Example sentences of "if it is an [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A When a perm is first applied , if it is an alkaline perm hair does lose its shine because of surface damage . |
| 2 | The court can not supply the valuation if it is an essential element of the contract that the valuation be conducted by a named individual : Sudbrook p483-4 . |
| 3 | A theory is a good theory if it is an elegant model , if it describes a wide class of observations , and if it predicts the results of new observations . |
| 4 | Yes , Tuesdays , the accounts manager , I think if everybody wants to get that reaction , if that 's the regular reaction that they get , you know , people dumping on them all the time , it is water off a duck 's back , you take it more , you take it more on board if it is an occasional thing , . |
| 5 | One kind of stick insect arches its abdomen and makes savage swipes through the air as if it is an attacking scorpion . |
| 6 | Finally , the credibility of the authorities , even if it is an intangible quality , can produce tangible effects . |
| 7 | Even if the list for an area has been revised fairly recently , the Department of the Environment may add a building to the list if there is new evidence about its interest or if it is an obvious omission . |
| 8 | for example , if it is an informal discussion with just one person , you may ‘ relax ’ the formal sequence set out above . |
| 9 | Perhaps I don " t see the joke , but the rendering into German on p. 97 of : Is rugby a game for men with odd shaped balls ? does not work with " Eier " , even if it is an informal variant of " testicles " ( it also means " ovum " ! ) , because it does not mean " ball " as well . |
| 10 | If it is an even number , then was in fact set two periods earlier and was set at the close of the previous period . |
| 11 | It is clear that a gift can amount to a potentially exempt transfer if it is an outright gift to an individual or it is a gift to an accumulation and maintenance trust or indeed it is a gift to a trust under which the beneficiary has an interest in possession . |
| 12 | If it is an important consideration of the price tells whether people buy it fairly or not , but you know if the price is very high then . |
| 13 | If it is an open bank then Red Indian tactics are called for ; a snake-like slither across the grass flat on your stomach . |