Example sentences of "if they [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Companies could receive up to £4,000 if they offered a one-year job contract . |
| 2 | Employers have always been able to contract out their workers from the scheme if they offered an acceptable alternative . |
| 3 | They were loath to attract adverse publicity by criticising headhunters for an unsuitable or even disastrous appointment , or felt it might be a reflection on them if they chose an unsuitable firm . |
| 4 | But the Swedes will qualify if they avoid a heavy defeat in their final game in Poland , on 24 October . |
| 5 | Textbooks should be quoted only if they express an individual opinion , and the lecturer ( qua lecturer ) not at all , When quoting authors , if the author is dead he may be referred to by his surname only , but if he is still with us it is polite to give him a handle — Sir or Prof. or Dr or Mr. As regards judges the customary J. , etc. , should be used irrespective of whether they are alive or dead . |
| 6 | Individuals can only do their jobs well in this context if they know a great deal about everyone else 's jobs and problems . |
| 7 | Individuals can only do their jobs well in this context if they know a great deal about everyone else 's jobs and problems . |
| 8 | However , they are put into a more defensive position if they suffer a crushing defeat in any future election and if the two-party system continues to weaken . |
| 9 | When men live in the transcendent they become lost to the world ; it is as if they speak an unknown language and are no longer understood by other men . |
| 10 | The Football Association , already probing allegations of FA Cup final black market tickets traced back to Barnet , threatened to charge Flashman with disrepute if they receive an official complaint . |
| 11 | The defence relied heavily on the legal precedent of Goodchild in the House of Lords in 1978 , where Lord Diplock ruled that it was not illegal to possess naturally occurring substances even if they contained a controlled drug . |
| 12 | We might run in the chaps I saw , and perhaps a few others , if they maintain a twenty-four hour guard on the place . |
| 13 | If they make a second attempt , have a Bloodletter arrive and attack them . |
| 14 | This is only specifically noticed by the adventurers 50% of the time ( add 20% to this chance if they make a prolonged search ) , since it is n't obviously unusual . |
| 15 | They want most of the time to feel confident about what they are tackling , even if they make a few mistakes , and basically optimistic about their own future and the future of education . |
| 16 | It can be equally disastrous for them and for others if they make a permanent arrangement on impulse and encourage a relative or friend to give up their own home and move in with them because they are under stress and feel that they may not be able to continue to live alone . |
| 17 | But if they become a normal event , all papers prepared for Council will have to be written with a much wider audience in mind . |
| 18 | These underlying issues can be thought of as ‘ hidden voices ’ , which can block learning , or , if they become a central focus , can unleash learning and motivation to change . |
| 19 | Well after this if they got a big rest did n't it , because I looked at , when we played Norwich and it was March the nineteenth , well given that there was a game the week before , are you listening to me ? |
| 20 | They supplied them t to their employees cos if they got an old pair they want to wear , they 'd flog another one for about five bob . |
| 21 | And if they 'd a bigger place than that there little rectory , there would n't be a stick of furniture neither ! ’ |
| 22 | He says if they get a good description they 'll put to together an artists impression . |
| 23 | This will cause problems in Europe , especially if they get a few injuries . |
| 24 | It does n't matter if they get a little bit of T V |
| 25 | I wonder if they get an extra allowance for red pens ? |
| 26 | From an employer 's point of view , would n't that be er , better if they had a key man insurance under something like erm , well under a Cover Master , for example , because if he was a long term em employer |
| 27 | The burden inevitably fell mainly on the mothers and it seemed that their loneliness could at least be lessened if they had a regular opportunity to share their experiences . |
| 28 | They would have lists of all the people that had bought books from them or might have bought books from them in the past , categorized by where they live , the age of the person , the sex , the special interests , the past purchases , and then they would send out special books erm special letters , if they had a new doggie book coming out they might select all the ladies over fifty-five who had bought doggie books in the past . |
| 29 | More significantly , if they had a reasonable house they could take paid lodgers in their children 's former rooms . |
| 30 | Accordingly , it submitted that a member state might introduce rules which entailed that nationals of other member states might utilise that member state 's quotas only if they had a close connection with that state . |