Example sentences of "[coord] if it [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 And if it meant the purchase of a hundred acres of timber , I 'd count it cash well spent — especially to get men who can work as I 've seen you lads work this week ! ’
2 If it gets into the predator 's nose it can injure the tissues there and if it enters the mouth it causes violent vomiting .
3 The situation would be reviewed and if it worsened the council would be informed and asked to reconsider the position .
4 This ‘ outsider ’ stance is , of course , nothing new , and if it bore the bulk of the band 's appeal , would be nothing more than a gimmick in itself .
5 Any interruption might stop the flow , and if it gave the Colonel pause for thought , and the brain behind the little piggy eyes a chance to work , it might result in an enraged charge .
6 And if it stopped the raiding , and put the Macleans firmly on the side of the Campbells and the king — yes , the advantages were there .
7 A theory is a good theory if it is an elegant model , if it describes a wide class of observations , and if it predicts the results of new observations .
8 That 's understandable and to some extent justifiable but if it creates the impression in anyone 's mind that the U S has a presidential system of government er then they would be sadly mistaken .
9 A private firm is also trying to start a luxury train — the Occident Express , I suppose — but if it happens the fare will be over 1500 pounds .
10 Well , yes , we all know that , but if it gives the autograph seeker pleasure and it takes only a moment of your time , then it seems pointless not to oblige .
11 But if it follows the government 's call to expand into domiciliary care it will not have to register this as part of its service .
12 " The concept of the Labour aristocracy has had its value in drawing attention to differences within the working class but if it implies the existence … of a labour elite distinctly separated from lower strata and marked by political behaviour of an acquiescent type then it is a concept that does more harm than good to historical truth " .
13 But if it hits the island of San Fernandez , many thousands of people will die .
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