Example sentences of "if [art] [noun sg] [v-ing] [art] " in BNC.

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1 When the Davy Lamp is taken into air that contains more than 5 per cent of firedamp , or if the air passing the lamp is suddenly contaminated to that extent , the air inside the lamp explodes and puts out the light but the mesh prevents the explosion being transmitted to the air outside the lamp Thus although the miner is put in the dark he is alive to tell the tale .
2 Basle 's basic principle is that if the country exporting a waste does not regard it as hazardous , it does not need to ask the consent of the importing country in order to ship it .
3 For instance , if the clause imposing the obligation only to exercise reasonable endeavours were hidden away in a set of standard terms on the back of a quotation offering in unequivocal terms to paint the house , and the job was otherwise obviously a straightforward one , it is hard to see how reliance on the clause would be reasonable .
4 If the member providing the task-centred behaviour leaves the group , e.g. to go on holiday , then the group members will restructure and the behaviour patterns will be reallocated .
5 If the person using the expert system does not have the degree of skill and knowledge contained in the system he should make this clear to the client and obtain his agreement prior to using the system .
6 The rules which apply to such cases and can be derived from the cases are summed up in Chitty on Contracts as follows : ( 1 ) If the person receiving the document did not know that there was writing or printing on it , he is not bound .
7 If the person holding the string swings his hand with movements partly rhythmical and partly arbitrary , the illustration will not outrun the difficulties of some very real and practical problems of value .
8 If the person handling the matter seems to be relying on information given to him by others , it is worth pressing for full and frank disclosure of what they have said and for sight of any written statements or other relevant documents that may have been prepared .
9 If the person taking the blood sample is asked for what purpose it is being taken and replies that it is for an HIV antibody test , a person who does not wish an HIV antibody test to be done should expressly say so , and should also ask for this refusal to be entered in their medical records .
10 In some cases , if the person performing the marriage is n't authorised to register the marriage , the registrar may have to be present .
11 When there is insufficient money in the estate of the deceased person to pay for the funeral and if the person arranging the funeral is likely to have a problem meeting the cost then sections 4 and 5 of this factsheet should be read before making any arrangements .
12 This is much easier if the person carrying the legs moves up close and supports the front person under his stomach .
13 Of course , if the person making the observation is unaware of the illegitimate status of the person to whom he is addressing his remarks , he would not be guilty of the offence since he would lack mens rea .
14 ‘ Where a person , having sold goods , continues , or is , in possession of the goods or of the documents of title to the goods , the delivery or transfer by that person , or by a mercantile agent acting for him , of the goods or documents of title under any sale , pledge , or other disposition thereof , or under any agreement for sale , pledge or other disposition thereof , to any person receiving the same in good faith and without notice of the previous sale , shall have the same effect as if the person making the delivery or transfer were expressly authorised by the owner of the goods to make the same . ’
15 ‘ Where a person , having bought or agreed to buy goods , obtains with the consent of the seller possession of the goods or documents of title to the goods , the delivery or transfer , by that person or by a mercantile agent acting for him , of the goods or documents of title , under any sale , pledge , or other disposition thereof , or under any agreement for sale , pledge or other disposition thereof , to any person receiving the same in good faith and without notice of any lien or other right of the original seller in respect of the goods , shall have the same effect as if the person making the delivery or transfer were a mercantile agent in possession of the goods or documents of title with the consent of the owner . ’
16 If the person doing the interviewing is not the person for whom the candidate will be working directly that person 's views should definitely be consulted .
17 If the bill allowing the ordination of women is passed in Parliament , six ceremonies will be held in the Diocese next April .
18 This may prove more effective if the girl playing the wife has no idea of what the scene is going to be about .
19 If the furore surrounding the proposed introduction of value added tax on domestic heating bills is sufficient to force a U-turn , then the 20p per gallon tax on unleaded , the best-selling fuel in the land , is an obvious alternative revenue earner .
20 If the man representing the ‘ home ’ team won , then his reputation would soar to ever-increasing heights .
21 It is easiest if the man carrying the stake walks behind the net and the man setting the net walks in front of it .
22 But these provisions are declared to be replaced by those of Article 15 of the Hague Convention if the document instituting the proceedings or notice thereof was transmitted abroad in accordance with that Convention .
23 The European Court of Justice has held that the court in the state in which enforcement is sought must examine for itself the requirements of Article 27(2) even if the court granting the judgment had considered similar issues in relation to Article 20154 .
24 There may be an exception if the event causing the injury or damage could only be reasonably explained by assuming there had been negligence .
25 And archivists like it , because if the medium carrying the recording has a limited life , it is possible to copy the sound to another medium without any degradation taking place .
26 In simple terms the law now states that if the side taking the ball into a ruck or maul does not succeed in producing the ball then the opposition are awarded the put-in at the scrummage .
27 For example , if a school has attempted to improve its image in the neighbourhood it may feel that it has been successful if the number selecting the school for the following academic year increases .
28 If the body exercising the power has been established especially for that purpose , the courts are likely to conclude that Parliament intended the body to act personally .
29 ( 2 ) A licence must be refused if the body providing the canteen fails to undertake to make rules in terms of a draft approved by the board , and to refrain from altering them without the consent of the board .
30 If the object reflecting the echoes were not a static tree but a moving insect , the Doppler consequences would be more complicated , but the bat could still calculate the velocity of relative motion between itself and its target , obviously just the kind of information a sophisticated guided missile like a hunting bat needs .
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