Example sentences of "if [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may be possible to claim on medical insurance if prescribed by a doctor/specialist . |
| 2 | If necessary you would then follow-up with physiotherapy treatment ( if referred by a GP this can be claimed back from health insurance ) and remedial exercises in the small but well-equipped gym . |
| 3 | An anorexic may tell her friends or parents , ‘ I 'd like to be slim ’ , and , if pressed for a reason , may reply along the lines of , ‘ So that I can wear nice clothes , date good-looking boys , and generally have a good time . ’ |
| 4 | However , a drop or two on a pad of wet cotton wool or handkerchief will subtly perfume a room if placed on a radiator . |
| 5 | Perhaps the mosaic is correctly dated if assigned to a period of c. 300-330 . |
| 6 | A restrictive covenant imposed after 1925 binds future owners if registered as a land charge Class D(ii) or on the Land Register . |
| 7 | The reason : before that date registration on a company 's file of such a mortgage had effect as if registered as a land charge , thus giving notice to the world . |
| 8 | Which year Member if joined as an Associate ? |
| 9 | They can suffer if exposed to a temperature of 1–2°C for long periods , therefore minimising water movement in the winter to maintain a warm deep layer of water , is important . |
| 10 | At that moment , emerging from the saloon below as if propelled from a circus cannon , there appeared a distinctly grotesque figure . |
| 11 | In the corner , as if added as an afterthought , were the words ‘ Very Confidential ’ . |
| 12 | Importunity or threats , such as the testator has not the courage to resist , moral command asserted and yielded to for the sake of peace and quiet , or of escaping from distress of mind or social discomfort , these , if carried to a degree in which the free play of the testator 's judgment , discretion or wishes , is overborne , will constitute undue influence , though no force is either used or threatened . |
| 13 | For example , it is suggested that : " The rooms should be grouped in a simple manner , easy for patients and visitors to find their way around ; the whole building should be on one level and should look as far as is possible both externally and internally like a house not a hospital : there should be a clearly defined main entry/exit point for patients , staff , visitors and supplies which should have a ramped approach and in which the main door should be lockable : WC and washing compartment should be shared between pairs of single bed rooms and should be readily accessible to the sitting and dining rooms ; the bathroom should be readily accessible to both day and night areas ; the WC and the bathroom should be equipped for wheelchairs and standing users : the sitting and dining rooms and the external enclosure should be accessible by wheelchair : rooms should be differentiated in colour and finish while remaining domestic in scale and character : an informal , welcoming and comfortable reception/waiting area is required at the entrance to provide shelter and waiting spaces for visitors : the area between main entrance and sub-section entrances is likely to be an extensive area of circulation and will be the hub of the building but it could also be , spaciously , rather than an enlarged corridor , a positive amenity and focus if designed as a conservatory , for example , to contain plants or even birds and fish providing a stimulus to patients ' visitors and staff , and , finally : the safe external enclosure ( to which I referred earlier , ) should take the form of a walled garden matching the materials of parent buildings , suitably softened with appropriate planting . |
| 14 | He defined trade secrets ( at p425 a-j ) as : ( a ) information used in the trade or business ; ( b ) of which the owner limits the dissemination or at least does not encourage or permit widespread publication ; ( c ) and which if disclosed to a competitor would be liable to cause real or significant harm to the owner of the secret . |
| 15 | But it was reasonable to believe that , as the international crisis mounted , the politicians would react differently if surrounded by a mass of mobilized and informed opinion than if left to their own devices . |
| 16 | Materials that happen to be available in the school , including even seriously inadequate ones , can be brought into play and yield educationally valuable material if approached from a point of view of real understanding on the teacher 's part . |
| 17 | If approached by a predator , the crab confronts it with its outstretched claws bearing the stinging anemones , rather as primitive man might have held a wolf at bay by using a flaming torch . |
| 18 | Such a selection policy is clearly professionally and publicly unacceptable , from any political grouping , and if pursued over a period of time , will surely replace education with propaganda as one of the purposes of the public library service . |
| 19 | The other woman , as if torn between a friend whose authority she respected and a husband whom she loved , explained with melancholy , ‘ What can I do , that 's how he is ! |
| 20 | Pliny described it as being of use , if scattered in a pool , for curing unhealthy fish ; it was said to have been grown in the Emperor Charlemagne 's herb garden ; Ion the Gardener who wrote the first book about gardening in Britain included it as his favourite herb , and it was mentioned in Langland 's famous poem Piers Plowman . |
| 21 | Likewise , they can stand extreme cold and will not suffer even if trapped beneath a layer of ice for a day or two . |
| 22 | Chemically , chalk is largely calcium carbonate , he argues , and so should yield carbon dioxide if immersed in an acid . |
| 23 | If you have a 2.5 or V8 the cost is nothing , or a small fee to have the ignition retimed ( free if included with a routine service ) . |
| 24 | Someone was squealing and crying at the same time , as if caught in a trap . |
| 25 | The contorted postures provide an eloquent visual commentary to the simultaneously projected ‘ real life ’ imagery ; her video and installation work include fragile , barely existing images ( negative or miniature projections ) of swinging figures , or herself freefalling from a 200 foot crane , continually repeated , as if caught in a time-loop of seemingly endless motion . |
| 26 | These photocopies are likely to be seen by your counsel , experts and even the judge if contained in a trial bundle . |
| 27 | The Operator Terminal must be specified , using the terminal name ( eg. TTA6 : ) if connected directly to the host node or the LAT port address ( eg. LTAnnnn ) , if connected via a Decserver , as described above . |
| 28 | For example , the ability to create new users is a privilege which , if granted by a parent to a descendant , allows that descendant to create other new users . |
| 29 | Note that we can not eradicate the modifier " pragmatically given " in these definitions : an utterance of ( 71 ) may have quite different implications of precision if said to a crane operator in contrast to a fellow surgeon . |
| 30 | If presented as a guide , not a rule book , and project leaders are free to reject any of its provisions , they do not do so irresponsibly . |