Example sentences of "[vb pp] if it [is] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nor can generalised criticism be justified if it is based on one isolated incident . |
| 2 | It 's all so predictable but I 'm f—ed if it 's gon na stop me . ’ |
| 3 | The first trap for young reporters is to assume that responsibility for a libel can be avoided if it is made in an attributed quotation . |
| 4 | The history of company legislation over the past century can only be understood if it is seen as an attempt to rectify the imbalance and injustice resulting from the creation of limited liability in the mid-nineteenth century . |
| 5 | The nature of the movement of goods can only be understood if it is seen in relation to the complex and changing framework of society . |
| 6 | It may be better understood if it is set in the context of Hindu teaching concerning the different orders or āśramas of society corresponding to the different stages of life . |
| 7 | Yet in Britain , ‘ race ’ can not be under stood if it is falsely divorced from other political processes or grasped if it is reduced to the effect of these other relations . |
| 8 | Its lateral line should enable it to survive and eat , but even this may have been affected if it is bumping into things . |
| 9 | Similarly , a reputation for inflicting environmental damage will be harmful to profits , and conversely the company may be benefited if it is associated in the public mind with ‘ good works ’ . |
| 10 | A battery 's charge-holding capacity can also be seriously reduced if it is kept in a discharged state for more than a few hours . |
| 11 | I think a song 's power is reduced if it is accompanied by a monologue which tells you exactly what is going on . |
| 12 | A communication is protected if it is made to further a common interest — a circular published to shareholders in a company , or to fellow members of a trade union , or an inter-office memorandum . |
| 13 | A communication is protected if it is made to a person who has a duty to receive and act upon it : thus complaints to " higher authority " are privileged , whenever the authority complained to is in a position to investigate or discipline or supervise . |
| 14 | Carol Forfar , head of the Women 's Unit , said : ‘ Cervical cancer can be cured if it is caught in its early stages . |
| 15 | Even prominent members of the Labour Party — traditionally timid on this front — have started to argue openly that the Royal Family 's role must be streamlined and modernised if it is to survive for very much longer . |
| 16 | A g-g transition may be forbidden if considered as a purely electronic process , but it may become allowed if it is coupled to a vibrational process of u symmetry — if , for instance , a u vibrational mode is excited in the upper state . |
| 17 | In fact , the level of independence of inputs required for this sort of system to produce double dissociations is only likely to be achieved if it is composed of complementary modules . |
| 18 | Neither side feels that its principles may be maintained if it is tempted by the other . |
| 19 | An idea of the magnitude of this quantity can be obtained if it is compared to the total population of New Jersey ( 7 344 000 ) or Ecuador ( 7 814 000 ) , or if it is realized that 7 602 138 seconds make 90 days and 10 hours . |
| 20 | On the other hand , advice may be ignored if it is considered to be impractical , given the financial and family constraints under which an individual operates . |
| 21 | A refusal is only effective within its true scope and is vitiated if it is based upon false assumptions . |
| 22 | A scene of high tension can be greatly enhanced if it is preceded by a passage of comedy , as Shakespeare in preparing for Macbeth 's murder of Duncan well knew . |
| 23 | As Burton-Roberts suggests , criterion A ( the requirement that elements in apposition refer to the same entity ) would have to be extended if it is to apply to sentential and other non-nominal appositions . |
| 24 | The best canned fish is further improved if it is steeped in olive oil rather than a cheaper vegetable oil . |