Example sentences of "[adj] if [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are special toothpastes which are not harmful if swallowed , and brushing your dog 's teeth is actually very easy once it has been demonstrated by a vet . |
| 2 | Like many commonplace food products , including salt or even carrots , alcohol can be regarded as harmful if consumed in very large amounts , but at low levels of consumption it is harmless . |
| 3 | No matter how helpful some of the tools presented seem to appear , they will prove useless and even harmful if taken up by those with eyes which are spiritually blind and whose hands lack spiritual strength . |
| 4 | Police warned that tablets stolen in a burglary at a house in Harford Street , Middlesbrough , could be harmful if taken in quantity . |
| 5 | Residents living in the Jennyfields area of Harrogate were warned that the pills could prove harmful if taken by children . |
| 6 | Nonetheless there are certain consequences which we may notice : First , an obvious prediction from ( 47 ) is that , once again , adjectives which are not ascribed to the entity of the noun would be ungrammatical if put into this position . |
| 7 | Therefore they are likely to be more reliable if used correctly ! |
| 8 | The pile of three blocks shown in the drawing would be stable if pushed at from the direction of one of the arrows and very unstable if pushed at from the other direction . |
| 9 | A lepidopterist might be able to quote a going price for a preserved chalk-hill blue in good condition , wild rabbits have a price when shot and skinned , but the market price of Twyford Down itself would be low if sold with legal constraints which kept it as an open , public space and high if sold with planning permission for houses or industry ( or even a road ) . |
| 10 | This issue paid 8.45 p.c. tax free if held for five years and the maximum holding was £1,500 . |
| 11 | If you have a 2.5 or V8 the cost is nothing , or a small fee to have the ignition retimed ( free if included with a routine service ) . |
| 12 | Bartholin 's glands , which produce a secretion to aid lubrication during sexual intercourse , become extremely painful if infected . |
| 13 | Characters looking into the mirror count as prone if attacked . |
| 14 | They have often not promoted the idea that human nature is basically sound if encouraged , but rather emphasized the need for a concept of divine grace . |
| 15 | GRANDPAPA : genuine old timer , magnificent specimen , long white beard , skull-cap if required , willing to be photographed , interviewed , quoted . |
| 16 | Marks appear weighty and assertive if driven on to the canvas with a painting knife . |
| 17 | Likewise , there is no reason why adjectives which are restrictive in attributive position should not be acceptable if used , say , predicatively with the same nouns ; only in that case , we do not normally expect them to have a restrictive value . |
| 18 | That is , the motivating biological metaphor of the Prisoners ' Dilemma generates a transition rule that is simple , but it would look horrendous if expressed in canonical cellular automata terms . |
| 19 | Or else we assume that the aeons during which the improbable state lasts , and the distance from here to Sirius , are minute if compared with the age and size of the whole universe . |
| 20 | Browning 's defence lawyer says this and other evidence could have been crucial if heard by the trial jury . |
| 21 | But it has been calculated that there is only a 4 per cent chance of dying if bitten by one of them . |
| 22 | Nothing would rouse him , and he continued in that state for some days , then grew violent if touched or spoken to . |
| 23 | This type of stretching can clearly be dangerous if done before exercise when the muscles are cold , and so it should only be used at the end of a training session . |
| 24 | It 's meant for children with growth problems , and can be highly dangerous if misused . |
| 25 | The fish is dangerous if eaten from May to July just before spawning . |
| 26 | They 're rather dangerous if swallowed . |
| 27 | Sgt Paul Robinson said : ‘ These are dangerous if taken by the wrong people . |
| 28 | Officers say some of the pills could prove dangerous if taken by children . |
| 29 | Fear was useful as an adrenaline pump but dangerous if allowed to affect the ability to think clearly . |
| 30 | It should be remembered that generalisation about bereavement or any deep experience in life can be dangerous if carried to extremes , and if you are caring for an elderly parent of either sex who has lost his or her partner , you will have no idea of just how painful their sorrow is for them , so it will be wise simply to assume , whatever their reaction may be , that they are going through a very bad time indeed . |