Example sentences of "if it [vb past] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her verbal spontaneity ruffled far too many feathers even if it attracted admiration from thousands of radicals and feminists . |
| 2 | Sri Lanka would never have such problems if the country relied on its own resources — if it cultivated appreciation of native food and agricultural systems which have evolved over centuries to meet the population 's needs . |
| 3 | One is how far advanced the Labour Party 's thinking was on the nature of planning it might undertake if it took power at the end of the second world war . |
| 4 | If it took years for the French to persuade us to buy their cheeses , then selling a microscopic plant grown in a factory must sound like a marketing nightmare . |
| 5 | The real competition , the old-style conception of the battle for survival , may have taken place , if it took place at all , between the plants that provided the reptiles with their food . |
| 6 | Rather its provisions will deem the transfer to be treated as if it took place on an earlier specified date . |
| 7 | Furthermore , national liberation could only be supported if it took place in a revolutionary way ( as Marx had argued on Germany and therefore gone on to oppose Bismarck 's route to German unity ) , not leaving ‘ intact the foundations of the power of the ruling class ’ . |
| 8 | If there is a petition , and winding-up ensues , then s 127 of the Insolvency Act 1986 will void the restructuring , leaving a lender unsecured if it took place after the petition . |
| 9 | That had stopped the Ministry ‘ dead in its tracks ’ and it had come to the conclusion that if it denied premium to the rearer of suckled calves it would eventually be challenged by a hill farmer before the European Court . |
| 10 | This fact is used as if it constituted evidence against the theories that those chemists are trying to test . |
| 11 | Asked whether Britain might opt for membership of this looser body if it rejected progress towards full European union , Mr Andriessen said : ‘ It is always open to countries to go back to Efta if they wish . ’ |
| 12 | Parliament adopted regulations in late August 1990 which a required foreign publication to obtain an annual permit if more than 300 copies were distributed in Singapore or if it carried articles on politics " in any country in south-east Asia " . |
| 13 | Far better , they said , if it formed part of the Autumn Season package unveiled in September . |
| 14 | Colin Chapman , however , had his doubts and was convinced that if it had barriers around it , similar to those at Monaco , Clark would never have died . |
| 15 | The Board 's determination would , said the court , be accepted if it had warrant in the record and a reasonable basis in law . |
| 16 | The letter was waiting , lying in her pocket in a demanding way as if it had control of her . |
| 17 | but if it knitted sort of like it did not before |
| 18 | Singing along to them in the middle of the jungle did seem a little odd , but it kept our minds off things , even if it invited torrents of abuse . |
| 19 | LABOUR delegates were warned yesterday that the party would lack electoral credibilty if it promised increases in public spending which could only be met by higher borrowing or taxes . |
| 20 | His writings , particularly his Homilies on Ezechiel , composed while he was pope , show that he thought the contemplative life of monks would be best validated if it bore fruit in action . |
| 21 | Coun. Pudney said the light rail transit system being considered by Cleveland county council could ease commuter traffic if it linked Guisborough with Middlesbrough , but that had no connection with the bypass which would be part of the county 's primary road network . |
| 22 | Labour 's apparent shift towards PR to woo the Liberals , Ashdown 's insistence that he would allow a government to function only if it gave way to PR , all seemed to point to a deal being hatched up behind the backs of the voters to secure power for the opposition parties . |