Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun] if " in BNC.

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1 Will your household insurance pay for the damage if you spill a can of paint over your wall-to-wall carpet , put your foot through the bedroom ceiling , or demolish a load-bearing wall and bring half your home tumbling about your ears ?
2 ‘ I can pay for the damage if ever so bad .
3 Liability of an effective supplier is envisaged under s2(3) as follows : ( 3 ) Subject , as aforesaid , where any damage is caused wholly or partly by a defect in a product , any person who supplied the product ( whether to the person who suffered the damage , to the producer of any product in which the product in question is comprised or to any other person ) shall be liable for the damage if ( a ) the person who suffered the damage requests the supplier to identify one or more of the persons ( whether still in existence or not ) to whom subsection ( 2 ) above applies in relation to the product ; ( b ) that request is made within a reasonable period after the damage occurs and at a time when it is not reasonably practicable for the person making the request to identify all those persons ; and ( c ) the supplier fails , within a reasonable period after receiving the request , either to comply with the request or to identify the person who supplied the product to him .
4 Detailed clauses ensured that ( i ) the President once elected could not be a member of a political party ; ( ii ) the military were denied seats in the Senate ; ( iii ) members of the Securitate and militia bodies guilty of repression and public officials guilty of abuses were not eligible for election ; ( iv ) candidates for election to the Assembly of Deputies had to be over 21 years of age and for the presidency and Senate over 30 , with no upper age limit ; ( v ) prisoners and the mentally handicapped were not eligible for election or to vote ; ( vi ) independent candidates were eligible to stand for the Senate and Assembly if supported by at least 250 electors and for the presidency if supported by 100,000 electors ; ( vii ) the votes of Romanian citizens abroad via diplomatic missions , consulates or trade agencies would be treated as votes cast in the city of Bucharest ; ( viii ) the financing of political parties from abroad was forbidden ; ( ix ) strict procedures would be applied to check and validate nominations ; ( x ) hours of polling would be from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m .
5 My Lord I can tell you that I do have a copy for the jury if your Lordship thinks .
6 to carry important messages for the King if necessary
7 ‘ The government 's proposals on patronage and sponsorship [ the so-called Ley del Mecenazgo or Patronage Law ] may provide an important boost for the Museum if it actually becomes law ’ .
8 You will need to get a receipt for the materials if you do the work yourself or the bill from the contractor if you have the work done for you .
9 A problem can arise for the buyer if , before the contract was frustrated or avoided , he has paid all or part of the price .
10 We 'd clear them out for the licensee if he was having trouble .
11 The bedside table is usually the best place for the telephone if the bedroom is properly heated .
12 What are the implications for the CAPM if the market could not be assumed to be perfect ?
13 Prior to Waddy 's squaddies from New South Wales , there had been a ritual banquet for the guests , a ritual beating for the hosts if they were flattered with a match , before locals returned to gramophones and garden parties .
14 ‘ It does n't seem to occur to anyone that all these people going on about UFOs and the general hilarity they cause would be quite a good disguise for the government if it did want to cover up weapons testing . ’
15 He gives a convincing account of what is in store for the inhabitants if they continue to resist , and his words acquire the force of the deeds he describes .
16 No , that 's just one for the Conservatives if you do that .
17 He said : ‘ I feel sorry for the ref if he 's being hammered .
18 You can apply for the service if you : - Are a fully qualified member of any recognised profession , e.g. Law , Medicine , Dentistry , Accountancy , Estate Agents , Veterinary etc ; or
19 It , it 's also a chain , from what you 're going on about , people regarding the service , I mean everyone 's had a bit , not just the erm , it , it 's the purchase managers more than the er , people who pay our premiums , they are just in time and we stood up to be shot at if we do n't pay the service , or put a big ones maybe , they 'll have half a carton of raw material left for that machine , so they 'll order an item for tomorrow morning , well they 're not to blame for the service , T N T's to blame for the service if we do n't get it erm ,
20 such permanent staff continue to work for the Council if they wish to do so ; and , where possible ,
21 The instructor 's braking would have been required for the stopping if the pupil had not braked .
22 Because it would be bad news for the country if we are witnessing another fight between the private sector and the state and I hope that we 're not going to see in the whole rules and regulation industry , versus er the public a sort of repeat of the Moriarty , Sherlock Holmes final fight er with never knowing who in fact er wins as the battle of o of continues .
23 Initially a meter was thought to be desirable for accurate monitoring , but now there are available test strips which do not require a meter and are sufficiently accurate for the purpose if correctly used ( Ferguson & Prosser , 1980 ) .
24 Another question : could one be bothered maintaining the fantasy league for the year if one took on the responsibility ?
25 How much will an investor have to pay for the bond if he buys it
26 I wonder whether you could define the circumstances in which it is appropriate for the Government to introduce a law reform Bill and seek to push it through all its procedures in a day without it going to a Standing Committee to be considered carefully as to its detail , when it happens that there is no particular circumstance of urgency and when the reform concerned could lead to considerable difficulties for the courts if the measure is not fully considered ?
27 * Horses will usually stand better for the farrier if they have been exercised beforehand , and have already satisfied their need for exercise .
28 It is interesting to speculate what the consequences would have been for the curriculum if his view had prevailed .
29 At least , the image of a good situation should be preserved for the rulers if not their subjects .
30 The United Kingdom Egg Producers ' Association , which is meeting the legal costs of the nuns ' case , was ‘ pleased and surprised ’ with the ruling that the nuns should be paid the full market price of £1.42 each for the birds if they were slaughtered .
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