Example sentences of "[adj] if [art] [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Secondly , the transaction fees will need to be quite high if the investment made by Reuters and the CBoT/CME of between 40 and 50 million dollars is to yield a positive return . |
| 2 | The first is that initial support of 60% is not high if the policy turns sour — if , for example , a war lasted more than the few days or weeks that Mr Bush seems to think it will take . |
| 3 | This would be generous if the ground proved soft but as he will not run if it is firm , there is no point in betting before the day . |
| 4 | They better be careful if the fog comes down . |
| 5 | Be very careful if the herb has flowered and started to set seed , because if it is an annual , or a biennial , it will shortly die in the natural course of events . |
| 6 | ‘ I learned from him , more vividly than from anyone else , that the study of the New Testament is an exciting adventure , and that while it calls for a rigorous-critical discipline , it is not made less scientific if the student brings to it his own experience of faith . ’ |
| 7 | A stretch such as would not be self-contained if the system allowed utterances to begin with Men … |
| 8 | Again Law succeeded by unorthodoxy ; he was quick to grasp the essentials of an opponent 's argument and quite prepared to be rude or direct if the situation demanded it . |
| 9 | The semantic integrity or cohesion of a collocation is the more marked if the meaning carried by one ( or more ) of its constituent elements is highly restricted contextually , and different from its meaning in more neutral contexts . |
| 10 | It was doubtful if the equipment had been used for years . |
| 11 | As for the opposition , Gaselee has his eyes on Royal Athlete who finished third in the Cheltenham Gold Cup , Zeta 's Lad who has won five races this season , but is doubtful if the ground remains on the firm side and surprisingly Garrison Savannah who has been rather overlooked by the National pundits this year . |
| 12 | It would be more acceptable if the dam made electricity , but it is silted up because the water analysis got muddled up and the river is much siltier than was originally expected . |
| 13 | On the face of it this is unlikely to be acceptable to the vendor since in effect it gives an option to purchase , though it may be more acceptable if the period allowed for preparing the report is short . |
| 14 | ‘ I do n't see why it should be any different if a person loses a brain function . ’ |
| 15 | It would have been different if the trapdoor had been the actual door of the furnace ; or if the coffin had been dragged by visible human operatives ; or if it had gone smoothly , as by the hand of God or the power of irresistible mechanical principles . |
| 16 | As the present case shows , the position may be different if the tape has not been played in court . |
| 17 | However , the position may be different if the party seeking to enforce the terms knows that the other has never had actual knowledge of them , since he can not then claim to reasonably believe that the other was agreeing to the terms . |
| 18 | The shot glances off the tree and hits A's gardener , B. Can B sue A ? ( ii ) Would your answer be different if the shot had been fired by A 's son , C ? |
| 19 | The position is , of course , quite different if the witness knows the person concerned well enough to say : ‘ I was hit by a man I know well and whose name is Jack Spratt . ’ |
| 20 | It would be anomalous if the right to rescind was lost at an earlier date when the misrepresentation does not become a term of the contract . |
| 21 | If the original intention was to make the Greeks feel embarrassed at asking for their marbles back , the calls for their return may grow more strident if the laboratory folds up altogether . |
| 22 | Employee attitudes towards a move may be made more favourable if the employer allows the relocation to take place during school holidays . |
| 23 | It was clear from the sentences imposed on the other defendants , one of whom was sentenced to three years ' imprisonment , that the sentencer considered that a longer sentence would have been appropriate if the appellant had been over 21 . |
| 24 | The assets basis may be appropriate if the value computed by reference to earnings or dividend yields is appreciably different to the underlying net asset value , for example , property companies and investment trusts . |
| 25 | ( 3 ) The offeror should ensure that the terms of its banking facilities are compatible with the terms of the offer and the requirements of the Code ( in particular that there is an unconditional commitment to provide the cash resources for the consideration payable if the offer becomes or is declared unconditional ) . |
| 26 | And , ’ I went on as he tried to interrupt , ‘ so as you do n't get lost if the sun goes in , you can paint the trees as you go with luminous paint . |
| 27 | Thereafter it monitors the quality of the incoming electrical supply , smoothing out peaks and troughs and cutting in for real if the power cuts out completely . |
| 28 | This is especially easy if the passage contains no uncommon words and is composed of sentences with predictable structure , for automatic performance depends upon a simple informational input . |
| 29 | A DC changes state to REJECTED if a user has rejected the DC using option 2.2.0 but only when the last interested user has assessed the DC . |
| 30 | But generating or buying-in low-cost electricity and heat is pointless if the hotel wastes it . |