Example sentences of "if it is a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Most video materials do this anyway , just by showing people with objects in a setting , particularly if it is a real setting . |
| 32 | People will say , kindly , ‘ What a good thing you have each other ’ — assuming that the single , widowed or divorced daughter would be very lonely on her own ; and of course , if it is a loving relationship , these words will find a genuine echo in her mind . |
| 33 | If it is a final salary scheme , what is the exact definition of ‘ final salary ’ ? this could be very important if the organisation offers phased retirement or the opportunity of a sponsorship in the voluntary sector and , as some employers do , adjusts your remuneration to take account of a shorter working week or less onerous responsibilities . |
| 34 | Another point , if it is a final salary scheme , is whether guaranteed pension increases are given and , if so , whether these are 5 per cent increases ( or higher or lower ) ? |
| 35 | If it is a mutated form , then it may , but whether it will breed true is another question . |
| 36 | When an act becomes more established , or if it is a new band with good management and someone who knows the business , the agent may make a 10 per cent deal — the standard commission rate . |
| 37 | If it is a first baby , then both mother and father are inexperienced and are learning how to cope with the demands of the new infant as well as with the disruption in their own lives . |
| 38 | If it is a good idea , should it not extend to all forms of public services — not just those that the Government decide ? |
| 39 | He can relax at the weekends and if it is a good skool Eustace will soon be strong and brainy enuff to bring in the coal ’ |
| 40 | It will hover , and dependent on wind strength , the lines will be at 85 degrees or so to the ground , the kite stationary nearly overhead if it is a good performer . |
| 41 | However , when he is transferred to a strange yard with different handlers , even if it is a good establishment , his natural nervous temperament will reappear , explaining why so many new owners think their horse may have been drugged when they bought it . |
| 42 | If it is a good goose , it becomes a nome . |
| 43 | One way of finding applicants of a suitable calibre is to use an agency which specializes in the type of employee you are looking for , and which , if it is a good agency , will already have done some preliminary sorting to weed out those who are entirely unsuitable . |
| 44 | In effect , when section 89 applies , the company if it wishes to issue equity shares for cash , has to do so by a rights issue , as described in chapter 13 or a similar process if it is a private company . |
| 45 | All required records must be preserved for three years if it is a private company or for six years if it is a public one . |
| 46 | Section 244 provides that this normally has to be done within 10 months after the end of the accounting reference period to which the accounts relate ( if it is a private company ) or within six months ( if it is a public one ) . |
| 47 | It may be so , if it is a personal Christmas card list , for example ; but if the same modest list were to be headed ‘ suspected sympathisers with the X Party ’ ( or the Y terrorist group ) , or ‘ directors of companies believed to be trading with country Z ’ — there could be danger to those on the list if it fell into the hands of evil-minded zealots — and perhaps then the shorter the list the greater the danger . |
| 48 | If it is a possible view that section 8 is intended to put a 16- or 17-year-old in exactly the same position as an adult and there is thus some ambiguity , although I do not think that there is , it is a permissible aid to construction to seek to ascertain the mischief at which the section is directed . |
| 49 | However , even if it is a small field , all they have really learned is to position themselves by habit , using the local landmarks to help . |
| 50 | Swallow your principles and try to impress on a potential employer , especially if it is a small business , that you have arrangements for all eventualities , including if your child is sick . |
| 51 | ‘ If it is a great record I obviously wo n't let anyone else have it but if it is a record of David Gedge singing in the bath and only 13 people want to hear it , why bother putting it on RCA ? , ’ says Marshall . |
| 52 | ( 6 ) If the bidder is a listed company then the takeover will require a circular to its shareholders and their approval in general meeting if it is a Super Class 1 or a Class 4 transaction or if it is a reverse takeover of an unlisted company ( see para 17.2 below ) . |
| 53 | If it is a free format , database manager like SUPERFILE , you can easily change your data to include hat size , foot size and nose size if you want . |
| 54 | Thus , to get a picture of pupils ' understanding of what a triangle is , it is not sufficient to ask them to name one exemplar ( especially if it is a special case such as an equilateral triangle ) , nor to draw one exemplar , for they are likely to draw a special case . |
| 55 | Other species from one particular microhabitat in the region may be over-represented in the predator assemblage if it is a favoured hunting area or under-represented if it is not ( see Append . |
| 56 | ( You are rarely able to sample rhythms as often as you would like. ) ( a ) Are your 4 hours of observations made in a single session or a number of sessions ? ( b ) If it is a single session , is this at the same time or at different times each day ? ( c ) If it is at different times , then how do you arrange them ? ( d ) If it is a number of sessions , then how many ? |
| 57 | ( Do you concentrate on a large or small area of the brain ; if the latter , which one , if the site of the clock has not been established beyond all doubt ? ) ( a ) Do you follow one person only throughout your observation time(s) or choose , instead , a single place to see which of the family , if any , are there ? ( b ) If you choose to observe a single place , then do you study a place that is large or small , say , the front garden , a single- room , or the exit at the end of the drive ? ( c ) If it is a single room , which one ? |
| 58 | If there is an open fire , you must have a coal bunker of reasonable size at hand , and there must be a coal merchant willing to deliver good quality coal , or smokeless fuel if it is a smokeless zone . |
| 59 | If it is a multi-page mail message you should TAB through each of its pages . |
| 60 | Never try to fit a line before you have plotted the data to see if it is a sensible thing to do . |