Example sentences of "[vb pp] if [pers pn] [vb -s] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Golf development will not normally be permitted if it causes unacceptable disruption to the public enjoyment of rights of way .
2 The government insists that it will only be restarted if it passes stringent safety tests , and that a technical council composed of Russian , American , French and German experts will oversee its operation .
3 Is a judge ever conscious that his reputation as a judge is likely to be adversely affected in their eyes if he decides one way , and favourably affected if he decides another way ?
4 The wound is then debrided if it contains devitalised tissue .
5 As we saw in this chapter , more recently it has been found that this account of processing can not be correct for at least three reasons : ( a ) there is evidence that syntactic and semantic processing is not delayed until the end of the clause ; ( b ) there is evidence that information about the specific wording is retained after the end of a clause if that clause contains nonspecific words which subsequent clauses will disambiguate ; ( c ) specific wording will also be retained if it has pragmatic significance .
6 His chances of accomplishing policy change will also be enhanced if he maintains high levels of support in public opinion polls .
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