Example sentences of "if they [vb base] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | They just need a little help like with feeding or or if they throw a tantrum |
| 2 | He is a good cook , believing that it is important for men to learn to cook so that if they marry a woman not too well versed in the culinary arts , they will still survive ! |
| 3 | Many parents find that if they put a pudding or sweets in front of the child as an incentive the child is likely to refuse to eat and just demand the reward . |
| 4 | Final warnings were slapped on 15 of the garages and if they put a foot wrong in the next five years they will also be barred from further MOT testing . |
| 5 | if they put a cycle path along the edge of each road when they build them |
| 6 | who 's going this , who , what , who 's going to answer if they put a hundred and fifty , a hundred and seventy thousand , five pound down and nobody will watching it being who did it ? |
| 7 | Secondly , it means that the person who has been arrested under section 7(3) of the Act of 1976 by a constable without warrant has the matter resolved one way or the other within 24 hours , or sooner if practicable , subject to the exceptions of Christmas Day , Good Friday and Sundays , and the prosecution , if they wish a remand in custody or the imposition of more stringent conditions , must make sure that they have within that time period sufficient material to place before the justice to enable the justice to form one of the opinions set out in section 7(5) . |
| 8 | Mr Saville added : ‘ If they slap a CPO on the site , then it will be up to the councils to get on with the job of reclamation . |
| 9 | And if they hide a lot . |
| 10 | The regulatory spotlight is unlikely to deter financial institutions from setting up in offshore centres if they perceive an advantage in doing so . |
| 11 | But the Swedes will qualify if they avoid a heavy defeat in their final game in Poland , on 24 October . |
| 12 | Even if they scratch a lot , it is more likely that their gills are being irritated by particulate matter in the water ( coral sand is a common culprit ) or incorrect water chemistry/quality . |
| 13 | The battens should be screwed loosely into position and then checked to see if they present a flat vertical surface . |
| 14 | Textbooks should be quoted only if they express an individual opinion , and the lecturer ( qua lecturer ) not at all , When quoting authors , if the author is dead he may be referred to by his surname only , but if he is still with us it is polite to give him a handle — Sir or Prof. or Dr or Mr. As regards judges the customary J. , etc. , should be used irrespective of whether they are alive or dead . |
| 15 | Individuals can only do their jobs well in this context if they know a great deal about everyone else 's jobs and problems . |
| 16 | Individuals can only do their jobs well in this context if they know a great deal about everyone else 's jobs and problems . |
| 17 | However , they are put into a more defensive position if they suffer a crushing defeat in any future election and if the two-party system continues to weaken . |
| 18 | Perhaps they risk less in terms of a damaged reproductive potential if they lose a challenge for possession , and hence persist more in harassment ? |
| 19 | And if they go a goal ahead in Turkey , the home-team are going to kick hell out of them and hopefully side-line most of them until the New Year ( and god knows what the crowd will do — have you ever seen Midnight Express ? ) |
| 20 | 2–0 will be about it , I do n't think City will come out much even if they go a goal down . |
| 21 | If they fear a fall in prices , selling a future or acquiring a put option are alternatives to selling the underlying securities . |
| 22 | People in the Redcar area should not be alarmed if they hear a loud bang tomorrow morning . |
| 23 | Nowadays record collectors have accepted this process , and only complain if they hear an imperfect edit , while record producers exercise their skills in an attempt to preserve the spontaneous qualities of a performance as well as the note-perfect quality . |
| 24 | Oliver liked things to be finished and shiny and to look as if they cost a lot . |
| 25 | Linfield will get hundreds of column inches between now and the end of the season — if they win a match it 's ‘ clear the back page , boys ' and if they lose , well … it 's ‘ clear the back page , boys ! ’ |
| 26 | If they win an all play on somebody else 's they are immediately allowed to roll the dice and they wo n't stay |
| 27 | While many tests may have high face validity — that is , they may look as if they measure a particular linguistic ability — this is not a sufficient justification for using test data as a basis for clinical or educational decision-making . |
| 28 | ( iv ) If they use a computer spelling checker , they should learn about its limitations , for example in not distinguishing homophones , eg fair , fare , or different parts of speech , eg their , there . |
| 29 | Instead of trying to sort answers into meaningful groups it probably suits most people best if they use a percentage system . |
| 30 | He demonstrates the kind of questions which practitioners might usefully ask if they use a ‘ research-minded ’ approach and supports his argument with more recent research . |