Example sentences of "if [vb pp] [prep] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the other hand his most impressive contribution , the Black Nude of 1961 , has many design elements of English painting of the day , if treated with some passion . |
| 2 | Even agreed syllabuses , drawn up for a particular locality , only suggest ideas and very general outlines ; if given in any detail they will be more or less inappropriate for this particular pupil or this actual class . |
| 3 | Bonds can be as cruel as torture if applied with enough viciousness . |
| 4 | And when it was over and their tears had dried , they lay like spoons , curved together as if made for each other , and slept . |
| 5 | But then suddenly discovering writers like Joyce , Beckett , Kavanagh and Hardy you realise there are certain books that are about your life , even if reflected through another person 's eyes . |
| 6 | If interpreted in this light , the argument becomes not so much an onslaught on the idea of identity as an attack on the idea of empirical things as basic particulars . |
| 7 | Parsley is hardy and can be sown outdoors in March , but takes several weeks to germinate if sown at that time in cool temperate regions , hence , it has earnt itself the reputation of needing " to go to the Devil seven times and back " before it will sprout . |
| 8 | However , the practical implementation of these specialised services is too cumbersome for regular use outside these fields of activity , and more general services such as Telecom Gold , whilst offering the possibility of adequate authentication , can prove expensive ( and thus unattractive ) if used for that purpose . |
| 9 | The draftsman must , therefore , express himself consistently throughout the lease , for a word used in one part of the lease will probably be construed as having the same meaning if used in another part of the same document . |
| 10 | They frown upon the tight and restricted and will react if used in this way . |
| 11 | The group sat quite still as if bound by some secret . |
| 12 | as if summoned by that anger , Tom Carey rounded a bend in the path , rod in hand . |
| 13 | There was a moment 's silence ; then Fand clasped her hands to her face , as if seized by more dismay than she could bear . |
| 14 | Two thoroughbred stallions panted heavily as if driven at some pace . |
| 15 | The western route if provided along that corridor would help in that situation and would mean that er other sites which are perhaps open countryside , do n't have to be developed . |
| 16 | It was a strong baby , bedraggled and bloody , as if pulled from some ruin . |
| 17 | If protected in some way , either by vegetation or by falling into holes in the ground , small mammal bones quickly become buried and protected in this way from weathering . |
| 18 | Nor is there any reason to think that claims based on private law rights will not sometimes hold up public programmes if they are allowed to be brought after the short time-limit in Order 53 ; or that claims based on public law rights will necessarily cause trouble if brought after that time limit has expired . |
| 19 | It would be flat and lifeless if served in this condition . |
| 20 | Some manufacturers pack 20 litre quantities in square sectioned metal drums but these are difficult to handle and tend to corrode , spoiling the contents , if stored for any period of time . |
| 21 | If viewed in this light , the argument makes better sense , although of course it acquires an entirely new complexion . |
| 22 | This was what one person 's needs could do , if inflicted on another person . |
| 23 | Some produce little useful pollen of their own , even though they set well if fertilised by another tree . |
| 24 | The root is least tenacious in early spring and easiest to dig up completely , and if removed at this time , will prevent the further problem of spreading by seed later in the season . |
| 25 | Nonetheless there are certain consequences which we may notice : First , an obvious prediction from ( 47 ) is that , once again , adjectives which are not ascribed to the entity of the noun would be ungrammatical if put into this position . |
| 26 | One or two members , if plied with enough alcohol , will even admit to being in yer actual RAF . |
| 27 | If a geneticist speaks loosely of a ‘ gene for behaviour X ’ , he does not mean that there is a gene which would cause behaviour X if inserted into any animal . |
| 28 | It marks , if implemented to any extent , a fundamental change in how primary schools will in the future be organised . |
| 29 | It will remain soft for about 24 hours if kept in this way . |
| 30 | The Policy Advisory Committee expressed the view that ‘ some indecent acts other than sexual intercourse , especially if repeated over any length of time , can perhaps be as harmful as sexual intercourse , and that they represent just as much an abuse of the familial relationship as acts of sexual intercourse . ’ |