Example sentences of "be [vb pp] then the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | If other variables , such as blood pressure response , exercise duration and induced ventricular ectopics or arrhythmias , are included then the value of the test as a prognostic indicator increases markedly . |
2 | If two values of probability density are nominated then the area they define under the curve is the probability that any item drawn from the sample will lie between them . |
3 | If two values of probability density are nominated then the area they define under the curve is the probability that any item drawn from the sample will lie between them . |
4 | If an announcement has been prepared then the response to a leak should be more effective than in the event of having to deal with the situation at short notice . |
5 | If all 250 rights are sold then the investor will receive ( 0.44 ) 250=110 , which compensates for the loss in value of the existing shares . |
6 | The following drill shows how this was set up for ( simplified ) Basari ( Togo ) : Once these simple drills are mastered then the noun phrase in the object slot could be expanded by the addition of one modifier at a time and drilled until all modifiers which may be affixed for concord with the noun have been drilled . |
7 | Then they condemn themselves as well and until society can say that 's perfectly alright , that 's a good situation to be in , whoever it is you 're living with , and that you as a child are okay and are valued then the children themselves will be okay and I think the Sco , we lose some of the erm secondary deprivation and emotional deprivation that children in single parent families |
8 | If those shells had been preserved then the sand and shingle in which they lay could not have been eroded by the sun and wind . |
9 | The slope is found from and the intercept from Once a and b are known then the value of y corresponding to every integer value x lying between xmin and xmax is calculated from the equation of the line and a dot is printed at the point x , y . |
10 | The texts inevitably demand that if such interdictions are violated then the instigators are punished : this is a pre-given ‘ reality ’ . |
11 | When degrees of control are introduced then the situation does become manipulated by the observer . |
12 | If the input data specifies that the structure is NOT to be modified then the user 's log file is closed and processing terminates . |
13 | Were all the surface repositories on Mars to be included then the depletions would be reduced , but it is not certain that they would be eliminated . |
14 | If the rabbits are to be shot then the man required to do the shooting must be freed from all other responsibilities . |
15 | If a voluntary timetable can not be agreed then the Government can " guillotine " proceedings . |
16 | If efficacy can be shown then the question of harm needs to be considered by using information from the trial itself ( however few the data ) together with other available data ; it may be necessary to set up special surveillance methods . |
17 | Each minister has departmental responsibility and can be called to account for the working of his department before parliament ; if incompetence or maladministration be proved then the minister will be called upon to resign either by the Prime Minister or by the direct action of parliament . |
18 | After listening to Mr Lightman 's allegations , Lord Donaldson said that if Mr Oliver 's affidavit was to be believed then The Mail on Sunday had acted in ‘ a wholly hypocritical way . ’ |
19 | Should the Doom Diver be slain then the catapult can not shoot in its following turn while another Doom Diver steps forward to replace him — the model can therefore be removed and replaced in its following turn . |
20 | If drawings or handwriting has to be reproduced then the stencil can be cut by a ‘ stylus ’ pen . |
21 | If populations are to remain in the disadvantaged areas , and if the economy is to be diversified then the relationship between part-time farming and other complementary economic activities must be recognised in policy and fiscal terms . |
22 | It may not in all cases be sufficient to advise a client that the action which he desires to take is not possible under the existing law ; circumstances may arise in which the proper answer is that if the law does not allow the action to be taken then the law itself should be changed . |
23 | If the offer is likely to be contested then the offeror will not be able to use the target 's board as a barometer to help it set the price . |
24 | If some form of quantitative criteria can be established then the evaluation process can be carried out objectively and efficiently . |
25 | If DMs continue to be held then the funds might be invested in Germany 's domestic money or securities markets , or alternatively the DMs could be deposited in the euro-DM market . |
26 | If trains on a branch line are cut then the railways may lose much more than the income from fares on the branch . |
27 | Once the management task has been defined then the type of information required can be identified . |
28 | If expectations are fixed then the answer is that the government can achieve point A on the iso-vote line V 1 by expanding aggregate demand to generate inflation of P 1 and unemployment of U 1 . |
29 | If the floor plates have ever been removed then the sealer around them may have been damaged and need replacing . |
30 | If a primary source is being accessed then the student must look to other indicators for confirmation — such as the regnal year , the indiction and the day of the month in Roman fashion , already covered , but also the golden number , the epact , the dominical letter and the concurrents . |