Example sentences of "[verb] if it [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Golf development will not normally be permitted if it causes unacceptable disruption to the public enjoyment of rights of way . |
| 2 | I do n't know if it makes any difference , but it was n't planned . |
| 3 | Its transponder means it can be located if it becomes detached from its lift wire and umbilical . |
| 4 | ‘ And what happens if it lasts longer for one of us than it does for the other ? ’ |
| 5 | Goodness knows what we shall do if it needs any alterations , since we have discovered that Ruth is not a needlewoman , and I have far too much to do before we leave . ’ |
| 6 | The debate about the vulnerability of land-based missiles has been going on so long that a few cynics have begun to wonder if it matters all that much . |
| 7 | Because their nasal openings were on the top of their heads they could even continue to breathe if it became necessary ( see p. 115 ) to totally submerge . |
| 8 | After that , Waits retreats into his usual ho humdrum bummed-out bluesywoozy alkie drone mode mood muzak , the sort of mozzery gushy mush your dog would make if it had vocal chords and could handle its drink . |
| 9 | As she hesitated , she glanced at the loose page to see if it offered any clue to its rightful position in the book . |
| 10 | Such an experience may encourage the doctor in question to attend a course in homoeopathy to see if it deserves further study . |
| 11 | And we 'll see , we 'll ask her what she fe , what it feels like on her skin to see if it feels better than soap . |
| 12 | Try out each of your jokes on someone who will not be at the wedding to see if it sounds funny the way you tell it . |
| 13 | I just decided to put it in to see if it tastes better . |
| 14 | I just decided to put it in to see if it tastes better . |
| 15 | This filter examines every character to see if it has some special meaning or if it is to be translated into another character or sequence of characters . |
| 16 | The lessons learned from the operation of this different way of determining merit will be carefully evaluated to see if it has potential to be applied also to HNCs and HNDs in the future . |
| 17 | That , just have a look to see if it looks okay . |
| 18 | Your child will probably need a calcium supplement , and the overall diet should be checked by a paediatric nutritionist to see if it contains enough of other minerals , as well as vitamins . |
| 19 | As a final point about the root definition , it is sometimes useful to express it as a statement to see if it makes reasonable sense , and to double-check that all the CATWOE factors have been considered . |
| 20 | Although not all doctors would agree that restless legs are attributable to caffeine , anyone suffering this condition should try avoiding caffeine for a while to see if it makes any difference . |
| 21 | So you know , in time of crisis , I mean if it goes any cheaper , they 'll get less and less money . |
| 22 | I also asked if it affected sexual performance . |
| 23 | So I can see if it looks okay . |
| 24 | In the U K we seem to keep the equipment for twenty years and then complain if it goes wrong before we have to throw it away . |
| 25 | The long term significance of using fibroblasts and skin grafting will emerge if it becomes possible to use very large inserts of genes coding for hormones , with associated sequences which allow response to physiological controls : for instance , inserting the entire normal insulin gene into fibroblasts and hoping that there will be a physiological insulin response . |
| 26 | While an industrial tribunal may err if it misinterprets these guidelines , the Employment Appeal Tribunal has emphasised that , for all the potential complexity , the assessment of compensation is inevitably a rough-and-ready exercise . |
| 27 | We know if it made any note of where we 're meant to be going . |
| 28 | If we are to vote for the family because it is good , warm and loving , what are we to do if it turns cold ? ’ ; it well-nigh accused Labour of giving ‘ a sharp twist to a competitive spiral of wholesome image making ’ ; and it stated that the Tory Government must be defeated by ‘ the issues ’ . |
| 29 | The government insists that it will only be restarted if it passes stringent safety tests , and that a technical council composed of Russian , American , French and German experts will oversee its operation . |
| 30 | The wound is then debrided if it contains devitalised tissue . |