Example sentences of "[been] [vb pp] [conj] if [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has been calculated that if every driver in the United States reduced petrol consumption by 5% , and every family lowered its central heating temperature by 6 degrees and raised the air conditioning temperature by the same amount , the saving would be the equivalent of the total oil consumption for the continent of Africa . |
| 2 | It has also been said that if a member of a court announced that he would give expression to his views by voting against every licence , he would be disqualified : McGeehan v. Knox ( supra ) , Lord Mackenzie at p.696 . |
| 3 | Conversely it has been argued that if the composition of the House of Lords was altered , giving it more credibility , then its powers should correspondingly be increased . |
| 4 | This process may take 20 years or more to complete , and is more pronounced if natural dyes have been used or if the rug has been exposed to direct sunlight . |
| 5 | It had been feared that if the impact of the recession and resistance to the toll increase had exceeded 10pc motorists faced another price rise . |
| 6 | ‘ It has been proved that if a child attends a nursery school it benefits throughout the rest of its educational life . ’ |
| 7 | It has been found that if a block of poly(vinylchloride) is brought in contact with a block of polycaprolactone , at temperatures above T g , then D rept is higher than expected and is proportional to . |
| 8 | Poor Anna had been very indiscreet , the fascisti were going to arrest her or put pressure on her to leave the country for good , but he had been assured that if the principessa were to live again with him quietly in Rome nobody would touch her . |
| 9 | It has already been suggested that if a terminus were built at Stratford East , it would have a major impact on the financial viability of the terminus at King 's Cross . |
| 10 | It has been held that if a solicitor preparing a will omits a provision the testator intended , it counts as a ‘ clerical error ’ , and that the will can therefore be rectified by the court under the Administration of Justice Act 1982 ( p 100 ) . |