Example sentences of "and if a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 We continue to provide the best product , provide factual production information and if a customer is not satisfied that his amp sounds and performs better after installing Groove Tubes , we 'll give them their money back .
2 Mind you , we did have a little exotica in our small North Harrow branch [ apart from Molly , Betty etc. at the Christmas party ] ; there was Swiss Knorr 's French Onion soup for the daring housewife , and if a customer really wanted to impress her dinner guests , then we had small tins of pâté de fois gras .
3 He is worried about various formalities relating to written contracts , and wonders in particular whether hire purchase agreements need to be in writing , whether any special formalities apply to contracts of employment , and if a contract leasing premises needs to be in any particular form .
4 And if a company has n't filed accounts at all when it 's supposed to have done , that should tell you something about the organization of the company .
5 If , as is often the case , the company 's shares are all of one class , then these are necessarily ordinary shares , and if a company has a share capital it must perforce have at least one ordinary share whether or not it also has preference shares .
6 Still , such evaluation is important because , for example , if the incidence of cardiovascular complications of hypertension is 5/1000/year and if a drug reduces risk by 30% ( that is , by 1.5/1000/year ) then with an increase in cases of cancer of just 2/1000/year a particular drug could do more harm than good .
7 As Byron put it , ‘ I never loved nor pretended to love her , but a man is a man , and if a girl of 18 comes prancing to you at all hours , there is but one way …
8 ‘ If boats use sonar or get too close , it is likely to panic the whales and cause them to scatter , and if a whale weighing over 40 tonnes becomes totally disorientated and charges off in any direction , anything could happen .
9 And if a boy is seen to be too concerned with his appearance , he gets called , amongst other things , a ‘ poofter ’ .
10 And if a boy did … well , I 've the knowledge here ’ ( and he tapped his head ) ‘ of where that boy comes from and where there 's brothers and sisters a-plenty to take in his place and use as I used Squit and the others before him .
11 And if a developer could not immediately secure rent from premises it builds at the dock , the Private Finance Initiative would provide it in the short-term , until the property market improves .
12 There are two lighthouses on Fair Isle , and if a night of muggy sea-mist coincided with a passage of thrushes , thousands of birds might be attracted and confused by the lights .
13 ‘ I just do my daily training , and if a race comes up I go , but without setting any targets .
14 The provisions relating to the payment of preferential creditor creates a statutory duty and if a debentureholder or a receiver realises assets he will be personally liable to the extent of these assets if preferential creditors are not paid .
15 If the symptoms of a latent miasmatic state appear , the remedy should be changed suitably and if a nosode is chosen then the centesimal scale will have to be used as except for Bacillunum these are not available in fifty millesimal form ( the Helios Pharmacy now has most nosodes available as LM 's ) .
16 If the FMLN demonstrated a " serious and constructive approach " to the UN-supervised peace talks , Bush said , and if a ceasefire and a political settlement could be reached within the next 60 days , the military aid to the government might continue to be withheld .
17 ‘ If we had known we would have subpoenaed the editor of The Mail on Sunday , Mr Stewart Steven , and if a retrial is granted we will subpoena him and Miss Jones to give evidence .
18 And if a builder gon na go down there you say , Well look I 've got one down here but I 've got a prime slot
19 Motability is a registered charity and if a person can not meet the full cost of putting a car on the road , including any adaptations , Motability may be able to provide some financial help from special funds .
20 And if a person enjoys something , that 's rest .
21 On the other hand the needs and welfare of the child must be paramount and if a child is deemed to be in danger , or at any particular risk , the child must be removed .
22 Perhaps only three or four keys on the typewriter keyboard that the computer will have need to be pressed at all , and if a child presses the wrong one it does n't all stop and funny , you know , impersonal messages come up on the screen saying he 's done something wrong , it just ignores them and waits for one of the correct responses .
23 Total exports must pay for total imports , and if a country 's exports fall then imports will also fall unless the deficiency in exports can be made good in the ways specified .
24 Children who have very clear food preferences will determine their own diet and if a parent is concerned about the nutritional balance then seeking advice from a paediatrician or general practitioner who can refer to a dietician may alleviate concern .
25 Phoebe relapsed into little disturbed ‘ ohs ’ rubbing her thin fingers and slithering to the edge of her chair , while Jess wondered what in the name of the Devil a syndicate was , and if a Frolic would be as jolly as it sounded .
26 Natural selection was a process taking place within the whole breeding population making up the species , and if a division were to occur , the single original population must somehow be split into several distinct subpopulations that did not interbreed .
27 Keeping your eye on court lists can also tell you something about the firms appearing and if a firm consistently acts for the plaintiff against health authorities you can be fairly sure that their specialism lies in medical negligence .
28 We did n't have much , so we learned to make the most of what we did have , and if a man was lucky enough to have a job he put everything into it .
29 No Tiller is ever seen with a man , she does not go out with a man , receive any man and the rule extends even to her father and brothers , no Girl holds a conversation with a man , inside or outside the theatre and if a man addresses her , she would say ‘ Excuse me ’ and walk away .
30 And if a man permits his personal belief to distort , alter or transform historical fact , he can not expect others , whether or not they share his belief , to condone the process .
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