Example sentences of "[adv] if it [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On those assumptions the state can be neutral only if it creates conditions of equal opportunities for people to choose any conception of the good , with an equal prospect of realizing it . |
| 2 | Only , only if it creates inflation . |
| 3 | Known as the Intrastat system , the data can be submitted by a computerised medium but only if it meets Customs specification requirements and has prior approval . |
| 4 | Labour 's apparent shift towards PR to woo the Liberals , Ashdown 's insistence that he would allow a government to function only if it gave way to PR , all seemed to point to a deal being hatched up behind the backs of the voters to secure power for the opposition parties . |
| 5 | The United States has said it will guarantee ten billion dollars in loans to Israel only if it stops building settlements in the occupied territories . |
| 6 | But planning officials and Labour councillors insist the scheme will works only if it gives shoppers maximum access to the road . |
| 7 | P.S If this letter does nt get there I 'm gon na give up , so if it does will someone acknowledge it so I know it has'nt been a waste of time . |
| 8 | Reality 's raw challenge , especially if it engaged muscle and pluck , was his more favoured companion . |
| 9 | Making a pressed flower picture as a way of welcoming someone into their new home is both a charming and original idea , especially if it uses flowers from their previous garden . |
| 10 | Especially if it goes smash . |
| 11 | Where a defamatory remark is made baldly , without reference to any fact from which the remark could be inferred , it is not likely to be defensible as comment , especially if it imputes dishonesty or dishonourable conduct . |
| 12 | Barak hated violence , especially if it involved guns . |
| 13 | If one can not deduct preceding taxation on the same object , the taxes due on a relatively low priced painting often exceed the profit margin , especially if it concerns goods offered on consignment . |
| 14 | Processing this , especially if it contains greyscale information , is going to need a significant amount of power which probably explains why the Printware device contains two Motorola 68000s . |
| 15 | Therefore , we should be very wary indeed of ( e ) and ( f ) types of statements unless we are sure that there is something really negative that has to be exposed and which , even if it hurts people in the process , is nevertheless necessary . |
| 16 | In the spring of 1989 David Calcutt , Master of Magdalene College , Cambridge , was asked to lead an inquiry , and , sure enough , fifteen months later came up with proposals which appeared to satisfy both government and proprietors , even if it left victims distinctly underwhelmed . |
| 17 | Even if it had maggots and things in it and it was all horrible ? ’ |
| 18 | That was not going to help him at all , even if it made Humber happier . |
| 19 | Her verbal spontaneity ruffled far too many feathers even if it attracted admiration from thousands of radicals and feminists . |
| 20 | Most PC software did n't have a Macintosh counterpart and even if it did users had to work the magic of the asynchronous communications link to get data back and forth . |
| 21 | It is unlikely to be possible easily or cheaply for the Purchaser to come to its own conclusions as to whether or not these Acts apply even if it has access to the contractual document . |
| 22 | There 's life in the old dog yet — even if it has trouble learning new tricks . |
| 23 | He says they 're bound by the law and if someone objects , there has to be a public inquiry , even if it costs £50,000 . |
| 24 | General Leclerc , as a soldier , was not , at least not to begin with , and believed not only that the reconquest of Tonkin , even in part , was impossible but that a negotiated settlement was essential even if it conceded independence . |
| 25 | Even if it means home-buyers paying more for their mortgages ? |
| 26 | The trouble is that the French and German governments , swayed by their domestic farming electorates , have been unwilling to accept radical reform of CAP , even if it means access to foreign markets in which the EC is better able to compete . |
| 27 | She would stab him to death if he dared bring that hideous hag in here , even if it involved blood spurting over the recently redecorated ceiling . |
| 28 | Singing along to them in the middle of the jungle did seem a little odd , but it kept our minds off things , even if it invited torrents of abuse . |
| 29 | If there is a real question of law , particularly if it involves matters analogous to or the same as issues of the general law , I can see no reasonable justification for refusing judicial review . |
| 30 | And that will hit Britain hard if it becomes community law . |