Example sentences of "if it [vb past] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Peristalsis was considered ‘ failed ’ either if there was no contraction wave at all , or if it failed to traverse the entire length of the oesophagus , or if a simultaneous contraction occurred . |
2 | The Leader of the Opposition simply pointed out in an article that he wrote just before the party conference that the proportion of gross domestic product — national income — devoted to education since 1979 had dropped , and that if it had remained the same , the difference would be the figure to which the hon. Gentleman has referred . |
3 | If it had published the full document as originally written , we would know that there are some real nasties in it . |
4 | It 's about time somebody killed this ‘ debate ’ dead in its tracks , even if it meant stating the obvious ; that postmodernism is nothing more than Situationism without the socialism , the archetypal assimilation of revolutionary technique and terminology . |
5 | If it wanted to reject the preliminary drafts , so be it . |
6 | The cabin was surprisingly spacious , even if it did lack the little human touches that made it a home . |