Example sentences of "[adv] if he [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Germaine Meyer was wearing a sky-blue blouse that summer afternoon and Modigliani was immediately arrested by her colouring , a blend of rose and white , and asked her eagerly if he could paint her . |
| 2 | Perhaps if he might ride — under escort , of course ! ’ |
| 3 | He asked me if I was willing to let Jehovah into my life to which I replied , ‘ Only if he can score goals ’ . |
| 4 | Searle 's position can have cogency only if he can show that a computer which is allowed to look through the window ( and preferably touch things as well ) could not succeed , though in these conditions the Westerner would succeed . |
| 5 | Michael Croggon 's studies could help save the Amazonian rain forests … but only if he can find the money to fund his own daily care . |
| 6 | He is prepared to drop the tax only on bond transactions between foreigners , and even then only if he can replace the lost revenue by introducing a broadly based value-added tax . |
| 7 | References to experts are likely to be seen as occasions of what is known as " qualified privilege " , where a plaintiff can succeed in a defamation action only if he can prove malice on the part of the defendant . |
| 8 | He can see it as blue ( that is , it can be the case that , on looking at it , he would take it to be blue if he had no reason to think otherwise ) only if he can discriminate between objects in respect of their being or not being blue . |
| 9 | On this view , a doctor could avoid liability only if he could show that , apart from consenting , the patient was carefully studied and examined in a context where specialist medical and psychiatric facilities were available , that the consensus of expert opinion was that surgery was called for , and that this was explained to and understood by the patient before he gave his consent . |
| 10 | It referred to a note which he 'd included with the Firearm Certificate application form and the fee , saying that he ( Sampson ) had a chance at a Weatherby Magnum Deluxe rifle at a price that was madness , but only if he could wrap the deal up within a few days . |
| 11 | The hon. Gentleman is concerned about the placement of this convicted person in a nearby hostel , so if he will give me the details of the case I shall have it investigated by Her Majesty 's inspectorate of probation . |
| 12 | In the area of competition and canvassing there are three general headings under which the courts will examine the existence of reasonableness of a restraint : 4.1 Restricted activities If the employer seeks by contractual restraint to restrict the activities of a former employee by proscribing the types of business in which the employee may become engaged once employment is over then he can only do so if he can establish a close connection betwee the restriction and the work done by the employee prior to leaving . |
| 13 | The palladium seemed to be helping the hydrogen to fuse but not fast enough , so if he could improve this , he might be able to make helium in amounts that would be industrially useful . |
| 14 | He fancied a class half the size especially if he could have picked who was in it . |
| 15 | That will not happen soon if he can help it . |
| 16 | He offered a cliff-hanging reply when asked yesterday if he would re-enter the race . |
| 17 | But only Sam , asking hopefully if he can control the town hall 's lights as well as the synthesiser , looks likely to follow Messiaen and Boulez rather than Kylie and Bros . |
| 18 | A ‘ Harvey Wallbanger ’ was the most dangerous kind of driver — a real nut that no trucker would go anywhere near if he could help it . |
| 19 | The the the the trouble is he got more recognition for that for getting no points at all than he did probably if he 'd have bloody won that thing . |
| 20 | Well if he 'd have come down here that night , or that day when there was three cars in in the drive and one right across the pavement , and then that that big lorry on the pavement he 'd have had them would n't he ? |
| 21 | And , as you say with , well if he can go fishing and shooting , I do n't know about that , they take priority ! |
| 22 | A motorcyclist who served six weeks in jail for killing a policeman will know tomorrow if he 'll have to go back to prison . |
| 23 | It has made him a millionaire but 32-year-old Chris would sell it all tomorrow if he could find a buyer . |
| 24 | Even if he 'd change his mind , and he would n't , his mother would n't like it . |
| 25 | This would appeal to his sense of order , even if he should lose out financially . |
| 26 | It appears reasonable to claim that a man without the capacity to put himself in another 's place could not understand a moral appeal ( even if he should happen to be a law-abiding man who accepts commands and prohibitions on external authority ) , just as someone incapable of shifting temporal viewpoints could not understand an appeal to his future interests . |
| 27 | So Waleran goes where his roots are , to keep them safe from being torn up , even if he must do homage to Anjou for the soil they 've been firm in for generations . |
| 28 | A particular problem which frequently arises is a claim by an employee that even if he must have realised , in accordance with the principle laid down in the Printers and Finishers case , that he was under a duty to maintain a confidence , such duty was in fact overridden by the way in which his employer acted towards the information ie that the employer is estopped from now relying on confidence . |
| 29 | ‘ Cantona is a sensitive man who needs to be told he is doing well , even if he can do better . |
| 30 | Moreover , the incentive to the departmental manager will completely disappear when he/she realises that there is no virement : Thus , even if he can reduce his capital charge by £500 per month , this will not give him an extra £300 to spend on other items . |