Example sentences of "if we [vb base] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we subscribe to a truth-conditional semantics , we shall therefore be forced to find a place for such meanings in pragmatic theory . |
| 2 | Such latent knowledge is not at all surprising , if we reflect on the amazing complications of the rules of syntax , of constructing intelligible sentences , including the use of tenses , negatives , hypotheticals , which children pick up between the ages of 18 months and 4 or 5 , generally without any teaching at all . |
| 3 | I Admittedly if we stay in the rural districts of England in 1700 we will discover that forty to fifty years is not unrealistic , but old age is rare . |
| 4 | So , if that is the case how can we possibly lose our identity because we have n't , we 're not , there 's no suggestion if we go on an inward journey , the inward journey must be within our selves , within our individuality , not , not jumping out into some form of spacial context . |
| 5 | If we go into the New Year in 10th place , we are not going to be able to do it . ’ |
| 6 | We can see the reason if we go to the opposite end of the scale and focus on selfishness . |
| 7 | If we go to the High Atlas of Morocco , we find even closer similarities , with basic intrusions and extrusions within the familiar red sandstone . |
| 8 | If we go for a single currency because we wish to protect , above all , the position of the City of London — still the premier financial centre of Europe — and if we also concede ground on foreign policy , in terms of majority decision making , and on defence policy by creating effectively a defence community , and if we allow the Commission to issue visitors ' visas , we shall be on a slippery slope . |
| 9 | This means risks of the order of , say , being gored by a buffalo if we shoot an arrow at it , being struck by lightning if we shelter under a lone tree in a thunderstorm , or drowning if we try to swim across a river . |
| 10 | if we stick to the original proposed target , we 'd only be now some twenty five minutes for general debate and I would be , this is probably therefore a serious issue |
| 11 | Not surprisingly , they argue that if we persist with the established electoral system then we will continue with the problems of government which they identify . |
| 12 | If we speak of the stylistic values of a non-literary text , we are interested in the way in which linguistic choices are adapted to communicative function — to such functions as newspaper reporting , advertising , scientific exposition . |
| 13 | Since the transformations are similar , all the derived matrices B , C , D , … have the same eigenvalues as A ; and if we proceed to the diagonal form , then the chain product X3 … gives the modal matrix X. |
| 14 | If we cling to an outmoded view of neighbouring , peering at it through deeply rose-tinted spectacles , we may make false assumptions about what is actually available to old people , or ought to be available . |
| 15 | This procedure may break down if we get to a single pair of edges , but we will see that this can happen only if a pair of corners has also to be exchanged . |
| 16 | In fact , we know that if we get into a confined space with the intention of defying gravity we are running a risk and have decided to tolerate it . |
| 17 | If we enquire into the evolutionary background to this situation , it is immediately clear that the evolution of behaviour in both humans and primates rests on a common mammalian basis which can doubtless be traced to the greater adaptiveness , activity and independence of environmental conditions which the acquisition of warm-bloodedness provided . |
| 18 | If we write for the current value of ( it will be zero unless is basic ) , we have seen that , when , we can still satisfy ( 8.1 ) with where for reverse , for forward and zero for all other variables . |
| 19 | We can probably be most influential if we concentrate on the following issues : |
| 20 | If we turn to the other true private context , dispositions for restitution of property to another individual , we can move more quickly . |
| 21 | If we take as the distinguishing feature of devolution , as compared with deconcentration , the fact that it involves the removal of direct control by any of the organs of central government over the administration of the devolved powers , then two quite distinct types of devolution require recognition . |
| 22 | If we revert to the original problem , the solution of Ax = x , we now see that there are just n eigenvalues s and that correspondingly there are just n vectors xs ; i.e. we have n equations unc We can combine them all into the single equation unc or more briefly AX = X where X is ow the square matrix made up of the n column vectors xs , and unc is the diagonal matrix of the eigenvalues ; and our problem is now to find the matrices X and unc for the given A. |
| 23 | If we advance to a single currency and monetary and political union , will we , as Members of Parliament directly answerable to the electorate , have responsibility without authority ? |
| 24 | We are still attempting to persuade people that the figures they have been given or have invented are wrong and if we operate on the real figures there is no reason for mass closures of elderly persons homes and we are still attempting to make the refurbishment programme work as best we can to achieve the most we can in the shortest period and for the least money . |
| 25 | If we allow for a stochastic element in lifetime income , then individuals may respond rather differently , having for example a lower propensity to consume out of windfall or ‘ entrepreneurial ’ gains . |
| 26 | For example , with a file that is only 50 per cent packed , we must expect 21.31 per cent of the records not to be stored in their home record positions if we randomize to a specific address . |
| 27 | From the table and figure , it is clear that far fewer records will be displaced if we randomize to a multi-record bucket rather than to an individual record position . |
| 28 | Still , if we travel in an infected area , we would be foolish not to take precautions . |
| 29 | If we start with the Financial Times well by their standards it 's not a good result er , but again let's get it in context , the newspaper 's trading margin is just , just under ten percent , it 's er it 's about nine point six percent er , and on the circulation front they 've done well in market share terms where we 've marginally improved our our market share in the quality market . |
| 30 | If we start with the initial condition that I = O at t = 0 and at a later time t the current rises to I then the work done on the inductor is |