Example sentences of "if [pers pn] [vb -s] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If she bears a female child , this period of impurity is doubled to two weeks , plus sixty-six days , a ruling that makes clear that femaleness per se is a source of uncleanliness . |
| 2 | If she sees a nice dress for her , she 'll buy it . |
| 3 | The accused is therefore not guilty of this offence if she drafts a worthless cheque . |
| 4 | If she wants a particular toy that is n't hers , explain that it belongs to Jamie and she must ask him if she wants to play with it . |
| 5 | If she sprouts a second head or grows fangs — I 'll shoot her . |
| 6 | If she makes an old-fashioned choice and lovingly tends a garden and a bumper crop of children , she rates louder Hosannas than ever before . |
| 7 | Benefits affected by admission to hospital For details see leaflet NI9. ( f your elderly parent is admitted to hospital or an old people 's home under the National Health Service , there may be a reduction in , or a withdrawal of , certain State benefits ( but this will not apply if she enters a charitable home or has treatment as a private patient ) . |
| 8 | If she has a dry mouth condition offer her a wet feed with the bit in position to teach her to move it about better . |
| 9 | If she has a religious faith which enables her to believe that death is not the end and that she and her husband will be re-united one day , she should be supported and encouraged in this , as it is something really positive on which she can begin to rebuild the rest of her life . |
| 10 | If she has a male boss who has tantrums that would be more appropriate in a three-year-old , a boss who shouts at and bullies her , in the institutional world of male values , she will lose all respect if she cries . |
| 11 | ‘ But if she has a scarred uterus , with strong contractions and a large baby , the weak point might give way . ’ |
| 12 | But there may not be any tax to pay on it if the pension comes from a former employer of hers , and if she has a National Insurance retirement pension from her own contributions the special ‘ wife 's earned income allowance ’ will be due . |
| 13 | ‘ If she has a large family and some of them are unprovided for , say , for instance , she has unmarried sisters and aunts and nieces , then it is only right , since her husband has married into the family , that he should provide for them , too . ’ |
| 14 | You can be sure that a woman must have big and thick labia if she has a big mouth and thick lips . |
| 15 | Fortunately , one or two civil servants realise that the government could build up trouble if it allows a whole generation to grow up with a dislike for nuclear weapons . |
| 16 | If it requires a little effort from the listener , then , it is an ultimately rewarding experience , tightly and skilfully constructed , and containing passages of great beauty and spirit . |
| 17 | If it becomes a major instrument for redistribution of income then it is involved in the political arguments over equality and social justice as well as in meeting basic need . |
| 18 | If the property does not sell at all , or if it takes a long time to sell , the local authority search result may become dated . |
| 19 | If it involves a specific effect , like graduated colours or 3D , it 's better to pay for the features than to come up with a make-do solution . |
| 20 | Those who advocate an expansionist policy believe that a 6% base rate is the minimum necessary to get the economy out of the recession , even if it involves a further decline in sterling . |
| 21 | Pentrite can explode without a detonator if it receives a severe blow or strong friction . |
| 22 | The recommendation will be put by the ITF 's Rules of Tennis Committee to the Committee of Management in Paris in June and if accepted , it will travel to the Dominican Republic in September for presentation to the ITF Annual General Meeting , where , if it receives a ⅔ majority from delegates in attendance , it will become the first time that a new rule has been introduced since 1989 , when the tie break was standardised . |
| 23 | Coaxing is another and sycophancy is another — you put your own interpretation on it but if it gets a good show , then it 's all a matter of semantics . |
| 24 | If it gets a bad reputation , people wo n't come and they will suffer . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | But the OFT could outlaw the plan if it uncovers a back-door deal between the banks to penalise customers who stay in the black . |
| 27 | If it chooses an independent valuer , then there is a separate contract between the valuer and the borrower , the society 's obligation being confined to using care in the selection of the valuer . |
| 28 | In general , a newly proposed theory will be acceptable as worthy of the consideration of scientists if it is more falsifiable than its rival , and especially if it predicts a new kind of phenomenon not touched on by its rival . |
| 29 | Never allow a water pump to suck in air if it feeds a long length of pipework to a system of tanks or ponds . |
| 30 | The cases perhaps support the principle that an alternative remedy will oust judicial jurisdiction if it performs the same function as the available judicial remedy ; but if it performs a different function , the court will have a discretion to refuse a remedy . |