Example sentences of "if it [verb] its [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | If it maintains its present determination to keep little more than a naval force in the region , it will have to convince others ( the Egyptians ? |
2 | It is one of the world 's fastest growing industries and if it maintains its present rate of growth it will be the world 's biggest industry by the year 2000 — larger even than the oil industry . |
3 | And the world , if it flunks its own test in the Gulf , will have no right to ask it to . |
4 | Direct Line , if it continues its current heady growth , should easily fill the gap left by the Charterhouse Merchant banking subsidiary , whose sale should be completed by the summer . |
5 | It had been saddled up ready for him and as Li Yuan stood there , it turned its head curiously , its large dark eyes meeting the prince 's as if it knew its new owner . |
6 | TVR 's £17,699 2.9-litre S3 is a fine reminder of the big Healey philosophy and the new 3.9-litre Griffith , if it matches its claimed 148mph and 0–60 in 4.9seconds , could be a fine poor-man 's Cobra . |
7 | But you would still not be surprised if it ended its useful life after ten years or so of daily use . |
8 | Their history , the interests of their members and the circumstances of conflict in Northern Ireland do not permit the evolution of Orangeism into something which would still have meaning if it abandoned its evangelical Protestant symbols and stated beliefs . |
9 | The second kind of case includes those where the agent 's personal normative position is affected by his consent , if it is valid , i.e. if it has its purported normative consequences . |