Example sentences of "if it [vb -s] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it does happen different officers will be used to deal with the two groups , so the cross-fertilisation theory does n't hold water . |
| 2 | The merchant bank or broker will charge a commission for procuring the subscribers and may agree to subscribe itself for the balance if it fails to procure sufficient interest from its clients . |
| 3 | Either it must achieve the reductions it agreed to by using technological means to remove the sulphur from domestic coal , or , if it chooses to see low-sulphur coal being imported , or gas burned in power stations , it must endure reductions in emissions closer to those agreed by West Germany , the Netherlands , France , Belgium and Denmark . ’ |
| 4 | Sex education in schools may therefore have most impact if it aims to discourage helpless attitudes , by emphasising to young people that they are in control of their own lives , encouraging them to see themselves as active rather than passive , and in discussing what they might do in the event of an unwanted pregnancy . |
| 5 | We er er erm in this country have a very bitter experience with B C C I , it was n't just the knock it took to the regulatory system but I need hardly remind this house there are thousands of people who lost everything they had and that and there are many people who lost everything they had and feel that this house has not taken their concern seriously and it 's something the minister must show that the government is willing to pursue these matters , even if it means introducing primary legislation . |