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 .
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