You use one ~ to introduce the very bad or serious consequences which will result if someone makes a mistake, even a very small one.
One ~ and I knew Sarah would be dead.
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You use one ~ to introduce the very bad or serious consequences which will result if someone makes a mistake, even a very small one.
One ~ and I knew Sarah would be dead.
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Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012