Example sentences of "but if this [is] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 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 .
3 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 .
4 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 .
5 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 .
6 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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