Example sentences of "[be] [adj] if a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the shares are those if a listed company this anomalous position can be ended rapidly because , unless the shares are not fully paid , there will not be any restrictions on transferability and the personal representative will either obtain registration of himself or execute a transfer to a purchaser or to the beneficiaries . |
| 2 | Would n't it be refreshing if a new course were opened which simply claimed to be a lovely place for club players to play but that it would n't really test the pros . |
| 3 | The fact that the parents are doing their very best will be immaterial if a reasonable parent might be expected to do more . |
| 4 | The ideal would indeed be attainable if a self-contained system of imperatives could be re-established on foundations other than ‘ Be aware ’ . |
| 5 | After this fourth successive Tory election victory , we think it would be better if a Labour Speaker had a turn . |
| 6 | Before looking at each market in detail it would be helpful if a basic principle could be understood . |
| 7 | This precludes the need for the extensive , long range , diffusion of the chain through a highly viscous medium that would be necessary if a regular chain folded structure was to be constructed . |
| 8 | It is essential that these councils are set up as soon as possible so that they may start work on all the detailed arrangements and consultations that will be necessary if a smooth transition to the new funding system is to be ensured . |
| 9 | It would be surprising if a similar tally were not being kept in Moscow now , against the day when Gorbachev may over-reach himself . |
| 10 | The lifeworld is the intuitively present , in this sense familiar and transparent , and at the same time vast and incalculable web of presuppositions that have to be satisfied if an actual utterance is to be at all meaningful , that is valid or invalid . |
| 11 | The de Rosier team argue that this need not be true if an active site on one part of the molecule can affect other sites on the complex in such a way as to facilitate movement of intermediates between sites . |
| 12 | of the tax is payable if a single person lives there . |
| 13 | It is helpful if an abbreviated notation ( which merely shows the broad subject category to which the document belongs ) can be readily derived from the full notation . |
| 14 | Indeed , such a power is essential if a total dissolution as between all the partners is to be avoided when it is necessary to get rid of an unsatisfactory partner . |
| 15 | Since slides are treated at a number of different temperatures in the protocols , it is convenient if a sufficient number of water baths and ovens can be maintained at these temperatures without the need for continuous readjustment . |
| 16 | The symptoms are moving in the opposite direction to suppression and this is necessary if a long-lasting cure is to be achieved . |
| 17 | The division of responsibilities between the two tiers means that some co-ordination is necessary if an effective service is to be provided . |
| 18 | Both Labour MPs protested strongly to Mr Stewart that immediate Government action was essential if a vital part of the remaining industrial base in Glasgow is to be saved . |