Example sentences of "if [vb pp] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Browning 's defence lawyer says this and other evidence could have been crucial if heard by the trial jury . |
| 2 | They make oral sex safer because if placed over the vulva , they prevent HIV transmission through infected vaginal juices or menstrual blood getting into a partner 's mouth — particularly if your partner has bleeding gums , mouth ulcers or cuts . |
| 3 | An extract from the gland is white in colour , but there " will presently appear a pleasant light green colour ; and if placed in the sun it will change into the following colours : light green , deep green , full sea green , watchet blue , purplish red , very-deep purple red " ( Cole , 1685 , quoted by Baker , 1974 ) . |
| 4 | What must be ascertained is the intention that a reasonable person would have had if placed in the situation of the parties . |
| 5 | Although there have been philosophers — Leibniz is an obvious example — who have tried to reconcile this view with the idea of a pluralist ontology , it is clear that if conjoined with the principle of independence the doctrine of the internality of relations provides a powerful support for the monist thesis . |
| 6 | A companion horse who is used to being floated , if floated with the beginner can make the difference between success and disaster . |
| 7 | Gloria still , if riddled with the pox ( their secret ) , good to turn men 's heads . |
| 8 | A secular power such as Constantine 's , if aligned with the orthodoxy of the time , would have provided an effective bulwark against any attempt by Jesus 's true heirs to assert their claim . |
| 9 | At the back , as if distanced to the utmost from the woman who ab initio had publicly sought to claim him as escort , friend , and guide , sat Phil Aldrich , slowly reading the evening 's edition of The Oxford Mail . |
| 10 | However the gem is surely the Third Ballade with the opening pages played as if improvised on the spot , the figuration commencing at 3′34″ foaming and cascading with a freedom and liberality unknown to most players . |
| 11 | Interest , if given under the section , may be calculated at different rates in respect of different periods ( s 69(5) ) . |
| 12 | 9.12 Licences etc under hand Whilst the Landlord is a limited company or other corporation all licences consents approvals and notices required to be given by the Landlord shall be sufficiently given if given under the hand of a director the secretary or other duly authorised officer of the Landlord [ or the Surveyor on behalf of the Landlord ] Without this provision , the effectiveness of licences and consents granted by the landlord during the term and not under seal could be in doubt . |
| 13 | if given at the trial , the evidence would probably have had an important influence on the result of the case ; and |
| 14 | Acts undertaken for another purpose and not in order to consent can constitute consent if undertaken in the belief that they will confer a right or impose a duty and if the fact that they are undertaken with such a belief is the reason for them having this result . |
| 15 | Always suffering with a nasal catarrh ; pressing pain in the root of the nose with a chronic catarrh and if exposed to the cold the discharge dries up and a headache begins , ( like in Kali Carbonicum ) , often starting with dim vision . |
| 16 | As his hand closed on the rubber border , the man appeared to steady , staring fixedly as if fascinated by the spectacle . |
| 17 | Or , if booked through the Accommodation Marketing Bureau , contact its office direct . |
| 18 | Potentially , the heads of some federal ministries and departments could also become members , if nominated by the President and approved by the Supreme Soviet . |
| 19 | ‘ Plastic and other contaminants , if mixed with the paper , can foul up the recycling process leading to the rejection of the waste by the pulp manufacturer , ’ he explained . |
| 20 | Information which , if disclosed to the public , would reveal that the authority proposes — |
| 21 | She felt compassionate like a mother and wanted to help him but the wheel had slowed down until its glow had died and she stood paralysed as if frozen in the aftermath of the death of the sun . |
| 22 | The certificate must be signed by the transferor ( which it will be if included in the conveyance/transfer ) or by his solicitors or duly authorised agent . |
| 23 | Each man in the picture was staring blankly at the photographer , a bar of soap in each hand as if caught in the act of some doubtful ritual . |
| 24 | ‘ No , ’ Lucy said , and Josie reacted to the sound as if caught by the tip of a lash . |
| 25 | If this was the case the caveman 's body would need to be ready to run away very quickly , or enable him to try to defend himself if caught by the tiger . |
| 26 | Then she was flying off as if caught by the wind . |
| 27 | The decision is however profoundly unsatisfactory , not least in that two , if not three , of the members of the court attached weight to the fact that the railway company as a common carrier had sold the pregnant mother one ticket and not two — a conclusion which , if valid today , would carry the consequence that a child under three who can travel without a ticket on British Railways would have no remedy against British Railways if injured by the negligence of the British Rail employees . |
| 28 | And suddenly a sharp pain as if stabbed in the gut . |
| 29 | The head of the arrow used with it is usually barbed and if lodged inside the flesh , the shaft is liable to break off . |
| 30 | It can be argued therefore that the restraints of Functionalism , if prepared with the genius of a Stravinsky , a Mondrian , a Nervi , a Lloyd Wright or a Corbusier permit magnificent freedom within each disciplined field . |