Example sentences of "if you [verb] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 's sick if you help pick him up . |
| 2 | All Taureans , especially those of you born between May 9 and 17 , will find life easier if you let go of the past without a struggle and become open to different avenues of opportunity . |
| 3 | If you let go of it before the fire button is released , the ball is kicked at an angle of about 20 degrees to the direction of travel — ideal for shots at goal . |
| 4 | By tying an autobloc knot above the abseil plate ( Fig 2 ) and clipping this to your harness on a short sling , a sliding prusik is created which will lock automatically if you let go of the rope , as for instance if hit by stonefall . |
| 5 | Well , you 're always sorry if you let slip someone you think might be a leader . |
| 6 | Planck is reported to have counselled the young Einstein in 1913 : ‘ As an older friend I must advise you against it ( the pursuit of the general theory of relativity ) , for in the first place you will not succeed ; and even if you do succeed no one will believe you . ’ |
| 7 | If you do succeed in fixing which slit the electron went through you pay the penalty of having lost the interference effects . |
| 8 | After all , as Deborah Hutton , health editor of Vogue , put it : ‘ If you 're the sort of person who frowns , even if you do wear these things for an hour while you exercise , you 'll carry on frowning for the rest of the day after you 've taken them off . ’ |
| 9 | But I ca n't accept it , Cassie. I ca n't bear to think of you doing it with anyone else , even if you do laugh at me , and think I 'm old hat . ’ |
| 10 | If you do snap a twig then freeze and wait for several minutes before continuing . |
| 11 | If you do experience problems they are stocked by Maplin , codes FG51F and JW27E . |
| 12 | Spermicides can cause an inflammation in some people and you should avoid their use if you do experience a reaction . |
| 13 | If you do experience a reaction , you will need to stop eating the foods that are causing the problem . |
| 14 | If you do end up hiring an unsafe tool , inform your local trading standards officer immediately . |
| 15 | But if you do end up with cracked and wet spaces between your toes , you must deal with it quickly . |
| 16 | If you do end up with crossed wires , keep calm ! |
| 17 | If you do end up with er an extra box of ten or something erm could you label them up for me ? |
| 18 | If you do end it should go down to the end . |
| 19 | Better still , if you do choose to buy the full package of trips , we 'll not only give you a tasty discount off the price , but also FREE membership of Club 18–30 Social , the biggest private club in the U.K. Club Social members get great resort discounts in all our favourite bars and restaurants , and FREE admission to some of the best discos around , PLUS a £10 discount voucher off the price of your next Club 18–30 holiday . |
| 20 | And if you do choose to use teacher-in-role there are going to be many occasions when you 'll have to step out of role to reflect on the work . |
| 21 | If you do give it , give it for as short a time as you can . |
| 22 | If you do give your heroine this skill you will have to some extent to prove to your readers that she had it . |
| 23 | And remember that if you do cheat , the only person you are letting down is yourself . |
| 24 | Even if you do cheat and eat something you should n't , it does n't mean that you have failed on the Inch Loss Plan . |
| 25 | So who cares about royal dignity anyway … even if you do fail completely at your first attempt . |
| 26 | If you do want to portray an older figure , it would be preferable to try Hermione in The Winter 's Tale — she is a more fantastical character , without the added complications of historical authenticity , and so allows for greater flexibility of characterisation . |
| 27 | There is actually a television room as well , I think , but if you do want to keep yourself to yourself that 's fine . |
| 28 | However , if you do want to try a specific activity , there are many more available now which are community-based , such as swimming , keep fit , aerobics , cycling , jogging , tennis and squash . |
| 29 | If you do want to enjoy a one-to-one relationship of a companionable or romantic nature there are various ways one can make contact , other people who want to do the same and they need not have marriage as an aim if that is not what you want . |
| 30 | But if you do want to ski , you can start thinking about where to go — especially if you 're going as a family . |