Example sentences of "if it [vb -s] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A private firm is also trying to start a luxury train — the Occident Express , I suppose — but if it happens the fare will be over 1500 pounds . |
| 2 | Though not as deadly as the sea wasp , this jellyfish can cause severe irritation if it stings a human . |
| 3 | It would seem reasonable to call a drug an analgesic for a rat if it delays the time when the rat licks its feet when parked on a hot plate . |
| 4 | It 's not very common during pregnancy , and even if it occurs the effect on the baby can either be slight or very serious , when it 's a tragedy . |
| 5 | The third component should be written off against profit if it represents an overpayment or transferred to reserves if an underpayment . |
| 6 | It may also have a capital gains tax ( CGT ) liability if it sells a capital asset in excess of its original purchase price . |
| 7 | So I did the CD , put it out and thought , ‘ Hey , if it sells a couple of thousand , I 'll be smiling all the way , ’ because I just did it so I could have something to hand people . |
| 8 | If the decision is illegal it can be quashed ; otherwise the court can not ( with one exception ) intervene , even if it thinks the decision to be wrong in some respect . |
| 9 | If it detects an object , it improves definition by increasing the pulse rate to 25–50 per second , and as it swoops for the kill , the rate reaches an incredible 200 per second . |
| 10 | This algorithm , if it deserves the title , becomes valuable if it is used together with one simple assumption : We assume that in almost identical circumstances , almost the same will happen again . |
| 11 | If these moderators are present ( we discuss what these are in a moment ) then work will be experienced as meaningful if it requires a variety of skills from the worker , if a complete piece of work is done ( task identity ) , and if the worker sees the task to be of significance . |
| 12 | if it requires a recall of emotion , it is often sufficient merely to switch on the emotion rather than elicit it ( as when you trip over the cat ! ) . |
| 13 | I would rather have no bolts and the romantic ethic — leave it for the next generation if it requires a bolt . |
| 14 | After all , the survey will have to be done at some stage and it is only going to be helpful to carry out a pilot if it tells the designer something he did not know . |
| 15 | However , if it creates a lot of problems , for a little extra cost , you could install a special toilet system with a macerator and pump , which pumps out waster through small-diameter pipes . |
| 16 | If it creates a set of images in your mind ( whether real or imaginary ) , there has to be a reason for the selection of that particular set of images as opposed to any other . |
| 17 | That 's understandable and to some extent justifiable but if it creates the impression in anyone 's mind that the U S has a presidential system of government er then they would be sadly mistaken . |
| 18 | Death is a redemption , too , if it saves the innocent from corruption . ’ |
| 19 | If it upholds the president 's decision , elections will go ahead on July 14th . |
| 20 | Even if it measures the use of redundancy up to ten words either side of the deletion , this is still not the same as measuring comprehension : as we saw in the Bailey and Harrison study , redundancy and comprehensibility can be very different aspects of a text . |
| 21 | On the other hand the modern world , which finds it so difficult to deal with evil , nearly always treats the Devil as a figure of fun if it rejects the monster personification . |
| 22 | A good relationship with one parent may , for example , be protective against the effects of mental illness in the other parent , if it enables the child to see the ill parent 's behaviour for what it is , and not as a rejection of the child or caused by the child . |
| 23 | That , he says , is what the Next Steps is all about : ‘ It will succeed only if it changes the way business is done and accounted for . ’ |
| 24 | The leading central banks are expected to redouble their efforts to push down the dollar once the German decision is announced — something which may ease pressure on the pound if it changes the focus of attention in the foreign exchange markets . |
| 25 | ‘ But that the so-called ‘ Labour ’ faction — the very name is an insult to the decent labouring men of our country who , scorning its proffered bribes and doles , have no other wish , as we firmly believe , than to earn an honest living from their labour — will , if it forms a government , try to put those principles into practice there can be no doubt . |
| 26 | If it hears a bat afar , it turns and flees ; if it is surprised by one nearby , it goes into a crazy flight . |
| 27 | A third reason for being able to open your dog 's mouth easily is if it swallows a bone , or a ball becomes stuck here . |
| 28 | Also by competing it risks cannibalising its own best profit sources : IBM selling an AS/400 mini is a triumph if the buyer would otherwise have chosen a DEC VAX , but a financial disaster for IBM if it replaces an IBM mainframe . |
| 29 | Saying ‘ no ’ even if it loses a sale |
| 30 | Obviously it 's a real cost to the Revenue if it loses the ACT . ’ |