Example sentences of "if she [verb] [det] " in BNC.

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1 So one of the great figures of mid sixteenth-century France was emphatically reminding Mary of her position as the crucial link between Scotland and France ; for that was where her importance would really lie even if she spent most of her life in France , and knowledge of Scotland therefore mattered greatly .
2 She eyed the biscuit plate and the Clarion Cry simultaneously — surely he would not mind if she took another biscuit ?
3 If she gets that out of it .
4 If she gets any worse Doctor ?
5 I 've turned it over and over in my mind , and it seems to me — I ne'er told the lad this , lovey — but it seems to me she waited till she 'd borne my Jake a son in his own image , as if she knew that 'd grieve him as nothing else could .
6 In fact , she knew little more about him now than before she had met him — Cara would make mincemeat of her if she knew that !
7 I could hear her breath go , as if she knew this was the beginning of the end .
8 so it looks as if she saves half of her money and then spends a bit more than a quarter .
9 There she was , hair swept up as usual , mannishness accentuated by a tailored suit , her presence haloed by the only perfume she ever wore , if she wore any at all .
10 And if she got half a pig 's head she used to cut the pig 's head in half and used to use the top half , and that was where the ears was , and everything , boil it until all all the meat dropped off and then she used to put in er a big basin , scrumple it up in her fingers , put some of the juice in , and put a seven pound weight on it , and a saucer , and make brawn .
11 After lunch he took her to the shops in the wide , tree-lined avenues , and though from time to time she was out of his sight she had no doubt whatever that he still thought she would rush off to telegraph news to her magazine if she got half a chance .
12 And I mean if she got this job she 'd have to pay the full amount , if she 's on Income Support you do n't do you ?
13 If she got another regular customer it would keep her off the streets for a bit .
14 If she takes that for more than seven days it can poison her system .
15 She must think I 'm senile if she thought that .
16 I do n't know if she thought this was charming or not .
17 Then her mother would graciously conduct half an hour of polite conversation with all these people , who Jo knew were otherwise pretty cool and mostly also pretty sane , and they would all pretend to be interested in whatever dumb thing she said , and laugh if she made any of her awful little jokes and store away any personal information she disclosed so that they could tell it to their friends the next day and make it absolutely clear that they were on intimate terms with a really big star .
18 If she accepted this crazy proposal of his then she 'd be committing herself to a course of action that could be supremely dangerous to her .
19 It may be necessary to enquire how far her lust was excited , or if she experienced any enjoyment .
20 No but it 's still helpful like that cos you can see , well it looks as if , without measuring it accurately , it looks as if she spends half of it she actually saves half of it .
21 She used to ring Otto at his office , rather as if she felt this experience had some professional interest to Otto .
22 If she keeps that up I will be able to buy myself a couple of books from the alcove book shop by the end of the summer .
23 If she reads this , or if any one reading it knows of her present whereabouts or has any information which would help me contact her , would they please let me know by writing to me at .
24 Plus the fact that one of my friends thought it was a really funny idea if she stuck half a in one of my drinks and I almost died so that 's beside the point .
25 If she loses this gigantic amount in a year she should be happy .
26 If she does that , I get on with the jigsaw .
27 Yeah I do Stefan , I mean i it 's very vigorous int it , when it gets established and it grows very upright as well and of course it 's deciduous erm some people call it a shrub , some people call it a tree but I , I will think that er Mrs is doing the right thing by cutting it back , especially if it 's a small garden , it would make a better bush in the garden I think if she does that and the these little white flowers really in are nice are n't they ?
28 If she does this correctly she has learned the concept .
29 If she dislikes all outward signs of mourning , wanting people to wear their normal clothes and for the proceedings to be very quiet and simple , that should be for her to decide , but if she is of the old school , who prefer mourners to dress rather sombrely , you should try to persuade the rest of the family to do so whatever their personal opinions may be ; although care must be taken not to cause friction over this or anything else which may sour the family gathering .
30 If she delayed another moment —
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