Example sentences of "[verb] if it [vb -s] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Damage caused to non-business property can be claimed if it exceeds £275 in value .
2 We may say that a living body or organ is well designed if it has attributes that an intelligent and knowledgeable engineer might have built into it in order to achieve some sensible purpose , such as flying , swimming , seeing , eating , reproducing , or more generally promoting the survival and replication of the organism 's genes .
3 My research , if I can call it that , has involved ( over the same period ) a cyclical process of listening to teachers , tidying up what I think I 've heard into some more-or-less coherent story , and then telling it to other teachers to see if it makes sense to them , and captures in an interesting , plausible and fruitful way something significant of their experience .
4 It may be that initially it is difficult for people to express their hopes and goals and their fears and needs in their Christian life , and we do n't mind if it takes time .
5 Nor , when a more viable alternative does appear , are they necessarily much bothered if it reopens issues peripheral to the main line of advance which seemed to be already settled .
6 Such action ‘ simply does not wash if it means children exposed to wholly unsuitable material .
7 Finally , a contract is excepted if it provides credit of f35 or less ( unless it is a hire-purchase or conditional sale agreement ) .
8 Because saves are not taken a target with only 1 wound will be slain if it takes damage , there is therefore no need to roll the D4 to decide the number of wounds .
9 After the 1979 Conservative victory , it is less clear that a party will suffer if it advocates policies which are a clear break with the past .
10 The company says a 40MHz 68040 upgrade board for the NextStation , nicknamed Nitro , will only be released if it increases performance 30–40% .
11 People will look at it and see if it has relevance for them .
12 A BA spokesman said : ‘ We will look into this story and see if it warrants comment . ’
13 But planning officials and Labour councillors insist the scheme only works if it gives shoppers maximum access to the road .
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