Example sentences of "if it [verb] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The strikes ended on Jan. 23 , the day on which the government rushed legislation through the People 's Assembly enshrining the right to strike , but obliging workers to give 15 days ' notice of stoppages , and authorizing the Assembly to suspend a stoppage if it threatened the national interest . |
| 2 | The procedure , if it followed the usual course , would have been this : two doctors would be taken to see her and would ask her a few questions . |
| 3 | Labour has promised to restore Trades Union rights to workers at GCHQ in Cheltenham if it forms the next Government . |
| 4 | And if it goes the other way , and he 's called guilty of murder , then , worse , he 'll hang . ’ |
| 5 | But that is a highly vulnerable position for any politician to take - and I doubt if it offers the whole answer . |
| 6 | He had the sort of sensitive nose that made him instantly burst into tears if it got the slightest knock . |
| 7 | DARLINGTON Labour candidate Alan Milburn yesterday said his party would allow £8bn to be spent on council housing if it formed the next government . |
| 8 | If that were so then what I say would be true if it had the appropriate backing , false otherwise . |
| 9 | These findings offered important support for theoretical proposals about children 's acquisition of the meanings of more and less as well as of other adjective pairs ( e.g. , big/small , tall/short , wide/narrow ) , in that they appeared to show that children first learned the meaning of the unmarked term for a dimension ( e.g. , big , tall ) , and interpreted the marked ( negative ) member ( small , short ) of the pair as if it had the same meaning as the unmarked ( positive ) member ( see H. Clark , 1970 ; Clark , 1973a ) . |
| 10 | If it helps the hon. Gentleman , I shall try to wear my tie upside down the next time I am at the Dispatch Box . |
| 11 | ‘ But if it helps the Royal Navy achieving their duty of keeping their submarines clear of fishing vessels then that 's fine . |
| 12 | ‘ It makes me believe that the NFU leadership is unwilling to do anything to really fight for the interests of farmers if it embarrasses the Tory Government . |
| 13 | In general , regular exercise helps to lessen period pains as may vigorous exercise during the painful time especially if it mobilises the pelvic area . |
| 14 | However , the appointment of a receiver must not be equated with that of a liquidator : ( i ) where a receiver is appointed the company need not go into liquidation and if it does the same person who acted as receiver will normally not be appointed liquidator ; ( ii ) liquidation is a class action designed to protect the interests of the unsecured creditors whereas , as we shall see , receivership is designed to protect the interests of the security holders who appointed the receiver and it is for this reason that a receiver can be appointed even where the company is in liquidation ; ( iii ) liquidation terminates the trading power of the company whereas this is not the case with receivership ; ( iv ) a liquidator has power to disclaim onerous property , something not possible in the case of receivership ; ( v ) a liquidator in a compulsory winding up is an officer of the court whereas this is not the case with a receiver unless appointed by the court ; ( vi ) lastly , it is easier to obtain recognition of liquidation as opposed to receivership in proceedings in foreign courts . |
| 15 | Where plot might be jettisoned , story is retained as a principle of connection : ‘ Once the story is launched it must go on it must follow its course however crooked it may be even if it takes the wrong direction ’ ( 1976b ) . |
| 16 | However , if it produced the right sort of pro-saving policies in the meantime , the hand-wringing would have served a useful purpose . |
| 17 | This album gathers together a cutting edge slice of Detroit ‘ 92 and — if it gets the right profile — could have the same seismic effect as Virgin 's ‘ Techno ’ collection did in the late '80s . |
| 18 | In terms of Henry Thornton 's antithesis between reputation and religion and the need to sacrifice the former to the latter if it aided the antislavery cause , Clarkson had sometimes seemed too attached to reputation . |
| 19 | Thus the final £10 in 56 , if it carries the main sentence stress , can only mean ‘ exactly £10 ’ : |
| 20 | Is not that in marked contrast to the events of 25 years ago this very day , as reported by The Times , when the then Economic Affairs Minister warned the Confederation of British Industry that if it breached the inflation-wage restraint , there would be a prices and incomes policy ? |
| 21 | The cases perhaps support the principle that an alternative remedy will oust judicial jurisdiction if it performs the same function as the available judicial remedy ; but if it performs a different function , the court will have a discretion to refuse a remedy . |
| 22 | ‘ I 'm happy to help if it means the right thing is done by poor Harriet . |
| 23 | It may however be deemed to be incorrect if it provides the wrong gear ratios . |
| 24 | The difficulty , for the commission , is that if it abandoned the present formula , it would face exactly the same problems as national governments , seeking to foster advanced technology but fearful of the temptation of ‘ backing winners ’ . |
| 25 | However , when an electron changes from one allowed orbit to another one nearer to the nucleus , energy is released and a real photon is emitted — which can be observed as visible light by the human eye , if it has the right wavelength , or by a photon detector such as photographic film . |
| 26 | If it comprises the main design of a work , whose general features have already been completed , it will be fixed as a " tray " — otherwise it will be one of many prefabricated sections . |
| 27 | Miss Lynda La Plante , author of Prime Suspect , said she wanted another vote to be held if it emerged the initial ballot was unfair . |
| 28 | Yes , if it provided the additional flexibility |
| 29 | If it restores the Punjab assembly next week , Mr Sharif will get control of the province . |
| 30 | Many spending commitments were achievable ‘ in the lifetime of the next Labour Government if it runs the full term . ’ |