Example sentences of "if [pron] must [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An accepted method of counter-irritation in cholera is with sinapisms applied to the epigastrium … or , if I must interpret these learned expressions for the benefit of my distinguished colleague , with mustard-plasters to the pit of the stomach … " |
| 2 | ‘ Well , all right , if I must tell you , it 's the hair of a young woman I was going to marry before I met you . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ If I must collect their newspaper , I 'll do it my own way ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Yet today , if I must give reasons for the love-affair we all shared with Nigel , it is not difficult . |
| 5 | If I must vegetate , I 'd rather do so at home , in spite of the undoubtedly superior ménage here . |
| 6 | However — if I must leave a message I 'd like Miss Lucy Telford to phone and tell me what I 'm waiting to hear . |
| 7 | In the glaring light , the racket of cicadas , the events of the night seemed in some way fictional ; as if I must have been slightly drugged . |
| 8 | Anyway , I suppose I 'd better go to the surgery , if I must see him . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I owe five pounds an' some interest if yer must know , ’ Mum shouted . |
| 10 | Theda responded instantly , herself aflame , her own arms gripping his chest , her hands running up and down his strong back , as if she must feel all of him at once . |
| 11 | But Gudrun 's admiration for Breadalby is grudging , perhaps because it is still in private hands : ‘ she spoke with some resentment in her voice , as if she were captivated unwillingly , as if she must admire against her will ’ . |
| 12 | And that if she must choose between love and work , she should never hesitate : it is work , a woman 's own creative work , that gives her the only real satisfaction and makes her life worth living . |
| 13 | Take your ghost with you if you must go . |
| 14 | ‘ For God 's sake , Elizabeth , if you must go rushing off to protest meetings , could n't you have done your protesting there , and let the rest of us sleep in peace ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Well , if you must go I 'll run you back in the car , ’ said Mark , much to Penelope 's disappointment . |
| 16 | If you must go , for God 's sake turn up sober and keep your hands to yourself . |
| 17 | Look , if you must do something you can stand at the kitchen door and shout . |
| 18 | it 's like the , cos I keep saying if you must do those F's you do it at school I said , but do not do them for me , I said if you do I do not want to see them , but again you 've got a conflict there between home and school |
| 19 | If you must place one unit directly behind another , make sure it is a unit that does n't suffer from Animosity . |
| 20 | If you must plot , you two wiseheads , begin plotting now towards that happy end . |
| 21 | If you must compare us with Paris , then look at the international visitors figures . |
| 22 | And if you must tell your dearest friend your secret then you must tell others too , for inevitably the world will get to know and you will blame your dearest friend and lose him . |
| 23 | ‘ Put this on if you must wander about the house . ’ |
| 24 | If you must give us presents , make sure they 're safe and sensible , and designed for pets . |
| 25 | If you must wear a jacket , cut the buttons off and fasten it with string through the button holes . |
| 26 | If you must walk alone at night keep a look out for potential ambush spots and cross the road to avoid them . |
| 27 | If you must exercise flights of fancy , I 'd much rather you concentrated on working out how Chatterton could have committed murder . |
| 28 | ‘ If you must quote , quote accurately , Lewis ! |
| 29 | As bread and milk are not especially nutritious , if you must feed them try putting out dog food , raw mince , raw liver and scrambled egg . |
| 30 | ‘ If you must smoke you could at least go in the living room while I 'm cooking , ’ said Rodney . |