Example sentences of "[adj -er] [noun pl] if [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 While we are now well aware that too much fat , especially in saturated forms , increases the risk of heart disease and certain cancers , the latest from the World Health Organisation ( WHO ) — Diet , nutrition and the prevention of chronic diseases — says we run further risks if we do not eat enough fruit and vegetables .
2 They left her bleeding on the ground and threatened to carry out further attacks if she went to the police . ’
3 A person whom there are grounds to suspect of an offence must be cautioned before any questions about it ( or further questions if it is his answers to previous questions that provide grounds for suspicion ) are put to him for the purpose of obtaining evidence which may be given to a court in a prosecution .
4 ‘ A person whom there are grounds to suspect of an offence must be cautioned before any questions about it ( or further questions if it is his answers to previous questions that provide grounds for suspicion ) are put to him for the purpose of obtaining evidence which may be given to a court in a prosecution .
5 We need to motivate young people , whatever their aptitude or ability , to acquire further qualifications if we are to have a competitive and well-motivated work force in the 1990s and the next century .
6 Deputy director general John Dorken promised to ‘ press for further cuts if we consider they are justified . ’
7 TNF is usually satisfactory , however , and readers may avoid further extensions if they wish , that is , skip the next section .
8 Yeah , you need bigger words if it 's going into the dictionary
9 Where journalists who give evidence in libel cases do not answer questions which identify their source of information , the Court of Appeal has recently held that they are in peril of suffering much heavier damages if they lose the case .
10 These brushes soak up unwanted colour but are soft against the paper — mind you , as the Bockingford paper will withstand a lot of scrubbing , you could lift colour out with other stiffer brushes if you wanted to .
11 Local archives also need the support of larger institutions if they are to provide the necessary technical facilities demanded by the storage of electronic records .
12 If machines such as JET prove the scientific feasibility of fusion there will have to be even larger machines if we are to prove fusion 's technical and economic feasibility .
13 In the later stages if it lingers , with a weepy clingy child desiring open air and is worse in a warm room ; thirstless ; heavily coated tongue yellow or white ; dry mouth ; bad taste ; enlarged glands everywhere .
14 It is possible to fit the dual circuit systems as used on later vehicles if you use the brake pipes as fitted to the later models to get the circuitry correct .
15 So far as Richard was concerned if his father was eventually going to insist that he give up his conquests then it was at least possible that he would get better terms if he approached Philip directly and offered to abide by the judgement of the French court .
16 A good photographer should , if necessary , be able to produce good pictures without a previous visit , but he or she will certainly produce better results if they have had time to look round and plan the most effective camera angles .
17 We 've got to sort of create the world , and so forth , and sort of run it , and so on , and , well , try to make some kind of , of , of sort of viable proposition of it , and all the rest of it , and it just seems to me that we can get better results if we treat the , if we treat the sort of , well , for want of a better word , the local inhabitants with a certain amount of , of , of respect , and , and , and trust , and and , if we help them , and and guide them , to the point where they can become sort of independent and sort of self-governing , within the framework of the free , well , of the free , sort of , well , of the , yes , free kind of system that we enjoy ourselves . ’
18 But there are a few other , better choices if you have the will-power to make them .
19 Usually , these are sold in bulk to a dealer who can handle large quantities but it is worth trying to do a deal on smaller quantities if you can get in on the ground floor , so to speak .
20 Swainson ( 1840 ) had called this animal Polytropa lapillus ( L. ) but that name must give precedence to one of the older names if it is valid-and the name Polytropa lap ii/us is rarely seen in modern literature .
21 Well , you can get hosts of smaller particles if you do various things .
22 Belkin , however , is philosophical : ‘ I do n't mind paying higher taxes if it is spent on education and the NHS . ’
23 I have long been suspicious of the official line that terminal bonuses are directly attributed to investment surplus and that poor value on death or on policy premium amendment is the price for higher returns if you are lucky enough to make it to retirement .
24 In Chapter 9 we argued that a private monopolist would make higher profits if it were possible to price-discriminate , charging different prices to customers whose demand curves were effectively distinct .
25 We are all for safer streets if we do not have to contribute to the cost .
26 A form is provided overleaf but we would welcome longer letters if you prefer .
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