Example sentences of "if [verb] in a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many plant cells continue to grow and divide , even when divorced from the parent plant , if placed in a suitable culture medium . |
| 2 | The process of formally stating aims can be instrumental in bringing about an examination of assumptions if undertaken in a self-searching way . |
| 3 | It would carry conviction only if located in a convincing scenario for sustained modernisation and growth — which no one is convinced Labour has . |
| 4 | Lavender is slightly tender , and will be better able to survive if grown in a warm sunny position and dry , well-drained soil so that it ripens and matures thoroughly before winter . |
| 5 | However , as we have seen in Chapter 3 , clinical aromatherapy ( without the use of massage ) can work wonders if applied in a holistic rather than a symptomatic way . |
| 6 | The argument here is not that the group shares a common material objective interest which unites them , though they may well do so ; such an argument , if framed in a strict manner , might take elite theorists perilously close to Marxist positions , in which the material interests related to the appropriate mode of production specify the class . |
| 7 | The 1931 result , of course , left a great deal of room for recoil , but even so , the average of these results , if reflected in a general election , would have produced a substantial Labour majority in the House of Commons . |
| 8 | criticism only improves performance if offered in a kindly way , with a genuine liking or at least respect for the other person |
| 9 | Sceptical doubts about objectivity make good sense within a practice ; there are objectively correct answers to questions how to go on , and if challenged in a particular case , we can support our choice by appeal to the rule ( 'Why did you write 20,002 ? ’ 'Because you told me to go on adding 2' ) . |
| 10 | A senior manager with major responsibilities in a large contract catering company would receive similar benefits , if based in a large city . |
| 11 | Although the four of them were practically knee to knee , he made as if speaking in a vast auditorium . |
| 12 | If understood in a particular way , this Franciscan insight captures , I believe , the essence of those who stand for the promotion of animal welfare . |
| 13 | If stowed in a dry place , where there was no danger from rats , they would grow ‘ though they be two , three or four months on their passage and will be less liable to suffer than if planted in earth , because the sailors generally kill these plants by overwatering them . ’ |
| 14 | In 1966 , the Court ruled that a publication which is not obscene might be regarded as such if distributed in a lascivious manner , and in 1968 , that the law 's jurisdiction did not ‘ reach into the privacy of one 's home … [ whereas ] public distribution … might intrude upon the sensibilities or privacy of the general public … ’ . |
| 15 | I found it was possible with Paradise to talk about individual and personal responsibility , something which if set in a contemporary context would have had a preachy feel about it . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ As soon as I am rich I mean to engage some of the very finest artists in their respective lines to paint figures into the landscapes , but these must be of a large size , and if executed in a superior manner will find many admirers ’ . |
| 17 | All home-made creams and ointments will keep for several months if stored in a cool dark place . |
| 18 | If confirmed in a larger number of cases , this would support the hypothesis that the above autoimmune profile is particularly relevant in the positive diagnosis of autoimmune chronic hepatitis . |
| 19 | ‘ Yes , I 'm afraid they 're ruined , ’ the voice continued , as if engaged in a different conversation . |
| 20 | Though nocturnal , they will show themselves during the day if kept in a well-planted tank . |
| 21 | Flowers last longest if kept in a cool place and given a high phosphate feed once a month . |
| 22 | Like us , your PC will last longer if kept in a healthy environment . |
| 23 | We 've talked of horses being physically and mentally deprived if kept in a small space . |
| 24 | They require a lot of swimming space , and will suffer if kept in a small aquarium . |
| 25 | If kept in a small cul-de-sac by itself , it will be utterly benign . |
| 26 | So are Barcelona under Johan Cruyff , as if participating in a benign conspiracy : two good results for Real and the Toshack era takes off . |
| 27 | Think about Elizabeth I , for instance , flirting with her ministers and conducting affairs of state as if participating in a ritualised love affair . |
| 28 | Remember that , if working in a large organisation , then someone might be asked to assess the DC who has no clue as to why the change is being proposed . |
| 29 | This provided an example of a well-understood formalism which if interrogated in a particle-like way gave particle behaviour and if interrogated in a wave-like way gave wave behaviour . |
| 30 | This provided an example of a well-understood formalism which if interrogated in a particle-like way gave particle behaviour and if interrogated in a wave-like way gave wave behaviour . |