Example sentences of "[noun] if they [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Give-aways such as book matches , note pads , pens , pencils , diaries , calendars and stationery , can be regarded as a good investment if they promote the good image of the establishment .
2 Specialists believe the discovery could eventually allow the use of drugs to correct the fault and reduce the risks for women who by the age of 50 have a 60 per cent chance of developing one of those cancers if they carry the defective gene .
3 Brothers created elaborate practical arrangements to emphasize their equality ; or they divided the household if they thought the implicit pattern of seniority too discrepant with the facts .
4 The celebrations that marked United 's third major Cup — four if you count the European Super Cup — in two calendar years could just be a rehearsal if they land the First Division title in the next three weeks .
5 Austria , Czechoslovakia or Italy seem to be Scotland 's most likely opponents if they make the second phase .
6 They must draw attention to national needs if they believe the educational system is not adequately meeting them .
7 I asked many Goans if they disliked the freakish visitors , and their verdicts were almost unanimous .
8 Does he agree that it would be an act of the most amazing folly to tamper with the provisions that currently apply , and yet that is exactly what the Opposition are committed to doing if they win the general election ?
9 The official figures now show what a family would have to pay in rates or community charge if they paid the full amount .
10 This policy was adopted by the government as part of its general economic strategy to cut public expenditure and meant that local authorities could only exceed a predetermined level of spending on higher education if they found the additional sums of money from the rates .
11 Jed-Forest signed a £30,000 deal for three years ' backing from the TSB , Melrose will receive a minimum of £10,000 this season from Concept Group , sponsorship which , through bonuses , could rise to £15,000 if they win the national championship and the Border League , and Stewart 's Melville have a season 's £15,000 support from Dial Office Systems .
12 Their initiative was thought to have been in response to an open letter published on Jan. 15 under the signatures of three former Presidents , the Archbishop of Bogotá , and the leader of the left-wing Patriotic Union Party ( UP ) , which had offered them the prospect of " society 's support … for less rigorous treatment " by the government if they released the estimated dozens of hostages they had seized over the previous two months and stopped drug trafficking .
13 That is an area for immediate consideration and actions by the Government if they have the slightest interest in protecting society from the growth in criminal activity over which the Home Secretary and the Government continue to preside .
14 But in France if they did the same thing they would be talking in French down their machine .
15 The vital role of the parents is to do all they can to ensure that the loss or diminution of love and friendship , will be the worst thing that can happen to their children if they transgress the legal and moral codes that control the society in which they will be living .
16 One suggestion was that discretion should be left to the doctors and that they should tick a box if they wanted the generic drug .
17 People will pay a lot if they think the big ones are in a certain stretch of water . ’
18 Besides , she had said , perhaps they would take more time repairing the heating system if they knew the two of them were able to keep warm without it .
19 Borrowers of £100,000 can pay up to £1,000 a year over the odds if they chose the wrong lender five years ago .
20 Do you : a ) call another assistant or supervisor to help you ? b ) go and get some change from the office , leaving the till drawer open ? c ) close the drawer and go and get the change ? d ) ask the customer if they have the correct amount ?
21 Patients were classified into three groups : ( a ) ‘ probable ’ Alzheimer 's disease if they met the clinical criteria and had a Hachinski score less than 5 ; ( b ) ‘ broad ’ Alzheimer 's disease defined after reclassification of all presenile patients by discriminant analysis ( this group included all probable Alzheimer 's disease ) ; and ( c ) multi-infarct dementia — a definite history of at least one cerebrovascular accident and a Hachinski score greater than 6 .
22 Who on earth would want a holiday in Wales if they had the slightest knowledge of the climate ?
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