Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] of [noun sg] if [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because people moving at different speeds measure different distances between events , they must also measure different intervals of time if they are to agree on the speed of light . |
| 2 | So we need people with different personalities and different types to be within that within any group for a group to be very successful you need some sort of share of the different types of group if you had a predominance of shapers you 'd get nowhere . |
| 3 | In southern Africa , such regional groups will do little to counteract the internal political frailty of the countries in the area , and as a result South Africa will have plenty of opportunity to pursue malevolent policies of destabilization if it chooses to do so . |
| 4 | The effect of the decision was to give women the choice of an abortion during the first six months of pregnancy if they could find a doctor to carry it out , and it came to have enormous symbolic importance for feminists . |
| 5 | 5 You can take the Braun Plaque Remover on holiday — one night of recharging gives you a good 10 days of power if you brush your teeth twice a day for two minutes . |
| 6 | To achieve this the data requires varying degrees of manipulation if we are to understand the society whose everyday activities constitute the origins of the archaeological record . |
| 7 | Drifting along in a straight line at a steady speed , or following the natural curves of space if you 're close to any heavy objects . |
| 8 | ‘ You ca n't do half a dozen pages of dialogue if you 're pissed , ’ said Reed . |
| 9 | Forest townships were compelled to pay the warden large sums of money if they did not attend Forest inquests at his summons . |
| 10 | So they have a wide tax base and they can generate large sums of money if they , if they choose to do so and in different states there 's a different culture , a different attitude towards public spending and taxation and so on . |
| 11 | You 'll also find lots of leaflets available from main showrooms which tell you how much appliances cost to run , how to cut down on costs , and helpful methods of payment if you have to economise drastically . |
| 12 | O K , er , let's go back to Andrew , how much would I pay for my fifty thousand pounds of cover if I wanted to pay annually , will it cost me two hundred or two forty ? |
| 13 | If it is a nice and finely balanced question whether the statute of wills is more consistent with traditional principles of law if it is interpreted to forbid murderers to inherit , then wrestling with that question is hardly a sensible way of deciding what most people would now favour . |
| 14 | Now that the Alvey programme has ended , the DKBS workshops have to find alternative sources of funding if they are to survive . |
| 15 | Under current German law , traders can export all types of waste if it is to be used for " commercial purposes " in the destination country . |
| 16 | The next time they are able to gather together enough courage to set out for the supermarket they may get only as far as point B before they have had enough , anticipating more extreme levels of anxiety if they continue . |
| 17 | We could have been bound to pay enormous sums of money if we had lost . ’ |
| 18 | School is isolated from life and ‘ the pupil must therefore acquire abstract habits of thought if he is to follow the teacher 's oral lessons ’ ( ibid. p. 171 ) . |
| 19 | Students who fail the Case Study will be accredited with the five areas of study if they have successfully passed these and should be eligible for the grade of intermediate membership . |
| 20 | Foreign companies would be able to remit part of their profits abroad , and were promised compensation in the event of " unavoidable " nationalization ; they would be given tax concessions during the initial five years of operation if they were involved in high-technology industries , resource development or infrastructure construction . |
| 21 | This , it will be remembered , enables us to perceive the deferred , but ultimate greater , advantages of self-denial : we will accept the immediate constraints of convention if they are seen as serving some general advantage . |
| 22 | ‘ This trio only has long-term chances of survival if it uses all chances to work together to get the best results , ’ he said . |
| 23 | If the main components of money supply are various deposits in financial institutions , we must examine these institutions and the various types of deposit if we are to going to get a clear definition of money . |
| 24 | At the SEC , Mr Breeden argues that there is sufficient law to tackle insider-trading abuses in debt securities and other conflicts of interest if they occur . |
| 25 | He also needs to cap the new price so that it is prevented from rising further over the remaining four years of construction if he is to convince bankers that they should continue to support Eurotunnel . |
| 26 | These arose out of the feeling that trade unions had to become involved in other spheres of influence if they were to offset any serious injury which might befall them as a result of the General Strike . |
| 27 | The third member is only commensurate with the two modes of revelation if it means a charism , constantly in action throughout the Church , guiding true understanding and teaching it . |
| 28 | Individuals chase and pounce on their prey if a suitable opportunity occurs , but they have substantially greater chances of success if they work together . |
| 29 | God has set the seed of his Spirit in our hearts and intends to produce in us a crop of lovely qualities of character if we do not grieve the Spirit ( Eph. 4:30 ) by wilful disobedience or neglect . |
| 30 | New guidelines just issued by the government mean that the NCC and national park authorities will soon have to pay landowners huge amounts of compensation if they want to preserve scientifically valuable sites from intensive farming . |