm still terrified , even though McDunn 's on my side , because I can see he 's not so hopeful any more and if they take him off this I might get the bad cops , the ones that just want a confession and Christ I 'm in England , not Scotland , and despite the McGuire Seven and the Guildford Four they still have n't changed the law : down here you can still be convicted on an uncorroborated confession even if you try to retract it later .
25 The dealer then approaches the arms manufacturers telling them that if they appoint him as their agent , he will get them a contract in return for a percentage of the value of the transaction , which could be as low as 3 per cent , or as high as 15 depending on how specialized is the equipment required .
26 But the reds and browns are not sure if they want him on their side .
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