Example sentences of "[conj] if he [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the Minister had bothered to listen to the submissions made to him or if he cared one iota for the industry , he would know that the figures come from the farmers . |
| 2 | If the former partner has a change in housing costs , or in earnings , or if he has more children , then his maintenance bill will be varied . |
| 3 | I asked him not to say any more to me , since at that time I represented the Labour Party and felt it quite possible that if he brought any action I would be called upon to act for them . |
| 4 | What seems to happen is that an individual , given his arrival in a situation , reviews it in the context of his own objectives and decides that if he takes certain actions , the situation will change in the direction of his objectives . |
| 5 | Making sure that Ryan was already inside , they entered , sat near him , and began a general chat about land , A saying to B , in a casual roundabout fashion , that if he had any land going in Norfolk to unload it quickly because the councils were clamping down on building regulations and that land in future was to be used for agricultural purposes only . ’ |
| 6 | His mother came , but she did not take him away , and his Uncle Charlie told him that if he wrote another letter like that he would get a thrashing , so he stayed and coped . |
| 7 | We got transferred to another old council house , it was very damp , but it was a new start , and I decided that if he wanted some responsibility , OK the tenancy could be in his name . |
| 8 | Depending on the precise circumstances it may be found that Master Smith is the settlor so that if he has any interest in the trust he may be taxed upon the same under , for instance , TA 1988 , s683 , or alternatively , if he has no interest under the trust , any payment to his minor unmarried children could be taxable upon him ( Master Smith ) under TA 1988 , s663 . |
| 9 | " Mrs Plant , " Timothy said quite softly , and Mr Plant whispered that if he issued another sound he would thump him to a pulp . |
| 10 | This is not the place for a proper discussion of Empson 's views , which like a great deal of British work are more concerned with critical method than with theory ( he wrote ( 1950 : 594 ) that ‘ a critic ought to trust his own nose , like the hunting dog , and if he lets any kind of theory or principle distract him from that , he is not doing his work ’ ) . |
| 11 | If 14 days be a reasonable length of time in such a contract in this particular trade , and if he waits seven days before entrusting the goods to a third person on sale or return , that third person has the right to keep them as against him for 14 days , whereas the original owner has a right to the return of them within seven days from that date and I think that is clearly an act inconsistent with anything but his having adopted the transaction . ’ |
| 12 | Sunil had sent three of them tonight and if he kept that rate up they 'd need a double-decker bus to follow me by Christmas Eve . |
| 13 | Otherwise , Kovacevich was well wide of the mark and if he respects this work he might contemplate putting it away for a few years before reconsidering its interpretation . |
| 14 | Gesner totally ignored Therese when they were n't on stage together , but he at least kept reasonably quiet when she was performing , and if he passed derogatory comments about her at least they were audible only to those close to him . |
| 15 | ( 6 ) The person to whom an occasional permission is granted shall ensure that the provisions of this Act or any byelaws or regulations made thereunder relating to the conduct of licensed premises are observed in the premises or place in respect of which the permission was granted as if he were the holder of a public house licence , and if he contravenes this subsection he shall be guilty of an offence : Provided that it shall be a defence for any person charged with an offence under this subsection if he proves that he used due diligence to prevent the occurrence of the offence . |
| 16 | To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS consultants are on maximum part-time contracts ; and if he has any plans to end this practice . |
| 17 | And I will willingly show the place tomorrow , and if he has any question to ask me now , I will answer as well as I may . |
| 18 | But his captain Kim Barnett believes Morris 's England career can take off again and if he adds greater consistency and a harder-edged professionalism to exceptional natural gifts . |
| 19 | The young man was claimed to be ‘ abundantly capable of the office ’ , but if he had any experience which might justify his placement in a supervisory post , it was not mentioned . |
| 20 | I think he 's got a good idea here but if he takes that slant to his story you could do rather well . |
| 21 | As Mr. Micawber said ‘ If a man had twenty pounds a year for his income , and spent nineteen pounds nineteen shillings and sixpence , he would be happy , but if he spent twenty pounds one , he would be miserable ’ . |
| 22 | As Mr Micawber said ‘ If a man had twenty pounds a year for his income , and spent nineteen pounds nineteen shillings and sixpence , he would be happy , but if he spent twenty pounds on , he would be miserable ’ , On a temporary and controlled basis , some excess expenditure can be justifiable — but when excess expenditure increases regularly , the danger signs flash up . |
| 23 | In making his decision , he seeks the advice of the judiciary , but if he has good reason for doing so , he is , as a matter of law , entitled to set a tariff period different from that recommended by the judges . |
| 24 | Yeah but if he has another shop is he still going to get his |
| 25 | ‘ Because if he tries any tricks on me , I 'll kill him ! ’ |