Example sentences of "[noun] if they [verb] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the parties , when they wish something to be made of the essence , say so in terms , then obviously it is of the essence if they do say so , and the probability is , that where they do not say so , it is not intended to be of the essence ( Amherst v Walker ( James ) Goldsmith & Silversmith Ltd ( 1980 ) 254 EG 123 ) . |
| 2 | ‘ We do value our small business customers but generally we could avoid many problems if they did communicate more with us . ’ |
| 3 | he is he 's hop hoping to open it probably a week at Christmas but I would tell people if they do go to wrap up warm because the heating is as original except for a sort of Aga stove in the kitchen which they use as their sort of central point to live in . |
| 4 | In a statement it said : Not only must there be a history of absconding for individuals to qualify — there must also be significant grounds to believe they will either harm themselves or other people if they do abscond . |
| 5 | Governor George Deukmejian , at the launch of the new safeguards , said that the law " will give California an unprecedented ability to prevent spills before they happen and to fight the effects of spills if they do occur . " |
| 6 | They can kill as many as eight or nine men if they do fall into a trench … |
| 7 | Together , these studies suggest that although individuals with the less active form of ALDH and more active forms of ADH are less likely to become alcoholic , they have a greater risk of developing alcoholic liver disease if they do drink than people with the normal form of ALDH and less active forms of ADH . |