Example sentences of "if his [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hackney developed with surprising speed , even if his defence under the high ball did tend to have the watcher on the edge of his seat . |
| 2 | But if his defence is that it was not his intention to cause fear of violence or to provoke its use , his conduct might still come within the ambit of the subsection by virtue of its latter part . |
| 3 | Because if his squad selection today for next week 's friendly in Spain fails , then by God he will feel the full wrath of his critics — and no one need tell me how that feels . |
| 4 | Julunggul has a violent temper if his rest below the earth is disturbed . |
| 5 | Tsu Ma saw this and pushed his head back slightly , as if his collar were too tight . |
| 6 | His voice was educated , his clothing good , if a little careless — a tweed suit , and a cream shirt , well cut , if his collar was a little frayed . |
| 7 | B then would not find his claim inadmissible for failure to exhaust domestic remedies if his advisers thought that the House of Lords would not and/or that the Court of Appeal would have given judgment on the unresolved arguments . |
| 8 | ‘ If his quarrel is a personal one he might try to starve us out before Guy comes home , but … does he mean to take village children hostage ? |
| 9 | However , a person is not treated as a seasonal worker if his off-season , or off-seasons in aggregate , do not exceed seven weeks . |
| 10 | As the gap began to narrow , he continued to drum the tin , and Eyles ran and retrieved as if his life depended on it . |
| 11 | He said that Stompie must be taken to a hospital if his life was to be saved . |
| 12 | I would say that , if his life is such that he has to use a drug , the welfare is poor , even if at the moment of using the drug there is no unpleasant subjective feeling . |
| 13 | whose nobility of soul never stoops to treachery even if his life or livelihood is at stake , |
| 14 | Adam looked ashen , sick , gripping Undry as if his life depended on it ; and Ruth knew he 'd almost killed her just then . |
| 15 | I have no evidence one way or another as to the extent of risk of an episode occurring within five weeks but realism and commonsense tell me that there is a reasonable possibility that it will not and that even if he does unfortunately suffer such a trauma , he will if his life has to be preserved by artificial means , recover sufficiently for a decision at the main hearing as to further mechanical ventilation for the future . |
| 16 | Where the problem arises is in the comparatively rare situation in which an adult patient declines to consent to treatment which in the clinical judgment of those attending him is necessary if irreparable damage is not to be done to his health or , in some cases , if his life is to be saved . |
| 17 | A man 's face shows if his life is good or bad . |
| 18 | He could never penetrate , not even if his life depended on it , for he is sure that their nether mouths contain teeth , and that once his limb was inside them , they would bite it off . ’ |
| 19 | He said something aloud — something about a devil , I thought — and then he began striding away as if his life depended on it . |
| 20 | More and more after these scenes he felt worn out , drained — as if his life were being slowly refined down to a point . |
| 21 | Guglielmi acknowledges this but says that if his company had ignored the market it would have given competitors free rein . |
| 22 | Guglielmi acknowledges this but says that if his company had ignored the market it would have given competitors free rein . |
| 23 | Guglielmi acknowledges this but says that if his company had ignored the market it would have given competitors free rein . |
| 24 | For example , if his company has unwelcome suitors who want to take over , or his activities in the Third World are threatening home sales . |
| 25 | Can we therefore say that there will be no change in VAT rates if his system , as opposed to the council tax , is introduced ? |
| 26 | If his vigilance fails , he faces the wrath of ordinary people : depositors whose savings are at risk and taxpayers whose money is used to stop one bank collapse from knocking down the entire banking system . |
| 27 | One of Mr Yeltsin 's top advisers , Mrs Galina Starovoitova , said that if his powers were challenged , he would go above the heads of Congress and directly to the people with a referendum . |
| 28 | If no organic being excepting man had possessed any mental power , or if his powers had been of a wholly different nature from those of the lower animals then we should never have been able to convince ourselves that our high faculties had been gradually developed . |
| 29 | It is probable that in very early times if his powers weakened a king would be ritually killed . |
| 30 | If Lee did n't know if his Dad was his Dad or not , he must be a hopeless case . |