Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adj] [noun pl] if [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of them used to wear normal clothes if they were going home afterwards , some would come in uniform but without their keys . |
| 2 | We need to motivate young people , whatever their aptitude or ability , to acquire further qualifications if we are to have a competitive and well-motivated work force in the 1990s and the next century . |
| 3 | Those who lay claim to these rights and expect to have violations recognised and remedied , know that they undertake reciprocal obligations and will be expected to provide appropriate remedies if they are guilty of infraction , even if innocently . |
| 4 | Sometimes councils are reluctant to designate conservation areas if they feel the residents will object , but on the whole this is unlikely . |
| 5 | ‘ The Disabled ’ is a non-disabled construction , a representational framework no more real than a hologram but which has to contain two properties if it is to have any cathartic meaning for society . |
| 6 | In cotton weaving rates in 1808 had fallen so low that weavers were reported to be working upwards of fifteen hours , even to twenty , but as an employer remarked it was an impossible situation to sustain and a man would not choose to work eighteen hours if he could live from the labour of twelve . |
| 7 | These drugs are only likely to cause such problems if they have been taken continuously , at high doses , for some months . |
| 8 | To ensure through general redistributive tax and cash benefit policies that all families have sufficient resources to purchase these services if they wish . |
| 9 | Not that she could see anyone getting this man to answer any questions if he decided against it . |
| 10 | Our lists contained the names of the family ‘ prigs ’ we knew were professional thieves and burglars ; and of whom I was advised on my arrival in the department by an old detective : ‘ you only get one chance a year to nail these bastards if you are lucky , so when you do , its got to be watertight ’ . |
| 11 | ( The Bank of England is normally only prepared to buy commercial bills if they have been accepted , i.e. insured against default ( ‘ underwritten ’ ) by an acceptance house or other recognized bank . |
| 12 | This was reinforced by the tendency of national governments not to handle unpopular decisions if they could be transferred to the High Authority for action . |
| 13 | The process does not require you to use Debug , as you suggest , and disk canning programs are unlikely to identify these problems if they only manifest themselves when the machine is cold . |
| 14 | The next generation will have to cross many obstacles if they 're to return to the River Windrush . |
| 15 | Th the reality is that elsewhere in West Sussex erm the business allocations are erm reasonably generous or indeed slightly over generous and er therefore er overall the concern i is very much reduced erm but it might also be just worth mentioning that erm although er there is clearly an opportunity for this committee , this planning authority , the strategic planning authority to , to question figures of this nature and to challenge local plans if they are significantly adrift erm that has to be done in the context of the the local plan enquiry by er in the form of an objection almost and past experience has been that the inspectors and the Secretary of State have allowed a certain amount of leeway depending on the erm proportional er deviation from erm th the figures that were in the structure plan and depending on what is happening elsewhere and on the state of the economy and whilst it would be something which erm it was possible to prepare a case for erm i it is o on , on the balance of erm er the various things that are , that are taking place in West Sussex that the recommendation i is , is put to you that and it seems to be the reasonable course of action , particularly bearing in mind the downturn in , in er erm the er business activity and the er amount of developments taking place . |
| 16 | But no American politician , especially a wealthy one , is going to last two minutes if he 's caught looking down his nose at folk the way the French do . |
| 17 | Amateurs rather like to use wide planks if they get the chance , professionals are wiser and prefer narrow ones so that the movement at each individual joint is smaller . |
| 18 | The word ‘ mothering ’ is sexist in many contexts because it reinforces the ‘ natural ’ connection of women with children and childcare — a connection that feminists have criticised , since under our present social arrangements it has the entirely sexist consequences of defining non-mothers as non-women , restricting women 's opportunities to do other things if they wish , exploiting their unpaid labour and in some cases causing them to be seen as less important than the children they give birth to . |
| 19 | Well , I doubt if I have a single drop of aristocratic blood in my veins , but I certainly plan to seek an invitation to enjoy those grounds if I can win permission for a search . |
| 20 | A company is not entitled to file abbreviated accounts if it is , or was , at any time within the financial year to which the accounts relate : |
| 21 | He promised to keep in touch , to send monthly payments if he possibly could . |
| 22 | Accountants , too , need to understand these criteria if they are to be able to help management reach decisions about product effectiveness . |
| 23 | This court does not have jurisdiction to determine these appeals if they are appeals in a ‘ criminal cause or matter ’ within section 18(1) of the Supreme Court Act 1981 . |
| 24 | This indeed was a factor in hastening the decay of villeinage , because a man who was free would not wish to incur servile obligations if he took possession of land which had hitherto been burdened with them . |
| 25 | A singleton honour offside will also allow you to score five tricks if you pick it right . |
| 26 | A man 's allowed to have second-rate dreams if he feels like it . |
| 27 | Do n't be fooled into thinking you have to have curly styles if you use curlers — you do n't . |
| 28 | You may be able to get free prescriptions if you and your partner are on a low income . |
| 29 | An SBU or divisional manager will be motivated to seek appropriate investments if he knows clearly what the generic strategy for his SBU is ( he would presumably have participated in determining it ) , is aware of what is expected of him in terms of building or maintaining competitive strengths , and knows that early-warning indicators will be set up to monitor how his investments are contributing to the improvement or maintenance of those specific strengths . |
| 30 | They had a good reputation for being able to develop mechanical ideas if you briefed them well ( they had already built the TARDIS console for Peter Brachaki ) . |