Example sentences of "if [pers pn] is [adv] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bank and building society managers are supposed to be approachable : if yours is not then change to another branch . |
| 2 | If it is already well dried and can be carted in a few days , this method involves less work than tripodding . |
| 3 | When an Aplysia is tapped on the siphon , it withdraws its siphon and gills into its mantle chamber ; but if it is repeatedly so tapped , it ceases to respond . |
| 4 | I remember being thrilled when I got the first whicker of recognition from my horse and most people feel happier and more confident riding a horse they know — even if it is n't well behaved ! |
| 5 | The crew think this is pretty stupid of them but I wonder if it is n't fantastically mature . |
| 6 | ‘ Ah , if it is n't readily defined , it 's automatically at double the rate . ’ |
| 7 | The central nervous system adapts towards the spasticity , allowing it to dominate all the patient 's movements , if it is not carefully controlled . |
| 8 | A group of women talking about motherhood may either find some way of adjusting their differing statements so that they are all right , or else become locked in bitter disagreement , which is no less vitriolic even if it is not openly expressed . |
| 9 | Our own experience in writing this chapter has confirmed our previous experience that this material is in short supply and widely dispersed , and some of it will disappear altogether if it is not soon collected . |
| 10 | Or you can install a wooden framework , and cover it with plasterboard , chipboard or hardboard ( although the latter may buckle if it is not well supported ) . |
| 11 | But the difficulty is great , and the greatest danger is that if it is not well performed the music can seem banal . |
| 12 | Mr Lawson said he had always played straight with people , which was why the Government was so respected , ‘ even if it is not always loved by all the people ’ . |
| 13 | There is a smaller bedroom and a tiny , suspiciously tidy kitchen , which looks as if it is not often used . |
| 14 | Even if it is not technically required , it would no doubt be sensible police practice to spell out the fact that an arrest is imminent in the event of non-compliance . |
| 15 | It is in fact surprising that landlords are prepared to allow occupation of premises by members of the same group of companies as the tenant without a formal assignment , but needless to say it may be in the tenant 's best interests to try to include this provision if it is not initially incorporated in the lease . |
| 16 | This would amount to a revocable settlement and thus the income will be taxed upon the settlor ( even if it is not actually paid to him or his spouse or children ) under the provisions of TA 1988 , ss663 and 664 . |
| 17 | Yet democracy , both in ancient Greece and in the politics of the past two centuries , has never been achieved without a struggle , and that struggle has always been , in good part , a type of class struggle , even if it is very simply characterized , as it was by many Greeks , as a struggle of the many poor against the few who are rich and well-born . |
| 18 | If it is too readily switched off , we become underweight , and if it is too readily switched on , we become overweight . |
| 19 | If it is too readily switched off , we become underweight , and if it is too readily switched on , we become overweight . |
| 20 | Special collections purchased from private or public sources may form the bulk of a university 's holdings of research materials , and the acquisition of one special collection may — if it is subsequently well maintained — lead to the offer of further collections in the same field . |
| 21 | Caller : Well , I just wanted to ask the manager if it is all right to bring my poodle with me ? |
| 22 | Also , of course , the Catalogue sub-committee will not accept a module if it is technically poorly prepared . |
| 23 | It 's taken gravity-defying tightrope walking by boxing authorities to keep the title unified , even if it is once again threatening to be shattered into pieces by Bowe 's refusal to honour a deal to immediately defend against Lewis . |
| 24 | It is probable that plague remained a constant threat , even if it is less well recorded in contemporary writings than at an earlier date ; probably men were more inured to its presence than they had been in the first shock of 1348 . |
| 25 | Money in court for the benefit of a person who has legal aid must be paid out only to his solicitor or , if he is no longer represented by a solicitor , to the Legal Aid Board ( Ord 11 , r 4(4) and reg 87 of the Civil Legal Aid ( General ) Regulations 1989 . |
| 26 | But one is forced , upon contemplating Stuart , to conclude that if he is not currently d'un certain âge , he nevertheless might as well be . |
| 27 | If he is n't just amusing himself , then I can expect total siege . |
| 28 | If a reader can ‘ think himself into ’ the situations described , he will appreciate the courage and skills of the US Navy special forces ; if he is less well informed , the rather dry style will give little idea of the challenging nature of these operation . |