Example sentences of "[noun sg] if [pron] have been [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would be extremely unattractive to any group of workers or management to enter a serious bid if they had been told by the Scottish Office that the bid was so contemptible that it would not even qualify for assistance if it failed because another bid from within the same management or work force had been judged as superior . |
| 2 | It can hardly be one 's fault if one has been preordained to rob a bank . |
| 3 | Where a judgment has been set aside or reversed , the county court office sends a certificate to that effect to the registry to cancel any entry if it has been registered . |
| 4 | There is no reason at all to suppose that the policies of these states would have been more intelligent or less influenced by fear and ambition if they had been decided by parliaments elected on the widest and fairest franchise possible and carried out by diplomatic services freed from social distinctions . |
| 5 | Erm just to say that , just to confirm the note sent round that erm we will only pay for any photographic services by Intercity East Coast if it has been procured using a task request form in accordance with the same way we procure any other internal B R er service . |
| 6 | Their survival in office challenged efficient management of the duchy and may have entailed actual financial loss if they had been keeping revenue in their own hands . |
| 7 | Their survival in office challenged efficient management of the duchy and may have entailed actual financial loss if they had been keeping revenue in their own hands . |
| 8 | While pursuing a complaint through the grievance procedure is sometimes worthwhile , you do not forfeit your right to claim constructive dismissal if you have been treated so badly that you decide that raising the matter through the company 's internal procedures will not help you to achieve a fair deal . |
| 9 | You are entitled to a written statement of the reasons for your dismissal if you have been employed for two years or more . |
| 10 | Producer , Lyn Goleby was on a visit to the school to answer questions on the film , which ranged from how much say the author had in shooting the film , to whether ’ The Bridge ’ might have had to have a happier ending if it had been made with American money . |
| 11 | A good example of how the foregoing Swiss rules operate was offered by the Goldberg case ( held in Indiana in 1989 and involving Byzantine mosaics stolen from a church in Cyprus and purchased by an American dealer in Switzerland ) , where the American courts concluded that the dealer Goldberg would have been deemed a purchaser in bad faith under Swiss law if it had been applied . |
| 12 | They erm they tend to perhaps have a different attitude if they 've been given company shares , because they 're handled shares er fairly regularly , and that 's a different matter , erm I mean erm are there many people here who have privatized issues ? |
| 13 | The match could n't have been more of a thriller if it had been written in Hollywood . |
| 14 | * Horses will usually stand better for the farrier if they have been exercised beforehand , and have already satisfied their need for exercise . |
| 15 | You can expect ructions at home if you have been taking a partner for granted recently . |
| 16 | And the pressures are probably much greater within the public sector , if only because of the difficulty of obtaining further employment in the public sector if one has been dismissed for disciplinary reasons . |
| 17 | Young people are best able to withstand the danger of alcohol abuse if they have been taught : |
| 18 | He would have posed the same question if he had been sitting in her position . |
| 19 | If they had been advised as to the necessity for clear offers in writing with terms set out from the bank , their case is that they would have taken that advice , they would have waited for the bank offer and if and when it had not been suitable for them they would not have exchanged and their case is also that er once things had gone er very badly wrong and they wanted to get out of the contract if they had been advised as to the way out er then er they would have been er of that , they would have served notice and they would have got out of the contract . |
| 20 | at a , a particular wee bit if I 've been leaning back , |
| 21 | As far as grants are concerned , students who apply for a place are almost certain to have used at least three years ' worth of their local authority grant entitlement while studying at university or polytechnic , and may only be eligible for a further one-year entitlement if they have been accepted at a drama school . |
| 22 | Gooch would have faced a maximum 10-year jail sentence if he had been charged with causing death by dangerous driving — a new offence introduced in April . |
| 23 | There is really very little excuse for the student wandering out of reach of the field if he has been taught well in the first place . |
| 24 | When he was fetched from the Common Room his walk had a touch of spring , and he came into Pumfrey 's presence a shade more jauntily than would have been the case if he had been interviewed earlier . |
| 25 | It is rather like something that I used to do as a young groundsman coming up through the ranks , when I applied for vacant jobs all over the place , the bigger and more prestigious the place the better , and more often than not without the slightest intention of taking the job if it had been offered ! |
| 26 | The term includes : ( i ) any income chargeable to income tax by deduction at source or otherwise ( first limb ) and any income which would have been chargeable to income tax if it had been received in the United Kingdom by a person domiciled , resident and ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom ( second limb ) ( s681(1) ( a ) ) ; [ ( ii ) where the amount of the income of any body corporate has been apportioned ( ie shortfalled ) under Schedule 16 to FA 1972 or could have been so apportioned if the body corporate were incorporated and resident in any part of the United Kingdom , so much of the income of the body corporate for that year or period as is equal to the amount which has been or could have been so apportioned to the trustees of or a beneficiary under the settlement ( s681(1) ( b ) ) [ abolished in relation to income of bodies corporate for accounting periods beginning after 31 March 1989 by FA 1989 , Sched 17 , Part V ] ] . |
| 27 | Whereas a majority , 54 per cent , of households in Birmingham would have gained under the poll tax if it had been levied in 1988–9 , only 39 per cent of adults are shown to be gainers . |
| 28 | The heel of the foot ( a good move if you 've been grabbed ) : lift your foot and look for your target |
| 29 | And it 's been a fairly good evening if you 've been using public transport . |
| 30 | Research conducted by NASA-Ames has shown that crews flying long sectors were more alert during approach and landing if they had been allowed to nap while cruising . |