Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] if " in BNC.
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| 31 | The uncertainties caused by what constitutes a security interest are greatly reduced by the fact , as pointed out above , that it is a numerus clausus of charges that has to be registered so if the charge is not within the list it is not registrable . |
| 32 | The remaining graves , probably about 280 — filled with up to 1,000 more weapons and jewellery items — will be excavated only if finance for future digs becomes available . |
| 33 | It is now only a short step to think of comparing ‘ local ’ specific mortality patterns ( m a ) with a standard ( m s ) by means of a weighted average over the age groups of the ratios of m a to m s , using as weights the deaths that would be expected locally if the standard specific mortalities were to apply , i.e. m s x P a This is called the standardized mortality ratio ( SMR ) . |
| 34 | Edward 's downfall had been sudden and complete ; yet its instigators , the queen and Mortimer , had never been popular in England and had enjoyed little if any overt support there until they landed in September 1326 . |
| 35 | But it will not be contained effectively if we do not deal with the refugee problem immediately . ’ |
| 36 | Cases were included only if the diagnosis was confirmed at surgery . |
| 37 | Perhaps he would have fared better if he pleaded one of the defences in section 24 ( see paragraphs 16–22 to 16–25 below ) . |
| 38 | On the one hand , various syntactic rules seem to be properly constrained only if one refers to pragmatic conditions ; and similarly for matters of stress and intonation . |
| 39 | The Slavophile , Ivan Aksakov , believed that landlord–peasant relationships were deteriorating by the year and could be stabilized only if the government acted quickly . |
| 40 | Since the casework load at Latchmere is constantly rising and there is a two-week wait for an appointment with the welfare worker , the load can be contained only if common elements of the detainees ' problems can be drawn together . |
| 41 | Most of the alpha particles will be contained only if the current flowing through the discharge is higher than about 2.5 million amps : so JET was designed to have a current of 3 MA . |
| 42 | Perhaps the most prevalent belief about crime is that it will ‘ explode ’ if penalties are relaxed , and can be contained only if they are stiffened . |
| 43 | Edmund Barham 's wooden acting as Carlos would have mattered less if he had been vocally more alluring and if his stilted phrasing had taken a hint from Mark Elder 's conducting . |
| 44 | The implications of mediation between the user and the source is a question that needs to be addressed especially if it increases in the electronic archive . |
| 45 | Nevertheless , the bipartite system remained in place and would be fundamentally modified only if a powerful political will to do so could be mobilized . |
| 46 | Ulcer healing was reported only if the defect had re-epithelialised completely ; associated features , including residual erythema , oedema , friability , or deformation at or near the site of the healed ulcer were also noted . |
| 47 | It is usually limited to this country and your case will be considered only if there is ‘ a reasonable prospect of success ’ . |
| 48 | Likewise , if past convention has made a particular layout familiar ( such as time increasing downwards or from left to right ) , a change should be considered only if a clear advantage is to be gained . |
| 49 | The courts have added a gloss to the words of section 1 — ; namely that the offence is committed only if the application of the false trade description was associated with the sale or supply of goods . |
| 50 | THE war on violence will be won only if the world makes a determined effort to stop the flow of arms to trouble spots . |
| 51 | It can be rescued only if we do not take judicial opinions at face value at all ; we must treat all the judges who worry about problematical statutes and precedents as practising some unmotivated form of deception . |
| 52 | Alternative night must be given but will be booked only if preferred night is full . |
| 53 | The full benefits of price stability and statutory independence for the European central bank , and indeed for the Bank of England — that must be a necessary institutional corollary — will be enjoyed only if a future Government and Parliament agree in good time to adopt a single European currency . |
| 54 | Like so many other worthwhile benefits , it seems destined to wither away year by year , even though the benefit that it replaced , the widow 's allowance , would have been uprated annually if it had continued . |
| 55 | On orders from the new Earl , my visits to the house were to be permitted only if I agreed to be supervised . |
| 56 | Figures with several parts are to be avoided and are permitted only if the parts are closely related , either experimentally or logically . |
| 57 | How much one incident , however , affected the course of Leapor 's employment should not be over-estimated especially if Leapor concealed her immediate annoyance . |
| 58 | The woman said it was not true and the god asked her why she had come tonight if she thought that his words were ‘ mere wind and breeze ’ . |
| 59 | You may feel ready to embark on more strenuous exercise ; but do talk to your doctor before you get carried away if you have a history of heart trouble or high blood pressure , or any other health problems such as bronchitis or emphysema . |
| 60 | Easy to get carried away if someone is bidding against you for a particular fish . |