Example sentences of "provided they [verb] [not/n't] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Provided they 've not been out of the job all that long , I think , cos things change , do n't they ? |
| 2 | Either way , they would see no increase in their direct taxes under Labour , provided they do not work for a living . |
| 3 | The long punters will have plenty of sport with that one though there could be considerable confusion at a quick kick where the revised law says that it may be taken without waiting for the kicker 's team to retire behind the ball — provided they do not become involved in play . |
| 4 | Catch crops , which are grown as a bonus between the main courses of a rotation , can be very worth while provided they do not interfere with the cultivation and growing of main crops , cause undue proliferation of weeds , or form a ‘ disease link ’ between susceptible main crops . |
| 5 | Anyone between the ages of 18 and 70 can invest in the Family Bond , provided they do not already have a tax-exempt Friendly Society policy where premiums are still being paid . |
| 6 | There is a category of exempted minor works such as the erection of fences or walls on or around property , provided they do not exceed two metres generally or one metre adjoining a highway . |
| 7 | Warrants are also required to be reported within shareholders ' funds , provided they do not contain an obligation to transfer economic benefits ( in which case they would not be within the definition of warrants contained in the [ draft ] FRS ) . |
| 8 | But Scots always value the ones who go away and make good , provided they do not get above themselves . |
| 9 | They are part of preparation for life and , provided they do not get out of hand , do no harm whatever . |
| 10 | Even Labour Party policy has been to permit sales , provided they do not disadvantage the community or impair housing authorities ' abilities to meet their obligations , which can be difficult to prove in practice . |
| 11 | For the Code does not limit their freedom to question suspects provided they do not propose to use their statements in evidence . |
| 12 | Deviations from social and economic equality are justified , provided they do not conflict with rule 1 ( ‘ equal liberty ’ ) and provided |
| 13 | Policemen , firemen and employees of public utility companies may come into such a category provided they do not exceed their power of entry . |
| 14 | This is in contrast to the compulsory sale procedures under CA 1985 , s429 where , although market purchases made before the posting of the offer document can not count towards the 90 per cent threshold , purchases afterwards may be counted provided they do not exceed the offer price . |
| 15 | Diary techniques may be useful for longer-term studies provided they do not alter the respondent 's habits . |
| 16 | I just do n't think it is any of my business what people do on private land , provided they do n't interfere with anyone else . |
| 17 | Equally important , the bodies of the actors conceal their own shadows on the screen , provided they do n't move too fast and the camera stands still , or at least does not move sideways This restriction can be irksome at times in which case rear projection — otherwise largely superseded — comes into play . |
| 18 | The Metro uses a system of Hydragas spheres for its suspension , which link the front to the rear of the car and ensure a smooth passage over bumps — provided they do n't become moguls . |
| 19 | Provided they do n't hold up the meeting too often , it is often useful to have one such man at the meeting , since he can be relied upon to ask the naive question that many others would like to ask but dare not . |
| 20 | Highly falsifiable theories should be preferred to less falsifiable ones , then , provided they have not in fact been falsified . |
| 21 | Most of the work was done by the slaves who , provided they did not try to escape , were often reasonably treated although their quarters were cramped and poorly finished . |
| 22 | In the 1930s , the Supreme Court began to widen its interpretation of free speech to include writings and films of little or no artistic merit , provided they did not include ‘ licentious ’ speech , the forms of which were listed in 1942 as libel , slander , insulting or ‘ fighting ’ words , and obscenity , all of which were excluded from First Amendment protection . |
| 23 | This option was given to working wives in 1948 and withdrawn in 1978 but women who had already chosen to pay the reduced rate were allowed to continue , provided they did not take more than a two-year break from employment after 1978 . |
| 24 | Under the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 , only married women and widows already exercising their option to rely on their husbands ' contribution could continue to do so , provided they did not leave the labour market for two or more years . |
| 25 | As a result he was good at crises provided they did not occur frequently . |
| 26 | Since the implementation of this legislation in 1978 , only married women and widows already paying reduced contributions could continue to do so , provided they did not leave the labour market for more than two years . |