Example sentences of "if it [is] [verb] in [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it is lived in that world , the vow of celibacy witnesses to other women and indeed to men . |
| 2 | The microcomputer should have a form of security e.g. by bolting it to a desk if it is to remain in one place all the time , perhaps next to the library catalogue . |
| 3 | If it is invested in physical capital for the public sector or used to retire outstanding government debt , it is not at all imprudent . |
| 4 | Any visual task is rendered more difficult and fatiguing if it is undertaken in poor lighting . |
| 5 | An assertion made on a stage in the context of a play will be judged by different standards from those it would be judged by if it is made in daily life . |
| 6 | The best canned fish is further improved if it is steeped in olive oil rather than a cheaper vegetable oil . |
| 7 | If it is seen in this way the burden for change rests with black staff and not with the white staff and institutions which perpetuate discrimination and racism . |
| 8 | And for evenings , the little black dress ( only permissible if it is split in some extremely unexpected places ) . |
| 9 | The truth can often be slanderous if it is put in certain ways . |
| 10 | The temperature within a car with its windows closed can rise rapidly to fatal levels , literally in minutes , especially if it is parked in direct sunshine . |
| 11 | Explain to your customer that if your price is paid now or in one month that is one thing , but if it is paid in six months or more then that is another , that other thing being your costs of financing which come straight off your profit margin . |
| 12 | However , air that is very damp can cause rot in the roofing timbers if it is evacuated in this way , so it is best to use ducting to the outside as well . |
| 13 | Now reduced to a shell with news that members are believed to have backed out of providing their $3.5m dues ( CI No 2,143 ) , the organisation must now offer its testing services on other chip architectures if it is to survive in any form . |
| 14 | Now reduced to a shell with news that members are believed to have backed out of providing their $3.5m dues — see front page — the organisation must now offer its testing services on other chip architectures if it is to survive in any form ( UX Nos 424 , 429 ) . |
| 15 | ‘ Look at this , Sal ’ , he would say , ‘ this one ca n't sink , even if it 's broken in half ! ’ |
| 16 | We either ignore it , but if it 's done in public you feel threatened , or you feel that you are showing weakness if you just ignore it . |
| 17 | look 's like that an all , I want to know if it 's going in weekly or monthly |