Example sentences of "if it [verb] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Although not all doctors would agree that restless legs are attributable to caffeine , anyone suffering this condition should try avoiding caffeine for a while to see if it makes any difference . |
| 32 | I do n't know if it makes any difference , but it was n't planned . |
| 33 | I think if it makes any difference to you we 've got a thingy whirring away there . |
| 34 | If it raises some alarm for ambulance provision in a scattered community like Teesdale , the implications for a town of 35,000 people like Newton Aycliffe are positively terrifying . |
| 35 | Now that allowance would be nice if it bore some relationship to what was allowed in the estimated er , figures . |
| 36 | If it exercises this power , the purchaser acquires good title , notwithstanding any claim by the original owner — Sale of Goods Act , section 21(2) ( b ) . |
| 37 | This way of putting the question reveals a sound judgement of the school curriculum : it has to be related to a child 's needs , and justified if and only if it satisfies those needs . |
| 38 | Do it right now , even if it interrupts another activity . |
| 39 | ‘ If it rains , ’ he said gloomily , ‘ if it rains that heap will set like mixed concrete and we 'll never be rid of it' ; and though there was no sign of a break in the weather he covered the slowly diminishing heap at night with clear plastic , weighted down with stones . |
| 40 | They might see it as better to take-over their main supplier , even if it means that company losing some existing orders from competing manufacturers of food products ; * buyers may deliberately seek international suppliers , so as to maintain their choice and retain some degree of control over the prices and terms of supply . |
| 41 | And after scoring the derby winner against Everton in March , Rosy said : ‘ I 'd like to stay at Liverpool but not if it means another season on the bench . ’ |
| 42 | When both taxes and public spending seemed out of control at the end of the Callaghan era , the proportion of voters telling Gallup that ‘ taxes should be cut even if it means some reduction in government services such as health , education and welfare ’ was exactly the same as the proportion saying ‘ government services such as health , education and welfare should be extended even if it means some increase in taxes ’ . |
| 43 | When both taxes and public spending seemed out of control at the end of the Callaghan era , the proportion of voters telling Gallup that ‘ taxes should be cut even if it means some reduction in government services such as health , education and welfare ’ was exactly the same as the proportion saying ‘ government services such as health , education and welfare should be extended even if it means some increase in taxes ’ . |
| 44 | Goodness knows what we shall do if it needs any alterations , since we have discovered that Ruth is not a needlewoman , and I have far too much to do before we leave . ’ |
| 45 | UEFA ARE ready to listen to radical new proposals for a European super league , but only if it benefits all clubs and not just the rich elite . |
| 46 | UEFA are ready to listen to radical new proposals for a European Super League , but only if it benefits all clubs and not just the rich elite . |
| 47 | But it was the coming night that seemed to press down on Ruth ; there was a strange fear in her that the sun , if it sank this evening , might never rise again . |
| 48 | If music is like a language , if it communicates some kind of emotional or spiritual message , then noise is best defined as interference , something which blocks transmission , jams the code , prevents sense being made . |
| 49 | If it has that effect , it is not disputed that the rule of law applies , namely , that the release of one of two joint debtors has the effect of releasing the other . |
| 50 | The purpose is to improve work performance and is justified only if it has that result . |
| 51 | Such beauty may make a strong impact , but , if it has little relationship with the inner nature , it is precarious . |
| 52 | If it has less incidence of such needs , does it not follow that it should score highly in the narrow spectrum of examination results for the most able pupils ? |
| 53 | ‘ Because each shaft is slightly thinner , hair starts to feel as if it has less body and volume , ’ says trichologist Philip Kingsley . |
| 54 | There are some newspapers which simply will not use a picture if it has any brand identification whatsoever . |
| 55 | Population regulation , however , if it has any advantage at all , can only be a long-term one ; it must therefore be a consequence of individual decisions to emigrate , taken on the grounds that conditions will be better elsewhere , not on the grounds that the population level must be kept down in order for the local resources to be conserved . |
| 56 | Symphony is such an old program that I 'd be surprised if it has any bugs in it . |
| 57 | If such was indeed the case , the assertion of later authors that the Muftilik was created in the time of Murad II , if it has any validity at all , would have to be interpreted as the elevation of an already existing semi-official or official post of no particular consequence , as , in effect , the transformation of the muftilik of Bursa into the Muftilik of the Ottoman lands . |
| 58 | If it has any effect , it will be slightly beneficial on the inflation front , but I would n't want to exaggerate that . |
| 59 | Learning it is easier if it has some reason behind it ; but such reasons are theoretically based , and will therefore date . |
| 60 | If it shifts that way you get a greater liberation of , of ion , of H plus ions which moves the P H down , making it more acid . |