Example sentences of "if they do [vb infin] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have already questioned the absolute relevance of attitude measures , but if they do measure some at least of the effect of advertising , some of the time , the general slowness of movement of these measures implies , at least , that such change occurs gradually as a result of the cumulative build-up of the message of the campaign . |
| 2 | I do n't quite know why , but anyhow if they do feel old at 75 , then they ought to be shaken up a bit . |
| 3 | I would go further Chairman , in terms of the version we reach now , I would be very surprised if they do reach those figures , and , er , why I would expect them to be substantially less , because the policy which is being proposed at this stage is one of using joint finance monies as a one hundred percent grant , one-off grants for one or two years in support of schemes , rather than in , as a tapering item . |
| 4 | The guys know that if they come in here , if they do cause any problem they get banned from here and they get banned from every other pub in the town . |
| 5 | The greenhouse is popular with children , even if they do get lost in what could be an Amazonian rainforest . |
| 6 | The vast majority of the population , even if they do own some consumption property , certainly have little access to income from productive assets . |
| 7 | If they do try any tricks , they 'll find I know a few as well . |