Example sentences of "if it [vb past] [noun] " 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 | The third congress of the opposition movement Rukh , held on Feb. 29-March 1 , voted to work for Ukraine 's departure from the Commonwealth of Independent States ( CIS ) and to oppose the government if it ignored Rukh 's programme . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Although it hardly seemed to notice the Hooligan affair , and its only immediate response was a front-page poem ‘ Hot Weather and Crime ’ which can only have been intended as a slap in the face for The Times leader on ‘ The Weather and the Streets ’ : The message was clear enough : if it took crime and violence to attract the attention of the mighty to the lives of the poor , then so be it . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | The guests he had assembled to meet the Prime Minister included Lord Salisbury , Anglican and hereditary bearer of the conscience of the Conservative peers , Lord Kemsley , Welsh and nonconformist by origin , portentous press lord by achievement , and the Duke of Norfolk , leading Catholic layman , nephew of FitzAlan , and responsible as Earl Marshal for the organization of the Coronation — if it took place . |
| 11 | Frequent judicial intervention is not essential for duty-based controls to be effective , and would if it took place prove extremely costly , but it is necessary that there be a realistic prospect of enforcement . |
| 12 | Rather its provisions will deem the transfer to be treated as if it took place on an earlier specified date . |
| 13 | She thought she 'd better watch it , for if it took control , then no one would ever love her and she would be lonely all through her life . |
| 14 | If it made Joan happy , fine . |
| 15 | This fitted in neatly with Spencer 's philosophy of self-help as the driving force of evolution , and Lankester drew the obvious implication from his theory by warning that the human race might degenerate if it made life too easy for itself . |
| 16 | There was no answer to her gibe , and , despite the fact that the fumes in the room told her the substance on her hair was likely to blind her if it made contact , she sat up and risked opening one eye . |
| 17 | ‘ What I always say is , if it made sense , it would n't be alien . ’ |
| 18 | It 's growing but it 's not so big a piece of business that we could n't afford to do an acquisition , if it made sense . ’ |
| 19 | That was not going to help him at all , even if it made Humber happier . |
| 20 | ‘ I know , but my mother liked the south coast and London for holidays , and Dad just went along ; if it suited Mother it suited him . ’ |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | When Pflimlin resigned ( on 28 May ) , Coty took the initiative of inviting de Gaulle to form a government and threatening parliament with his own resignation if it denied de Gaulle . |
| 23 | Reality 's raw challenge , especially if it engaged muscle and pluck , was his more favoured companion . |
| 24 | Firstly , what would happen to the profitability of Britain 's most successful consumer credit organisation if it mailed debt collection notices to its customers on ( typically ) just two dates each year , just as it currently mails its personal loan promotions ? |
| 25 | This fact is used as if it constituted evidence against the theories that those chemists are trying to test . |
| 26 | In the spring of 1989 David Calcutt , Master of Magdalene College , Cambridge , was asked to lead an inquiry , and , sure enough , fifteen months later came up with proposals which appeared to satisfy both government and proprietors , even if it left victims distinctly underwhelmed . |
| 27 | 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 . ’ |
| 28 | 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 " . |
| 29 | In all then , Telecom would probably have outlaid £14m — allowing for very modest fees on the purchase — before it actually laid one brick , and that is if it got planning permission . |
| 30 | Far better , they said , if it formed part of the Autumn Season package unveiled in September . |