Example sentences of "[adj] if [pron] [vb base] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reason for this becomes clear if you use an annular stimulus ; you then get a response at the opposite phase to that for a central stimulus , and there is antagonism between these two regions , so when you illuminate both together there is little or no response ; they cancel each other out . |
| 2 | This means you have to be careful if you take a break and turn the machine off during knitting . |
| 3 | Its 512Kb of display memory is enough for resolutions of 800 by 600 in 16 colours , but a bit light if you want a resolution of 1,024 by 768 . |
| 4 | Ignoring disputes for the moment will be crucial if you have an inkling that your children squabble more when you are around . |
| 5 | It is just as easy to sound authoritative if you know a little than if you know a lot . |
| 6 | But it is not so easy if you have a condition which is not susceptible to diagnosis and has no clear-cut signs or symptoms . |
| 7 | People in the Redcar area should not be alarmed if they hear a loud bang tomorrow morning . |
| 8 | This will only be possible if we encourage a climate of investment , enterprise and partnership . |
| 9 | All this is possible if you book a car through Enterprise to be collected at your arrival airport , for the duration of your holiday . |
| 10 | The poor have standards , dignity , taste , conviction : they live honestly , full of hate , shitting in the houses of the rich if they get a chance to break and enter . |
| 11 | " I 'm sorry if I seem a trifle flushed . |
| 12 | We may feel that we are being neurotic if we have a bad self-image , vain if we have a good one , or trivial to care at all . |
| 13 | Inheritance tax ( the modern name for both death duties and capital transfer tax ) could be due if you make a substantial gift or settlement and then die within the following seven years . |
| 14 | It will look very strange if you choose a single , and extremely large , flower with a few wispy pieces of foliage for one season , while the next is a furious mix of masses of tiny alpine flowers and foliage . |
| 15 | Do n't do this kind of facial if you have a very sensitive skin or broken veins on your cheeks . |
| 16 | So in fact I mean we 'll be lucky if we clear a profit on it . |
| 17 | But nowadays you 're lucky if you get a dozen . |
| 18 | And let me tell you , coming off coke is the hardest damn thing in the world , and you 're real lucky if you have a rich daddy who pays for people to hold your hand while you go through the hell of it . |
| 19 | You 're lucky if you have a roll-up in Risley . |
| 20 | Someone will be exempt if they have a certificate from a doctor stating that they are severely mentally impaired and are also receiving one or more of certain social security benefits including attendance allowance , severe disablement allowance , or invalidity benefit . |
| 21 | This is fine if they have an agreement with a large maintenance company , but it 's less likely to happen if the service is provided by the company itself . |
| 22 | This , of course , is fine if you have an on-board pilot who can feel what is happening . |
| 23 | Longer floats can look very loopy in a medium yarn , which is fine if you want a loopy effect , but the more conventional approach is to limit loopiness ! |
| 24 | Our verdict : Ideal if you have a conventional oven . |
| 25 | So weaving is ideal if you have a yarn you want to use but which is too thick for your machine in the normal way . |
| 26 | This is more likely if you have a modest income . |
| 27 | Erm I think it might be helpful if I make a comment on this business of er tenders from the other side of the fence actually , Bob . |
| 28 | I 'm now just got their comments now , and it may be helpful if I enclose a copy to er whoever may may wish to have a copy to be looked at over the weekend . |
| 29 | This approach is helpful if you have a tendency to compete with others and view them as a threat ; it encourages greater understanding between people and appeals to shared aspirations . |
| 30 | I think bearing in mind the clear intentions behind criteria two and the concern that we 've heard over the last three days about inward migration , it might be useful if we tag a rider onto erm criteria two . |