Example sentences of "then it [vb -s] that [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | If this is the case , then it suggests that remarkable similarites exist between the vertebrate smooth muscle ( 9 ) and nonmuscle MHC genes ( 11,21 ) in terms of their ability to generate isoform diversity by the mechanism of alternative splicing . |
2 | If natural selection were given its head , and an infinite amount of time to work in , then it seems that all lineages would tend inexorably towards ‘ perfection ’ ; where perfection was defined as perfect adaptation . |
3 | I do n't believe it was a coincidence , and if it was n't — ’ he had finally sorted it out — ‘ if it was n't then it means that Sardinian shepherds dressed themselves up as Sardinian shepherds to do a kidnapping . |
4 | But if political mobilisation is seen as the key strategy with litigation as a contributory tactic , as Scheingold suggests , then it follows that legal challenge should not be conducted in isolation from other forms of pressure-group activity . |
5 | If harmful insects can protect themselves from attack by displaying special markings that warn away predators , then it follows that harmless insects can benefit by mimicking them . |
6 | If value consensus is an essential component of all societies , then it follows that some form of stratification will result from the ranking of individuals in terms of common values . |