Example sentences of "if they have [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Who , who if they 've cold feet lies awake , till they warm up ? |
| 2 | It was about how to deal with a road accident and I arranged for a smashed-up car to be towed into the studio , and for actors to sprawl around , made-up to look as if they had appalling injuries . |
| 3 | Why otherwise would the right hon. Member for Chesterfield feel the need to table such a motion and why would 24 other Members sign it , if they had real confidence in what they were being told by the Opposition Front-Bench spokesmen and agreed with them ? |
| 4 | We do not know if they had music or even if they had genuine art : cave-paintings and bone-carvings might be manifestations of the muse , but they could equally well have been executed solely for mystical purposes . |
| 5 | If they had perfect information , the new equilibrium values would be established immediately ; unfortunately , information is far from perfect — there is ignorance and uncertainty instead . |
| 6 | I VISITED the top secret Battle of the Atlantic command centre in Rumford Street and was very impressed , but I feel it would be even more interesting if they had dummy figures dressed in naval and wrens ' uniforms and placed in their respective positions . |
| 7 | For example , fire risk clients could be sustained at home if they had 24-hour-a-day surveillance . |
| 8 | But , as it happened , some of those islands , particularly if they had native people on them , already had pigs too , too — sometimes the small Sulawesi ones . |
| 9 | It is unreasonable to expect them to tackle problems through their consultants , although if they had independent supervisors this might be possible . |
| 10 | If they had important people like er such as Mark and his wife , the pianist , erm you 've heard of him of course . |
| 11 | It would be better if they had full barriers , not this system , ’ added Mrs Davis . |
| 12 | Now I 've always taken that to mean that if they had big faith , they would have been alright . |
| 13 | If they had sufficient faith , then anything was possible . |
| 14 | Patients were excluded if they had severe disease not attributable to chronic respiratory disease , severe psychiatric disease , or if they used NIPPV at home . |
| 15 | They regarded the occupation of land as the essential base of family and community life , but at the same time , they knew they could only survive if they had wage-earning employment as well . |
| 16 | Figure 9–3(b) illustrates the special ease where A and B have identical utility functions or , alternatively , where it is accepted that A and B ought always to be treated as if they had identical utility functions . |
| 17 | They hold down their jobs somehow for a certain length of time , if they have good family back-up , kindly neighbours to ‘ pop in ’ , and various types of help from voluntary and statutory social services in their locality . |
| 18 | This may not matter too much if they have professional advisers on whom they could rely . |
| 19 | In particular if the meeting is in private premises it should be noted that the police can insist on entering the premises even against the wishes of the organisers , if they have reasonable grounds to believe a breach of the peace is likely to occur ( Thomas v. Sawkins ( H.C. , 1935 ) ) . |
| 20 | The police have the power to stop and search anyone if they have reasonable grounds to suspect that person is in possession of a controlled drug . |
| 21 | It is worth remembering that most people cope quite adequately with the practical problems of old age if they have financial security and decent housing , and it is on the provision of these we should concentrate . |
| 22 | The rules are inconsistent because , for example , pensioners are automatically exempt from prescription charges but will qualify for help with other charges only if they have low incomes . |
| 23 | But at all times I would prefer them to act as if they have non-speaking parts . |
| 24 | Social activities — Eg Annual dinners ( even if they have prominent Institute members or office holders as guest speaker ) |
| 25 | If they have similar voices the effect can be dazzling unless : ( a ) The number of lines is restricted to about seven in each direction . |
| 26 | Teachers are more likely to learn something from a recording if they have specific points to look for . |
| 27 | If they have standard terms , can the client produce a copy of their terms for examination . |
| 28 | This was a Court of Appeal decision not on the substantive issues , and merely established that there was an arguable case , but it does mean that purchasers and investors alike should be cautious about relying on warranties if they have actual knowledge of breach at the time the contract is made . |
| 29 | Bisexual women ( who have sex with both women and men ) may be putting themselves at risk if they have unsafe sex with male partners . |
| 30 | the principle of span of control : managers should not control more than 5 or 6 subordinates if they have interlocking responsibilities . |