Example sentences of "if [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I would say that if obviously a head gasket goes on a vehicle and somebody knowing that fact continues to drive the vehicle , yes — and damages their engine — yes I must say we would reject liability . |
| 2 | The children were the first to greet me , their brown eyes looking up , asking silently and then audibly for presents , knowing that my cases must hold something for each of them , if only a ribbon or a sweet . |
| 3 | Yet in our bones we all know that there is such a thing as national character , even if only a fool or a racist would attempt to define its precise ingredients . |
| 4 | If only a proportion f of the short sales proceeds is paid immediately , with the remainder being paid at the delivery date of the futures contract , the terminal value of the cash flows from arbitrage involving short selling shares is reduced to S ( 1 + rf ) - D ( 1 + r ) , and the no-arbitrage bound for this situation is altered to F >or= S ( 1 + rf ) - D ( 1 + r ) . |
| 5 | One possibility is for the purchaser to provide that part of the purchase price will be reduced and repaid to the purchaser if certain material consents are not received or if only a proportion of material consents are received . |
| 6 | If only a portion of the balance is to be switched into another currency , the service will take two working days , using the exchange rate quoted at the requested time of transfer . |
| 7 | He bargained in his soul with fate , promising to dedicate his life to Imperial service without scruple — if only a life was left to him to dedicate . |
| 8 | If only a minority class , then it will probably still be a road but if otherwise , generally not , unless it is a ‘ public place ’ . |
| 9 | Bob looked at me as if only a muppet would ask a question like that . |
| 10 | The importance of withdrawal brings us back to the issue of women 's sexual dependency and the fact that some degree of male cooperation was necessary , if only a willingness to be pushed out of the way . |
| 11 | Appeals from decisions of magistrates ' courts on less serious cases go either , if only a question of law is disputed , to the Divisional Court of the Queen 's Bench Division or , where the appeal is on questions of fact and/or law , to the Crown Court . |
| 12 | as if only a god could be told |
| 13 | If only a bankruptcy search is required in the case of registered land use Form K16 . |
| 14 | In the notebooks of Crime and Punishment , Marmeladov ( at this stage called ‘ the civil servant ’ ) is made to argue that ‘ if only a man is really alive , then he suffers , and therefore he needs Christ , and therefore Christ will come . ’ |
| 15 | Where a restaurant certificate or a restricted hotel licence is being granted or transferred , if it appears to the licensing board that only a mid-day meal or an evening meal is being provided , it can restrict the permitted hours to the mid-day period , if only a mid-day meal is being provided , or to the evening period , if only an evening meal is being provided . |
| 16 | If all modules in the LIFESPAN system are to be listed the user should enter ‘ A ’ ; if only a subset is required the user should enter ‘ P ’ . |
| 17 | If only a miracle would occur … |
| 18 | Here he dismounted and prayed that whatever spirit had been working within him would continue to work , that this furious feeling of benevolence to all mind — if only a beggar would pass by and he could give him a shilling ! — would not abate , that he ‘ could truly and today start a new life , O Lord , for Thy sake and in Thy name ’ . |
| 19 | Only , I wish I had ever shown some sign of affection ; I wish I had perhaps written to her — even if only a card ( and even though I was rather far down in the family hierarchy ) . |
| 20 | If only a bruise is caused , s.47 is an overcharge . |
| 21 | In England obituaries regretted that he had not appeared more regularly for his country , while in Dunedin cricketers could only dream of the great things Jack Crawford might have done for Otago cricket … if only a World War had not interfered with something as important as cricket . |
| 22 | Evelyn Tubb 's delivery of ( track 3 ) , accompanied by three viols , and later of ( track 18 ) is marked by her attention to textual nuance , at times singing of love as if merely a narrator , and at others with the passion of somebody overtaken by emotion . |
| 23 | If nevertheless a treaty is concluded , the third party to the earlier treaty can not claim that it was unaware of the restrictions . |
| 24 | Probationary members must be more than 18 years of age and an amateur must hold a current handicap of 1 ; if already a professional , she must be supported by a reference from her professional golf association or Tour . |
| 25 | Jean McSorley , secretary of the local protest group , said simply , ‘ If just a quarter of what we hear is true , that place should be shut down ’ . |
| 26 | If ever a chimp deserved a medal it was Ham . |
| 27 | The purchaser hopes that if ever a court considers any one level of protection to be unreasonable , it may sever this from the agreement and leave the other covenants untouched or impose a more reasonable amended form . |
| 28 | And if ever a man sleeps well after a day 's work done well that man is , and I pray God give him rest , Donald Templeton ! ’ |
| 29 | But the memory of being caught and injected never faded , and even a year later the cat would still rush upstairs and hide beneath the bed if ever a man visited the house . |
| 30 | If ever a man deserves an honour from his country , it 's this man . ’ |