Example sentences of "[vb infin] if [art] [noun sg] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ As the transport and strategic planning authority for the area around Edinburgh as well as within the city itself , Lothian Regional Council is able to take an overview which smaller single-tier councils would lack if the Government abolished the region . |
| 2 | To a hushed court Dr Howe described what he would do if the court granted the application . |
| 3 | A false sensation of attitude will arise if the pilot interprets the resultant acceleration as his true vertical reference : this can occur for instance in forward acceleration , on take-off or a missed approach . |
| 4 | Persistence can occur if a virus escapes the full force of the defence mechanisms ( for example if the patient 's immune system is suppressed for any reason ) , or if the virus is not particularly lethal to the cells it infects . |
| 5 | Total currency flow surpluses will only occur if the government keeps the exchange rate below the equilibrium by continuing to sell the domestic currency on the foreign exchange market . |
| 6 | This is one of the few occasions in the House when I can say that many hon. Members on both sides of the House told the Government that that would happen if the Government allowed the policy to develop in the way it has . |
| 7 | Campaigners say , four thousand specialist teaching jobs could go if the government reduces the grant for teaching English as a foreign language . |
| 8 | But all that could change if a campaign to promote the meat succeeds . |
| 9 | Quite clearly , if a tenant vacates premises and decides to leave all manner of items behind , thereby inhibiting the landlord from reletting the premises , the tenant can hardly complain if the landlord sells the discarded property . |
| 10 | As Lord Keith said in Lonrho Plc. v. Secretary of State for Trade and Industry [ 1989 ] 1 W.L.R. 525 , 539 : ‘ The only significance of the absence of reasons is that if all other known facts and circumstances appear to point overwhelmingly in favour of a different decision , the decision-maker , who has given no reasons can not complain if the court draws the inference that he had no rational reason for his decision . ’ |
| 11 | He has already faced fierce criticism from his local Labour candidate after he told parents that the school would close if the party won the election . |
| 12 | You could even say that you should worry if a child reaches the age of seven or eight without ever using swear words , since he or she may not be listening to people perhaps not even to you . |