Example sentences of "if it [vb -s] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Labour has promised to restore Trades Union rights to workers at GCHQ in Cheltenham if it forms the next Government . |
| 2 | Southern African countries , including Zimbabwe , Botswana and South Africa , will fight any ban , and , if it achieves the required two-thirds majority , have declared they will register a CITES ‘ reservation ’ to allow elephant tusk sales to continue . |
| 3 | And if it goes the other way , and he 's called guilty of murder , then , worse , he 'll hang . ’ |
| 4 | But that is a highly vulnerable position for any politician to take - and I doubt if it offers the whole answer . |
| 5 | If it helps the hon. Gentleman , I shall try to wear my tie upside down the next time I am at the Dispatch Box . |
| 6 | ‘ But if it helps the Royal Navy achieving their duty of keeping their submarines clear of fishing vessels then that 's fine . |
| 7 | The States Parties to this Protocol shall process a letter rogatory that requests the exhibition and copying of documents if it meets the following requirements : |
| 8 | When records are to be selected on the basis of the state of one or more attributes , a serial search concentrates on the records , examining each in turn to see if it meets the specified conditions of the search . |
| 9 | ‘ It makes me believe that the NFU leadership is unwilling to do anything to really fight for the interests of farmers if it embarrasses the Tory Government . |
| 10 | In general , regular exercise helps to lessen period pains as may vigorous exercise during the painful time especially if it mobilises the pelvic area . |
| 11 | ‘ Well , if it does the first out 'll be the dockers and railwaymen . |
| 12 | ( 21 ) John has two PhDs +> I believe he has , and have adequate evidence that he has ( 22 ) Does your farm contain 400 acres ? +> I do n't know that it does , and I want to know if it does The first of these provides an explanation for " Moore 's paradox " , namely the unacceptability of utterances like ( 23 ) : ( 23 ) ? ? |
| 13 | However , the appointment of a receiver must not be equated with that of a liquidator : ( i ) where a receiver is appointed the company need not go into liquidation and if it does the same person who acted as receiver will normally not be appointed liquidator ; ( ii ) liquidation is a class action designed to protect the interests of the unsecured creditors whereas , as we shall see , receivership is designed to protect the interests of the security holders who appointed the receiver and it is for this reason that a receiver can be appointed even where the company is in liquidation ; ( iii ) liquidation terminates the trading power of the company whereas this is not the case with receivership ; ( iv ) a liquidator has power to disclaim onerous property , something not possible in the case of receivership ; ( v ) a liquidator in a compulsory winding up is an officer of the court whereas this is not the case with a receiver unless appointed by the court ; ( vi ) lastly , it is easier to obtain recognition of liquidation as opposed to receivership in proceedings in foreign courts . |
| 14 | Where plot might be jettisoned , story is retained as a principle of connection : ‘ Once the story is launched it must go on it must follow its course however crooked it may be even if it takes the wrong direction ’ ( 1976b ) . |
| 15 | This album gathers together a cutting edge slice of Detroit ‘ 92 and — if it gets the right profile — could have the same seismic effect as Virgin 's ‘ Techno ’ collection did in the late '80s . |
| 16 | Thus the final £10 in 56 , if it carries the main sentence stress , can only mean ‘ exactly £10 ’ : |
| 17 | Where illustration is used with calligraphy , it often works best if it reflects the intrinsic two-dimensional nature of letterforms . |
| 18 | Yeah I 'm not sure if it mentions the magic words |
| 19 | The cases perhaps support the principle that an alternative remedy will oust judicial jurisdiction if it performs the same function as the available judicial remedy ; but if it performs a different function , the court will have a discretion to refuse a remedy . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm happy to help if it means the right thing is done by poor Harriet . |
| 21 | It may however be deemed to be incorrect if it provides the wrong gear ratios . |
| 22 | However , when an electron changes from one allowed orbit to another one nearer to the nucleus , energy is released and a real photon is emitted — which can be observed as visible light by the human eye , if it has the right wavelength , or by a photon detector such as photographic film . |
| 23 | If it comprises the main design of a work , whose general features have already been completed , it will be fixed as a " tray " — otherwise it will be one of many prefabricated sections . |
| 24 | In other words : " if it looks different it must be of the same age " , and " if it looks the same it must be diachronous " . |
| 25 | If it restores the Punjab assembly next week , Mr Sharif will get control of the province . |
| 26 | Many spending commitments were achievable ‘ in the lifetime of the next Labour Government if it runs the full term . ’ |