Example sentences of "[adv] if they [vb past] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although judges were appointed by the authorities at the remaining levels ( circuit courts , judicial tribunals , and the Senate , which acted as a court of appeal ) , they could be dismissed only if they broke the law themselves . |
| 2 | Like the practice of pledging , summoning conventions of delegates to deliberate on public policy , especially if they questioned the legitimacy of political institutions , had a radical pedigree . |
| 3 | Families also need support , she said , especially if they trusted the paedophile and felt responsible for allowing the abuse to occur . |
| 4 | Thus if they sold the same number of beds next year they would only make £3,000 assuming they bought all those beds at the current price . |
| 5 | The caff now seems to have more customers than the railway , and would do better still if they cleared the tables . |
| 6 | The victims would resist more if they knew the limits of ill-treatment to which they might be subjected . |
| 7 | Groggy with heat , Jackie wondered feebly if they changed the sign with every birth and death . |
| 8 | Most of the rotundas , however , provoked a sombre reaction , though Ladislav pointed out that many of the younger people would not have recognised the faces of Novotný and Gottwald even if they knew the names . |
| 9 | And remember , Roger , the thread had been removed , the fuse destroys itself , and people coming in and out of the room , once the bed was on fire , would scarcely think it suspicious even if they saw the odd burn mark on the floor . |
| 10 | Even if they had the space , the concept is riddled with conflict . |
| 11 | It is therefore difficult to train such staff , even if they had the time and inclination to practise the skills necessary . |
| 12 | If the bizarre characters were favoured by female choice , or in male competition , they could be maintained even if they decreased the viability of their bearers : the advantage in sexual success could compensate the disadvantage in viability . |
| 13 | Most naturalists thought that there was some sort of underlying pattern in Nature , even if they found the circles a little too artificial a representation of the pattern . |
| 14 | But surely if they got the yellow book and had , we sent them off in , in a room to actually read that book . |
| 15 | In the council chamber quite recently one of the Socialists supported the position taken up by the Soviet Government in Russia in a way that showed what would happen here if they got the power in their hands . |
| 16 | ‘ It is bad enough losing their job but at least if they got the redundancy package that was available under Leyland-DAF , they would not be so badly off . |
| 17 | Erm , at least if they turned the sound off . |
| 18 | I ca n't name names , but the song concerns a series of people who 'd recognise themselves in there if they examined the lyrics . |