Example sentences of "if find [adj] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Miss Araminta regards me as a servant , ma'am , ’ Theda said , faintly smiling , and reaching a hand out to stroke Hector 's woolly head where he lay on his blanket , as if to find some outlet for the feelings of gentleness running through her .
2 If found guilty , he will be Russia 's most prolific serial killer and qualify as one of the most depraved mass murderers of all time .
3 If found guilty , Mr McNamara , who has been charged with mail fraud , wire fraud , and money laundering , could face up to 30 years in jail , the seizure of all his assets and fines amounting to more than $800m .
4 Unlike the rats they had the right to trial and execution if found guilty , but then … rats have no rights .
5 ACTOR Gerard Depardieu 's son faces up to four years in jail if found guilty of drug pushing .
6 Under existing legislation , the youths could be sentenced to a maximum of two years in prison or fined up to $10,000 , if found guilty .
7 This option allows a measure of latitude to opt for jury trial on indictment to a person accused of a more serious offence , or one which could have profound effects on him if found guilty .
8 There had been cries for his public execution but Jamel Mobuto had made it quite clear that Ngune would be tried and , if found guilty , sentenced to life imprisonment .
9 If found guilty , the Spaniard faces a prison sentence of 15–20 years .
10 Charges should be brought because they are charges upon which it is proper that the accused should be tried and , if found guilty , convicted .
11 The interests of the alleged contemnor require that he should have the right to be informed of the charges which he has to meet , to be advised and represented if he so wishes ( subject to his being eligible for legal aid or otherwise able to finance his defence ) , to be given a full and fair opportunity of meeting those charges and , if found guilty of contempt of court , to be informed in sufficiently clear terms of what has been found against him .
12 Of course , it can be argued that the theoretical presumption of innocence in the West is frequently negated by the pressure , particularly in the lower courts , to ‘ plea bargain' , that is agree to plead guilty to a relatively minor charge and receive a relatively light sentence , rather than plead not guilty , endure a long wait for a trial ( possibly in custody ) and , if found guilty , receive a heavier sentence , although there always remains the chance of acquittal .
13 All news reports would henceforth have first to be " co-ordinated " with the Interior Ministry , while publishing houses could face fines of up to 100,000,000 Turkish lira ( about US$40,000 ) and immediate closure if found guilty of printing any material deemed to " pose a threat to the rule of law " .
14 The first FMLN announcement stated that one of the advisers had died instantly and the others within minutes from their injuries ; however , a further statement on Jan. 9 noted that two members of the unit which brought down the helicopter had been arrested on charges of murdering wounded prisoners of war , and that they would be dealt with according to " war justice " if found guilty .
15 They were said to face summary execution if found guilty of complicity in what had been the fifth rumoured coup attempt since the military took power in June 1989 .
16 Charges against the officials , who , if found guilty , faced prison terms of up to five years , were brought on behalf of 27 affected haemophiliacs , some of whom had already died from AIDS .
17 If found guilty , he would be removed permanently from office and barred from holding an elective position for eight years .
18 If found guilty they could be fined and ordered to pay court costs .
19 Most difficult to resolve in the struggle for jurisdiction over clerks who were charged with crimes was whether they could be tried twice , as clause three of the royal Constitutions of Clarendon ( 1164 ) outlined , first in the king 's court and then in the church court , and whether , if found guilty , they should be handed over to a civil court for the passing of the sentence .
20 If found guilty , Choukeir faces a prison sentence of up to 15 years .
21 Borislav Herak , 21 , and Sretko Damjanovic , 30 , could face a firing squad if found guilty of the charges at their trial in the besieged Bosnian capital of Sarajevo .
22 If found guilty , they could face heavy fines , or even jail and some kind of martyrdom .
23 His solicitor Duncan Mcnabb believes the accuser should remain anonymous but the accused should only be named if found guilty .
24 If found guilty Mr Howard and Mr Clarke could be fined and ordered to pay court costs .
25 He faces a prison sentence of up to twenty years if found guilty .
26 Both are pessimistic about the outcome of any review and could face a maximum of 7 years in jail if found guilty at a future trial .
27 They 've been developed after considerable consumer research and will evaluate new products and new service ideas which if found acceptable will be taken up by the M F I chain .
28 And if you found that , you know , if find that
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