Example sentences of "if it [verb] the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he pointed out that drivers had always been liable to pay tax on their allowances if it exceeded the cost of running and maintaining a car . |
| 2 | It 's not very common during pregnancy , and even if it occurs the effect on the baby can either be slight or very serious , when it 's a tragedy . |
| 3 | But even it would do itself a favour if it took the Tippex to its business stationery and removed that redundant word ‘ Centre ’ . |
| 4 | If the decision is illegal it can be quashed ; otherwise the court can not ( with one exception ) intervene , even if it thinks the decision to be wrong in some respect . |
| 5 | ‘ If the Certificate of Primary Education tested material which was firmly within the grasp of primary school teachers : if it tested the ability to re–son and understand relationships of cause and effect ; and , if , above all , it tested relevant and practical knowledge , it would be at the same time both a more efficient and equitable instrument for selecting secondary school entrants and also a more useful preparation for those for whom primary education is terminal . |
| 6 | That 's understandable and to some extent justifiable but if it creates the impression in anyone 's mind that the U S has a presidential system of government er then they would be sadly mistaken . |
| 7 | Death is a redemption , too , if it saves the innocent from corruption . ’ |
| 8 | Even if it measures the use of redundancy up to ten words either side of the deletion , this is still not the same as measuring comprehension : as we saw in the Bailey and Harrison study , redundancy and comprehensibility can be very different aspects of a text . |
| 9 | The leading central banks are expected to redouble their efforts to push down the dollar once the German decision is announced — something which may ease pressure on the pound if it changes the focus of attention in the foreign exchange markets . |
| 10 | By notice of appeal dated 22 April 1992 the father appealed on the grounds , inter alia , that ( 1 ) the judge was wrong in law to reject the submission that any consideration of the children 's welfare in the context of a judicial discretion under article 13 ( a ) of the Convention was relevant only as a material factor if it met the test of placing the children in an ‘ intolerable situation ’ under article 13 ( b ) ; ( 2 ) the judge should have limited considerations of welfare to the criteria for welfare laid down by the Convention itself ; ( 3 ) the judge was wrong in law to reject the submission that in the context of the exercise of the discretion permitted by article 13 ( a ) the court was limited to a consideration of the nature and quality of the father 's acquiescence ( as found by the Court of Appeal ) ; ( 4 ) in the premises , despite her acknowledgment that the exercise of her discretion had to be seen in the context of the Convention , the judge exercised a discretion based on a welfare test appropriate to wardship proceedings ; ( 5 ) the judge was further in error as a matter of law in not perceiving as the starting point for the exercise of her discretion the proposition that under the Convention the future of the children should be decided in the courts of the state from which they had been wrongfully removed ; ( 6 ) the judge , having found that on the ability to determine the issue between the parents there was little to choose between the Family Court of Australia and the High Court of England , was wrong not to conclude that as a consequence the mother had failed to displace the fundamental premise of the Convention that the future of the children should be decided in the courts of the country from which they had been wrongfully removed ; ( 7 ) the judge also misdirected herself when considering which court should decide the future of the children ( a ) by applying considerations more appropriate to the doctrine of forum conveniens and ( b ) by having regard to the likely outcome of the hearing in that court contrary to the principles set out in In re F. ( A Minor ) ( Abduction : Custody Rights ) [ 1991 ] Fam. 25 ; ( 8 ) in the alternative , if the judge was right to apply the forum conveniens approach , she failed to have regard to the following facts and matters : ( a ) that the parties were married in Australia ; ( b ) that the parties had spent the majority of their married life in Australia ; ( c ) that the children were born in Australia and were Australian citizens ; ( d ) that the children had spent the majority of their lives in Australia ; ( e ) the matters referred to in ground ( 9 ) ; ( 9 ) in any event on the facts the judge was wrong to find that there was little to choose between the Family Court of Australia and the High Court of England as fora for deciding the children 's future ; ( 11 ) the judge was wrong on the facts to find that there had been a change in the circumstances to which the mother would be returning in Australia given the findings made by Thorpe J. that ( a ) the former matrimonial home was to be sold ; ( b ) it would be unavailable for occupation by the mother and the children after 7 February 1992 ; and ( c ) there would be no financial support for the mother other than state benefits : matters which neither Thorpe J. nor the Court of Appeal found amounted to ‘ an intolerable situation . ’ |
| 11 | According to the rules then extant , a national strike could only be called by the NUM if it had the support of at least 55 per cent of the members voting in a secret ballot : the union prided itself on its democracy in this context . |
| 12 | Resistance unity , in his view , served a purpose only if it served the interests of his " state " . |
| 13 | Each option which appears to be attractive must be considered and designed at least in outline to see if it meets the objectives for the project . |
| 14 | Indeed reason would infer the existence of a wall , especially if the town became a civitas capital , and even more so if it became the capital of the late-formed province of Valentia . |
| 15 | Competition may be no bad thing if it encourages the development of new perspectives , sets standards and encourages groups to improve their performance . |
| 16 | The endorsee-buyer 's message was also tested and accepted if it contained the portion of the original seller 's test key . |
| 17 | She was staring at the holiday roster as if it contained the meaning of life . |
| 18 | If it were , we should be subject to a kind of indecision about the causal connection between condition-sets and their effects which is in fact entirely missing from our deliberations. ( ii ) On the given probabilistic analyses an event e , if it lowers the probability of an event f , can not be cause of f . |
| 19 | If it does the alternative of a statutory limit on hours of work similar to that proposed by the European Commission would destroy any semblance of manpower control just as surely as Field 's proposals . |
| 20 | Likewise , football was to be consumed like any other consumer product — only if it offered the prospect of excitement — often as a TV spectacle in the comfort of one 's own home . |
| 21 | The implications of the medical diagnosis in so far as it is likely to affect the child 's education will need to be considered and attention given to the prognosis , especially if it involves the possibility of progressive deterioration of sight . |
| 22 | The system involves an obligation to provide evidence of having sought help from charities , friends and relations , and even if this can be provided and the request deemed a reasonable one , no payment will be forthcoming if it involves the breach of cash limits . |
| 23 | efficiency : an organisation structure is efficient if it facilitates the achievement of organisational and personal goals by individuals with the ‘ minimum unsought consequences or costs . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Of course , See if it matches the semen from the victim . ’ |
| 25 | Such a pretty yet elegant pressed flower picture as this one would make an ideal gift for a girl 's eighteenth birthday , especially if it matches the decor of her bedroom . |
| 26 | And if it meant the purchase of a hundred acres of timber , I 'd count it cash well spent — especially to get men who can work as I 've seen you lads work this week ! ’ |
| 27 | The term attenuation may describe any reduction in magnitude of an electrical signal but an electrical network is only called an attenuator if it reduces the magnitude of a signal without changing its time dependence . |
| 28 | If it puts the cat at a major disadvantage then the answer is obvious , but if it is only a minor disadvantage then the cat breeders split into two warring camps . |
| 29 | There is the Government 's view , which seems to see a large market as an end in itself , and there is the view expressed by my right hon. Friend , which sees a large market as successful only if it improves the quality of life of our citizens . |
| 30 | Much research and debate is required before we have a feminist theory of technology ; in the meanwhile , this book will serve a useful purpose if it places the problem on the agenda of women 's studies . |