Example sentences of "[noun] [is] [adj] then [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 If the boot sole is flexible then a crampon is unlikely to give a secure enough fit and will be difficult to use properly for serious mountaineering .
2 If the relationship between risk and return is linear then the value of should not be significantly different from zero .
3 If the primary log file is flawed then the software performing the rebuild operation will switch to the reserve log .
4 If that supportive evidence is forthcoming then the implication is that vertebrates existed in the Late Cambrian , 510 million years ago , and some 40 million years before the appearance of vertebrate armour .
5 If the appreciation is high enough and the price is possible then a purchase results .
6 If there is any transformation under which a form is invariant then the form is symmetrical .
7 Contrast the following case , in which it is Mela , an Augustan jurist of uncertain leanings , who is opposed to the validity of the disposition , arguing that if the amount is unstated then the amount is zero , while Nerva , a first-century Proculian , is in favour of it ; Ulpian follows him in suggesting that the amount the testator usually gave is payable , failing which it can be determined according to status .
8 The method that has been used to store the bigram and trigram matrices relies on the fact that if no value for a trigram transition is available then the system backs off to the bigram value .
9 If the answer is positive then the employer can seek redress .
10 If a printer is available then the puzzle on screen could be dumped to the printer and the wordsearch would be solved in the usual way .
11 If the defence is successful then the plaintiff will recover no damages at all .
12 If primary prevention is successful the number of new cases ( the incidence ) should reduce , while if secondary or tertiary prevention is successful then the prevalence rate should reduce .
13 If the problem is severe then the child and mother may need to be admitted to hospital for observation of nutritional intake .
14 If the language is infinite then the language may be specified by producing a recogniser program .
15 An alternative approach is to measure share price changes ; prices at any given time reflect the market 's estimate of future performance and if it is assumed that this estimate is reliable then a comparison of ‘ before and after ’ figures should provide an accurate guide to the change in earning potential brought about by merger .
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