Example sentences of "if [verb] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And fourth quarter earnings , if calculated on the same basis , would have increased 11.4% . |
| 2 | The most impressive example is the movement central to the structure and the meaning of the Te Deum , ‘ Tu ad liberandum ’ ( ‘ Thou didst not abhor the Virgin 's womb ’ ) , in which the composer carefully marks the vocal part with many aspirations , accents , ports-de-voix and other ornaments , and the orchestral sound forms a halo around the soprano voice , which , if sustained at the indicated speed ( minim=32 ) creates a remarkable atmosphere of awe and beauty . |
| 3 | The inhibitory effect of TPA was the same whether it was added 30 or 10 minutes before challenge with histamine at 20°C , but TPA was ineffective if added at the same time as histamine ( Fig 3 ) . |
| 4 | It measures with reasonable accuracy if confined to the same subject throughout the measuring period , but this accuracy is very much reduced if the subject is changed . |
| 5 | In our near-sighted way of looking at the stratigraphical column , we tend to forget that these recent events , if considered on the normal geological time-scale , were virtually instantaneous and certainly catastrophic . |
| 6 | Coincidentally , the two young men had come creaming close into the shore , as if attracted like the small , black flies . |
| 7 | 2.15.9 such parts of the main structure walls foundations and roofs of the Centre that are not included in the Premises and that would not be included in the Premises demised by the Leases of all the other units in the Centre if let on the same terms as this Lease |
| 8 | If caught during the early weeks of pregnancy it can cause deafness , blindness and heart problems in the baby . |
| 9 | Hence , if stripping of the anal mucosa with encoanal anastomosis is used in older patients , we think that it is more likely to lead to lower anal pressures and faecal leakage after operation than the technically simpler alternative of end to end anastomosis . |
| 10 | Energy radiating from one focus is reflected by a hyperbola as if to radiate from the other focus . |
| 11 | 28mm pipes leading to and from the boiler for gravity circulation , or 22mm if connected to the pumped circuit for pumped circulation |
| 12 | If swallowed it kills in seconds , if absorbed through the thinner membranes in the mouth without swallowing , it kills in hours . |
| 13 | If a response to selection occurs , and if ageing in the original base population were attributable entirely to the presence of more or less age-specific deleterious mutations , then no immediate drop in survival or fertility would be expected to occur earlier in life . |
| 14 | If fed at the same time each day the fish will quickly learn to recognise their owners as a source of food and rise to the surface to be fed . |
| 15 | A properly-made U/V unit will clean green water in one to 14 days , and all of the units supplied should perform this task if matched to the right size of pond . |
| 16 | Nevertheless , the rapid uptake of the technology , with the implications this has for very substantial job displacement in some sectors , even if matched in the longer term by job creation elsewhere , is highly likely to create further problems for the economy and for society to handle . |
| 17 | ‘ Hand In Glove ’ , as if written in the euphoric condition of a new found love affair , holds all the ecstasy of that irrational condition with a typical defeatist twist in the tail . |
| 18 | It is possible to use softer colours in an arrangement but only if separated from the variegated foliage by a stronger colour , otherwise the effect can be weak . |
| 19 | This approach may well bear fruit if applied to the future harmonisation of company law strictly so-called , and indeed to the harmonisation of national rules on the conduct of particular classes of business activity . |
| 20 | Such language would be quite inappropriate if applied to the typical civil law system . |
| 21 | If applied to the British parliamentary system , this would at least acknowledge the equal partnership of women and men in government . |
| 22 | Well can I say can I say definitely Rod I will I will go on if accepted on the twenty eighth of February . |
| 23 | Using a rate of discount of 10% per annum ( 0.027% per day ) implies that the expected duration of a job is about 1.3 years if accepted in the first three months of the unemployment spell and three years if accepted later ( see footnote 3 ) . |
| 24 | If accepted by the Australian government it will be the last major link in a global network . |
| 25 | This question is of such fundamental importance because , if answered in the negative , copyright protection for computer programs would be considerably weakened . |
| 26 | If Looking on the Bright Side ( 1932 ) is sometimes spoilt by the fact that the director , Basil Dean , seems to be under the impression he is making a sophisticated Hollywood musical , the scenes in the tenement block where Fields and her songwriter lover first meet are genuinely stirring . |
| 27 | Twist our arms and we 'll plump for his brilliantly-executed diatribe against the somewhat larger rock acts currently doing the rounds : ‘ Gim me something small and poisonous , with teeth , born out of the gutter , ’ oozed The Ig , eyes bulging as if strapped to the electric chair . |
| 28 | He paused , as if searching for the right words . |
| 29 | Pizza is not one of the lowest-calorie dishes you might order , but ounce-for-ounce it can be quite healthy if made with the right ingredients . |
| 30 | An order made by a court in any part of the United Kingdom in bankruptcy proceedings can be enforced in any other part of the United Kingdom as if made by the corresponding court in that other part except in so far as the order relates to property situated there ( unless the Secretary of State and the Lord Chancellor make provision for this ) ( s 426(1)-(3) ) . |