Example sentences of "if he [vb -s] " in BNC.

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1 The surgeon will be liable in damages if he operates when there is a valid refusal of consent , and liable in damages if he fails to operate in accordance with the principle of necessity when there was no valid decision by the patient .
2 He added : ‘ If he learns to relax , he will get a mile and a half . ’
3 If possible , the patient learns to walk without any support at all : if he learns to lean on a stick , tripod or quadrupod , his body balance is likely to become totally distorted , and he can not learn the necessary body control to walk safely .
4 If he learns from this episode that he must be more independent in his judgment and not be swept along by others , there need be no long-lasting harm .
5 There is also a time bar : the Commissioners may only investigate a complaint if it is made within 12 months from the date the aggrieved person first had notice of the matter complained or , but a Commissioner has power to accept a complaint outside the time limit if he considers that there are special circumstances which make it proper to do so .
6 For if he considers himself in some small way a specialist , not only can he spend a good proportion of his time teaching what he likes and probably , therefore , understands better , but he also has more of a chance of keeping up to date on his chosen subjects , particularly if he has support , as many of the teachers I observed had , from local subject advisers , associations or selective in-service programmes .
7 If he considers that it does , he should give a general warning to that team and , if the offence is repeated , he must order the offending player off the field .
8 In England and Wales this is done by the coroner 's court , as indeed it is in some States in the USA and in Canada , and in Scotland it is the procurator fiscal who looks into the matter and will , if he considers it to be an appropriate case , raise the matter at a fatal accidents inquiry in the sheriff 's court .
9 An individual sitting on the board of such an inquiry may satisfy his own conscience if he finds himself in disagreement with his colleagues by exercising his right to attach a minority dissenting view to the formal report if he considers it necessary to do so .
10 The change procedure is bypassed if he considers that the change is beneficial and that no significant change in the functionality of the relevant sub-system , or impact on the development schedule , will be incurred .
11 If he considers that the proposed change has little or no impact on functionality , cost , or timescale , the Change Management Procedures can be bypassed and there is no need for any further action .
12 Emergency Debates are allowed at the discretion of the Speaker under Standing Order 20 if he considers that an application relates to " a specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration . "
13 If he considers that an inquest may not be necessary , he may act under section 19(1) .
14 The power of the minister arises under the National Health Service Act 1977 if he considers that by reason of an emergency it is necessary for a specified period to transfer functions from one body to another .
15 ( 4 ) The sheriff may uphold an appeal under this section only if he considers that the licensing board in arriving at its decision : a ) erred in law ; b ) based its decision on any incorrect material fact ; c ) acted contrary to natural justice ; or d ) exercised its discretion in an unreasonable manner .
16 If he considers that she is refusing intercourse unreasonably , his remedy is a matrimonial one .
17 No matter for how long a period lifers are detained , the Home Secretary will release those people only if he considers that it is safe to do so .
18 If he considers an authority 's budget excessive — or , indeed , considers it an excessive increase on the previous year 's budget — that is sufficient reason for him to cap that authority .
19 If he smokes , he should give up , and if he 's overweight , he should slim .
20 Instead of the advertiser stating directly that someone is a with-it swinger if he smokes , he implies that to young people by showing them smoking Peter Stuyvesant cigarettes on airliners .
21 If he undertakes such tests and discovers the truth , should he then be able to jettison his partner , otherwise presumably to his liking ?
22 It is questionable whether the accused has entered if he inserts a key into a lock or puts his hand through a window .
23 Sadly , my hon. Friend the Member for Ashfield ( Mr. Haynes ) will not be with us after the election , but my experience of him suggests that if he opens his mouth in Ashfield , we shall hear him down here —
24 I do n't mind if he reads for a few minutes but that 's it .
25 This may be enough to make him lose interest but , if he persists , discourage him briefly and matter-of-factly , explaining that such words show bad manners and offend some people , who will like him less if he insists on using them .
26 At the end of the day he employs us and if he insists , we shall have to go straight into fourth gear to prepare for it .
27 At the end of the day if he insists , we shall have to go into fourth gear to prepare for it .
28 If he insists on calling back , ask him to hold on , and then play a blaring radio down the receiver — that should put him off for a few days .
29 A gentleman ‘ should not make too much use of tobacco ’ but ‘ should recognize the Fort in Agra as unequalled in the whole world [ and ] … must think of Isfahan as the best town in Persia ’ ; if he insists on travelling he should visit ‘ Egypt because it is worth seeing ’ .
30 ‘ But if he falls , Headmaster ? ’ said Mr Crangle .
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