Example sentences of "[conj] if [adj] [is] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Stitches may be necessary to close a gaping cut , and if this is not done a permanent scar may result .
2 And if this is not done the repair bill will escalate dramatically .
3 If this is never received , a fresh copy or notice must be served within seven days , and if this is not done , although the agreement remains binding and enforceable , it is perpetually cancellable under s68 .
4 There are a lot of positive aspects to retirement , but there is a negative side too , and if this is not discussed and given a proper airing , it can go bad , and ruin the rest of life .
5 Most media release paper is designed to attract attention and if this is not overdone it is a sensible idea .
6 The shareholders are thereby given the power to judge for themselves whether the directors are using their managerial powers for their own benefit at the expense of the company and if this is so to veto the transaction or at least hold the director liable for any profits thereby made .
7 No offence to Mr Bill Jordan , Mr John Edmonds and Mr Bill Morris , but if Labour is ever to win , the voters must never see their faces again .
8 But if that is generally known , surely it has no value ? ’
9 The debtor may then ( with the court 's approval ) make a composition or scheme of arrangement with his creditors ; but if this is not done he will be adjudicated bankrupt , and the whole of his property ( not including property of which he is himself a trustee , or — up to the value of £250 — the tools of his trade and the necessary clothing and bedding of himself and his family ) will vest in the ‘ official receiver ’ ( a public officer ) or some other trustee , and become divisible among his creditors who prove their debts .
10 The buyers should sign the transfer deed before the sellers , but if this is not achieved because of shortage of time , it is again becoming increasingly common practice for the buyers to sign after completion .
11 The tenant should therefore initially attempt to delete clause 5.2.2 , but if this is not accepted a sufficiently long date should be inserted in it .
12 Expansion of the work of the Court of Protection is favoured but if this is not thought appropriate then some form of locally accessible tribunal or court to exercise supervision , possibly supplemented by some form of guardianship , is considered desirable .
13 It already has $150 million of the total allocated , but if this is not spent by the end of the fiscal year on 30 September , the money will revert to the Treasury .
14 For example , to offer much quicker delivery than is usual may cost a seller very little because of spare capacity , but if this is highly valued by the buyer the seller may be able to trade it in return for a prompt payment agreement .
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