Example sentences of "[adj] if [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The answer seems to be that this is regarded as quite proper if the advantage is mutual — possibly less so if it is not . |
| 2 | We believe that it would be more sensible if a proportion of the compensation would be met by people like pension fund managers if for no other reason that it would encourage them to er keep their own house in order erm and you know it 's not a bad er principle to operate in these areas . |
| 3 | Coping strategies which are sometimes suggested , like making a mental agreement with yourself or even an actual arrangement with the other party , to stand over an arm 's length away and promise not to move from your spot , are sensible if the temperature really soars . |
| 4 | If what was a secret at the time that the contract was entered into subsequently becomes public knowledge then it would be unrealistic if the court were simply to examine the question of reasonableness at the time when the contract was entered . |
| 5 | Many of the cases involve compassionate assistance , of the kind which may be necessary and justifiable if the right to self-determination is to have any meaning for those who are weak or bedridden ( e.g. responding to a request to bring pills ) , but not all are like this . |
| 6 | Norton SysInfo can also get the processor type wrong if the processor is older than the program . |
| 7 | It is not clear if the Government 's tactics over the last few days are typical of the muddle that has beset it in recent months or if it is deliberately designed to throw its opponents into confusion . |
| 8 | But it is not yet clear if the Echo technology will be used in production release software from Apple , as there are at least two separate ongoing efforts within Apple to move the Mac environment over to the PowerPC , one using a large amount of translation , the other a large amount of emulation . |
| 9 | But it is not yet clear if the Echo technology will be used in production release software from Apple , as there are at least two separate ongoing efforts within Apple to move the Mac environment over to the PowerPC , one using a large amount of translation , the other a large amount of emulation . |
| 10 | For instance , in Sibree v. Tripp , Parke B. says , ‘ It is clear if the claim be a liquidated and ascertained sum , payment of part can not be satisfaction of the whole , although it may , under certain circumstances , be evidence of a gift of the remainder . ’ |
| 11 | As most recorded cases of this antedate the main period of enclosures in the mid fifteenth century , it is not clear if the conversion of land from arable to grazing in the period of population decline contributed to this . |
| 12 | The do be construction does not correspond in any simple way to standard English forms of BE ( as is clear if an attempt is made to ‘ translate ’ the second example ) , but encodes aspectual distinctions which are not always syntactically marked in standard English ( Kallen 1986 ; J. Harris 1984 ) . |
| 13 | There is a real risk of mice , especially young animals , drowning or dying from the effects of a soaking if a bottle or nozzle of an automatic system leaks . |
| 14 | However , much simpler filtering is adequate if the output signal is a stepped type . |
| 15 | Among the factors which they are required to take into account in reaching a decision are the seriousness of the offence , and whether their own powers of punishment would be adequate if the defendant were to be convicted ( section 19 , Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 ) . |
| 16 | Iran entered reservations , on the grounds that this level of overall output was too high if the reference price target was to be achieved . |
| 17 | Secondly , the transaction fees will need to be quite high if the investment made by Reuters and the CBoT/CME of between 40 and 50 million dollars is to yield a positive return . |
| 18 | The proportion of premature births was almost three times as high if the interval was less than a year . |
| 19 | The first is that initial support of 60% is not high if the policy turns sour — if , for example , a war lasted more than the few days or weeks that Mr Bush seems to think it will take . |
| 20 | Generally a place is public if the majority of the public have access to it . |
| 21 | Explosions of some sort were almost unavoidable if the principle of nationality was to be extended beyond the states which embodied it in 1880 . |
| 22 | The weaker the AC electric field , the longer it takes to build up the power of those ions , but the build-up is unavoidable if the particle mass , the magnetic field strength and the AC signal frequency satisfy the formula for resonance . |
| 23 | Country Villas : Infants under 2 go free if a cot is used as an extra bed in the parents ' room . |
| 24 | the electricity company will arrange a meter check which is again free if the meter is found to be faulty , but otherwise will cost you £56 ( London rate ) . |
| 25 | Keep on using lead free if the engine is not set properly after its recent service . |
| 26 | My personal view is that they will run on lead free if the valve gear and engine are in perfect condition before using unleaded petrol . |
| 27 | This would be generous if the ground proved soft but as he will not run if it is firm , there is no point in betting before the day . |
| 28 | They better be careful if the fog comes down . |
| 29 | Be very careful if the herb has flowered and started to set seed , because if it is an annual , or a biennial , it will shortly die in the natural course of events . |
| 30 | Although no-one brought anything back to be replaced , it can happen it just is n't funny if a trick lighter fails to squirt water after all . |