Example sentences of "if [adj] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 if that happens at the peak of the boom it would be sufficient to precipitate a sudden and spectacular crisis .
2 If that sounds like the sort of utterance one might expect from your typical entrepreneur , it is probably because Michael Hirst is a great believer in the art .
3 If that continues during the 1990s , inflation averages 5% , and homes account for half the value of all bequests , Mintel thinks property transfers between generations will rise from perhaps £16 billion in 1990–91 to £25 billion in 1999–2000 .
4 In contrast , parasites whose offspring are not dependent on those of their host ( horizontal transmission ) are expected to become more virulent if that results in the production of an increased number of parasite young .
5 We agreed to contact each other first if that happened in the future , before making a reply .
6 I shall leave them inert , even if that closes off the currents of the future .
7 If possible eat on the same day that you buy them .
8 Assuming that you decide to take the plunge , you should if possible determine at the same time whether you are going to practise on the common law or on the Chancery side .
9 If this points to the importance of the implicit dimension , then there are reasons for not emphasizing an absolute and rigid distinction between the implicit and the explicit .
10 If this happens at the same time as the inevitable swing into wind , it can result in a very rapid rolling over on to the into-wind wing-tip .
11 if this happens at the beginning of an utterance , a left-to-right strategy may consume a great amount of time examining interpretations which look good initially , but can not be completed .
12 If this happens within the mucosa , inflammation should correlate significantly with tissue damage as assessed by bleeding , but if it occurs within the intestinal lumen , the inflammation would be disproportionately greater than the bleeding such as is seen in classical exudation .
13 Products may be adversely affected by exposure to atmospheric humidity but if this happens in the product in its sales pack , it indicates that the pack provides inadequate protection from the atmosphere .
14 Where there has been malicious tampering of a product , if this occurs before the time of supply by , for example , an employee of the manufacturer , the latter will be strictly liable .
15 I am sure that a considerable number of chemists — professionally recognised or otherwise — would be more encouraged to take up continuing education if this led to the award of a recognised National Vocational Qualification ( NVQ ) , or more appropriately a RSC certificate/diploma .
16 IF THIS sounds like the voice of a woman from Mars , it 's because I 'm just back from holiday .
17 Although EC law recognizes the existence of intellectual property rights it may interfere with the exercise of those rights if this offends against the Treaty .
18 If this looks like the tip of a diplomatic iceberg , it at least indicates Cnut 's international standing , which his evidently extensive gifts to foreign churches were surely intended to foster .
19 that if this comes through the post , I 'll give you an example .
20 If this increases above the tender price acceptances of the tender offer are likely to be low .
21 Its part is often written in the treble clef on G ( 2nd line ) but it is quite immaterial which clef or note is used , provided that a note different from those used for the side-drum and triangle ( if these appear in the same score ) is chosen .
22 It seems likely that the condition of the roads had begun to grow uneven after Aberdeen : today , upon leaving the main road , the castle , now ruined , may only be approached on pockmarked and muddy lanes , and if these approximate to the surfaces upon which Johnson had to travel once he entered a remoter Scotland , his pace may be understood and excused , and his courage further applauded .
23 A spreadsheet can be recalculated immediately even if only one figure changes , or if many change at the same time .
24 He then repeated the question with variations , as his custom was , as if unable to rely on the understanding of even his most intelligent listener .
25 To this add some good ensemble singing from the ladies in particular and some well focused if robust playing from the orchestra pit ( conductor Arthur Berwick ) and the stage is set for a successful run .
26 If one thought of the head only going forward , and not upward , it would invariably drop downwards , causing an increase of muscular tension in the neck area .
27 If one starts with the producer rather than the consumer , then the chain of activities involved in producing Scotch Whisky can be described as follows :
28 Secondly , one can not , in practical terms , advocate option five if one believes in the expansion of participatory rights before the agency .
29 Although these are sometimes slavishly historical , or played at a frenetic tempo ( as if over-eager to cast off the stately past ) , the benefits of such experiments are clear .
30 The US — and to a lesser extent the USSR — will probably wish to maintain their capability to exert military force worldwide , to influence , and if necessary intervene in the affairs of other countries .
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