Example sentences of "if it [verb] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The strikes ended on Jan. 23 , the day on which the government rushed legislation through the People 's Assembly enshrining the right to strike , but obliging workers to give 15 days ' notice of stoppages , and authorizing the Assembly to suspend a stoppage if it threatened the national interest . |
| 2 | The procedure , if it followed the usual course , would have been this : two doctors would be taken to see her and would ask her a few questions . |
| 3 | And if it goes the other way , and he 's called guilty of murder , then , worse , he 'll hang . ’ |
| 4 | But that is a highly vulnerable position for any politician to take - and I doubt if it offers the whole answer . |
| 5 | If that were so then what I say would be true if it had the appropriate backing , false otherwise . |
| 6 | If it helps the hon. Gentleman , I shall try to wear my tie upside down the next time I am at the Dispatch Box . |
| 7 | ‘ But if it helps the Royal Navy achieving their duty of keeping their submarines clear of fishing vessels then that 's fine . |
| 8 | The States Parties to this Protocol shall process a letter rogatory that requests the exhibition and copying of documents if it meets the following requirements : |
| 9 | When records are to be selected on the basis of the state of one or more attributes , a serial search concentrates on the records , examining each in turn to see if it meets the specified conditions of the search . |
| 10 | ‘ It makes me believe that the NFU leadership is unwilling to do anything to really fight for the interests of farmers if it embarrasses the Tory Government . |
| 11 | In general , regular exercise helps to lessen period pains as may vigorous exercise during the painful time especially if it mobilises the pelvic area . |
| 12 | Where plot might be jettisoned , story is retained as a principle of connection : ‘ Once the story is launched it must go on it must follow its course however crooked it may be even if it takes the wrong direction ’ ( 1976b ) . |
| 13 | However , if it produced the right sort of pro-saving policies in the meantime , the hand-wringing would have served a useful purpose . |
| 14 | This album gathers together a cutting edge slice of Detroit ‘ 92 and — if it gets the right profile — could have the same seismic effect as Virgin 's ‘ Techno ’ collection did in the late '80s . |
| 15 | In terms of Henry Thornton 's antithesis between reputation and religion and the need to sacrifice the former to the latter if it aided the antislavery cause , Clarkson had sometimes seemed too attached to reputation . |
| 16 | Thus the final £10 in 56 , if it carries the main sentence stress , can only mean ‘ exactly £10 ’ : |
| 17 | Is not that in marked contrast to the events of 25 years ago this very day , as reported by The Times , when the then Economic Affairs Minister warned the Confederation of British Industry that if it breached the inflation-wage restraint , there would be a prices and incomes policy ? |
| 18 | Yeah I 'm not sure if it mentions the magic words |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm happy to help if it means the right thing is done by poor Harriet . |
| 20 | It may however be deemed to be incorrect if it provides the wrong gear ratios . |
| 21 | The difficulty , for the commission , is that if it abandoned the present formula , it would face exactly the same problems as national governments , seeking to foster advanced technology but fearful of the temptation of ‘ backing winners ’ . |
| 22 | However , when an electron changes from one allowed orbit to another one nearer to the nucleus , energy is released and a real photon is emitted — which can be observed as visible light by the human eye , if it has the right wavelength , or by a photon detector such as photographic film . |
| 23 | If it comprises the main design of a work , whose general features have already been completed , it will be fixed as a " tray " — otherwise it will be one of many prefabricated sections . |
| 24 | Miss Lynda La Plante , author of Prime Suspect , said she wanted another vote to be held if it emerged the initial ballot was unfair . |
| 25 | Yes , if it provided the additional flexibility |
| 26 | If it restores the Punjab assembly next week , Mr Sharif will get control of the province . |
| 27 | Many spending commitments were achievable ‘ in the lifetime of the next Labour Government if it runs the full term . ’ |