Example sentences of "[subord] if [art] [noun sg] [verb] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Accept the fact that some buyers will inevitably respond negatively , but be confident that more will buy than if no close had been used . |
| 2 | Reported cases are small in number , and it may be true that in some ( not all ) of these cases the degree of trauma suffered by the wife is less than if the rape had been by another man ; but abolition of the marital-rape exemption is surely important as a statement of the married woman 's autonomy and freedom of choice in sexual matters . |
| 3 | If this happened , the universe would be in an unstable state , with more energy than if the symmetry had been broken . |
| 4 | Section 33(3) requires the court to have regard to all the circumstances of the case and in particular to : ( a ) the length of , and the reasons for , the delay on the part of the plaintiff ; ( b ) the extent to which , having regard to the delay , the evidence adduced or likely to be adduced by the plaintiff or the defendant is or is likely to be less cogent than if the action had been brought within the time allowed by s11 or ( as the case may be ) by s12 ; ( c ) the conduct of the defendant after the cause of action arose , including the extent ( if any ) to which he responded to requests reasonably made by the plaintiff for information or inspection for the purpose of ascertaining facts which were or might be relevant to the plaintiff 's cause of action against the defendant ; ( d ) the duration of any disability of the plaintiff arising after the date of the accrual of the cause of action ; ( e ) the extent to which the plaintiff acted promptly and reasonably once he knew whether or not the act or omission of the defendant , to which the injury was attributable , might be capable at that time of giving rise to an action for damages ; ( f ) the steps , if any , taken by the plaintiff to obtain medical , legal or other expert advice and the nature of any such advice he may have received . |
| 5 | But as soon as the n the kid Nicky hits teenage years then he wants to be called Nick , whereas if the girl 's been christened Nicola and she 's called Nicky through her childhood , when she hits teens she 's still called Nicky . |
| 6 | This is not likely to be an especially serious problem for the assisted party , since if no contribution has been expected , he or she is not likely to be able to pay much in the way of costs to the opponent . |
| 7 | He holds , therefore , under the same terms in equity as if a lease has been granted … |
| 8 | Blaney 's intention to produce a study of evil was as clear as if the portrait had been labelled . |
| 9 | The actual amount would be worked out by union and company solicitors on the same basis as if the case had been tried . |
| 10 | Some comfort may be had by adding the following words to the end of this clause : provided that the Tenant shall have the same rights of relief against forfeiture as if the Lease had been completed |