Example sentences of "if they [vb base] [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their often recalcitrant behaviour forces women to do the ‘ interactional shitwork ’ if they wish to interact at all . |
| 2 | Progress is being eased by the EC Common Agricultural Policy 's set-aside rules , which require farmers to take 15 per cent of their land out of use if they wish to benefit from guaranteed prices . |
| 3 | Farmers , too , will need a licence from the ministry if they wish to interfere in any way with a badger sett . |
| 4 | overlap with auction house chatter in that aristos are always selling the contents of the servants ' hall if they 've fallen on super-taxed times , or buying things if their grandfathers went offshore . |
| 5 | They 're standard army ammunition , but not necessarily issued to the British Army — again , the Ministry of Defence should be able to tell you if they 've come from some British Army depot or not . |
| 6 | Tiling joints can be extremely difficult to clean if they become filled with compacted grease . |
| 7 | A junior conveyancer is equally obliged to his or her own client , and if it takes that member of the profession a little longer , or if they need to consult with senior colleagues before agreeing to a particular course of action , then so be it . |
| 8 | One of the difficulties is that the end state is so far removed from the average child that it is very difficult for them to see why they have to learn to read , but if they can realize that if they learn to read in those houses where they have it they 'll be able to read the Radio Times and know what the television programmes are , that at least is motivating . |
| 9 | One of the difficulties is that the end state is so far removed from the average child that it is very difficult for them to see why they have to learn to read , but if they can realize that if they learn to read in those houses where they have it they 'll be able to read the Radio Times and know what the television programmes are , that at least is motivating . |
| 10 | No matter how busy headteachers are in shifting the paper work disaster looms if they fail to keep in daily contact with teaching and children 's learning . |
| 11 | They can be fined up to £2,000 if they fail to comply with this legislation . ’ |
| 12 | WHAT IF THEY DO COME IN THREES ? |
| 13 | If they start to moan at long , boring nights of inactivity , the bottom could quickly fall out of a tour that in cricketing terms has all the ingredients of being a huge success . |
| 14 | If they want to opt for both they 're going to have a very , very hard time , that 's indisputable . |
| 15 | If they want to speak to any of the prisoners they can . |
| 16 | Such a situation also undermines the role of district nurses and health visitors if they have to go through that procedure when they know that they should be able to take the responsibility . |
| 17 | ‘ We now need to have good communications and contracts with tourist attractions , so we know exactly when they are open and if they have to close for any reason , ’ says Ms Burrows . |
| 18 | The chance that partner has HIV infection is increased if they have engaged in any other high risk activity , such as injecting drugs , or if the man is bisexual . |
| 19 | This offence can be considered where a hole appears in the side of the silencer etc. , as some doubt exists whether the gases have passed ‘ through ’ the silencer etc. , if they have passed through half of the silencer , Until there is judicial assistance to say that such gases must pass all the way through a silencer to escape liability under regulation 54(1) , a regulation 54(2) offence may be the safest offence . |
| 20 | Section 28(6) of the 1988 Education Act makes it clear that governors will not be personally liable in cases of injury or damage if they have acted in good faith . |
| 21 | In affording to them immunity from suit if they have acted in good faith in compliance with a legal or moral duty or in protection of a legitimate interest the law must take them as it finds them . |
| 22 | In addition to the state pension , people may receive a graduated pension based on earnings between 1961 and 1975 and/or an additional state earnings related pension ( SERPS ) if they have worked after 1978 . |
| 23 | It follows therefore that it is enough for the prosecution if they have proved in these cases the assumption by the [ defendants ] of any of the rights of the owner of the goods in question , that is to say , the supermarket concerned , it being common ground in these cases that the other three of the four elements mentioned in Viscount Dilhorne 's speech in Reg. v. Lawrence had been fully established . |
| 24 | No wonder people get screwed up if they have to think like that . ’ |
| 25 | Work out how many woodlice you will have in 10 years ' time if they continue to multiply at this rate . |
| 26 | Despite the government 's commitment to bring water up to EC standards , she claims , some water companies have been told that they need not fear prosecution if they continue to fall below these levels . |
| 27 | He criticised the overbearing volume and the occasional out-of-tune playing , but still noted that : ‘ If they continue to improve at this rate , they 're going to make a name for themselves . |
| 28 | In accordance with legislation in force at the time of adoption of the Savings Related Share Option Scheme in 1990 the Rules provide that employees may exercise their options on reaching state pension age , even if they continue to work after that date . |
| 29 | jobs which involve using heavy domestic equipment , or climbing steps and taking down curtains can be a real problem , and the thorough spring-clean they always used to do becomes a complete impossibility if they happen to suffer from one of the common disorders of old age , such as arthritis or heart trouble . |