Example sentences of "if they [be] [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Garden centre managers need to know that wildflower seeds have to be grown from native stock ; that highly ornate ‘ mock-Tudor ’ nest-boxes put nestlings ' lives at risk by attracting predators ; that the natural balance of a pond is not best served by chemical algicides ; that salted peanuts are a killer for birds ; that eco-friendly insecticides are a contradiction in terms ; and that wildflowers and buddleias are little help to wildlife if they 're grown in peat-based compost . |
| 2 | Try to avoid wearing tight fitting trousers or underwear , especially if they 're made from artificial fibres . |
| 3 | Well I think one of the advantages of a nursery schooling is certainly a considerable amount of social interaction for the children , which very often they wo n't be obtaining , either if they 're living in high rise flats , or at the other end of the social spectrum if they 're parents are living in large houses with large gardens and no other children within the vicinity . |
| 4 | Well I think one of the advantages of a nursery schooling is certainly a considerable amount of social interaction for the children , which very often they wo n't be obtaining , either if they 're living in high rise flats , or at the other end of the social spectrum if their parents are living in large houses with large gardens and no other children within the vicinity . |
| 5 | We 're asking people who drink , and that 's ninety per cent of the British adult population , to see if they can cut down by a quarter if they 're drinking above sensible levels . |
| 6 | Okay , so erm do them and then if they 're lost on practical things like they do n't know where the toilet is will you help them . |
| 7 | So I mean and if a and surely if they 're talking about actual support in terms of food and money I mean can they really . |
| 8 | What if they 're bitten to ruddy hell ? |
| 9 | The counsellors are not there to tell any young person what to do though if they are asked for practical advice they will give it . |
| 10 | If they are filled with progressive rubbish , they should demand from the headmaster and governors that they should return to traditional structured learning so that their children will have a fair chance . |
| 11 | Similarly , it has long been known that hens lay more eggs if they are kept under artificial illumination . |
| 12 | I do understand that many people think wild animals roam over very large spaces and therefore feel cramped if they are kept in restricted areas but most have territories , areas which they mark out for themselves in various ways , and spend all their time inside these territories anyway and consequently they can consider their enclosure as being their own territory . |
| 13 | Similarly contracting-out may not provide authorities with greater flexibility if they are tied to long-term arrangements which are difficult to renegotiate . |
| 14 | And on the other side , subordinate groups have no other recourse than armed revolt if they are deprived of other means of exercising political rights ; or they may find themselves in a situation where their formal rights can only be made effective in practice by the use or threat of violence . |
| 15 | Some garden produce , however , is deliberately grown for storage , and crops can be preserved for use during the winter months must be fully ripened if they are to last without rapid deterioration . |
| 16 | Though any help is better than none , it is only when the enhancement is one extra teacher or more that schools really acquire the flexibility in staffing that they need if they are to carry through major reforms in curriculum and classroom practice . |
| 17 | Companies with a regular collection can include SWIFTAIR items in their post if they are separated from other mail by an elastic band . |
| 18 | These pellets may accumulate in great concentrations if they are deposited from regular nest or roost sites ( Southern , 1954 ; Lockie , 1955 ; Dare , 1961 ; Simms , 1961 ; McNally , 1964 ; Dean , 1973 ; Glue , 1971,1977 ; Glue & Hammond , 1974 ) . |
| 19 | A My advice would be to telephone around your local salons to ask if they are looking for suitable ‘ house models ’ . |
| 20 | The first of these conditions is that the rules must contain in some form restrictions on the free use of violence , theft , and deception to which human beings are tempted but which they must , in general , repress , if they are to coexist in close proximity to each other … |
| 21 | The accounts , even if they are based on genuine memory as many undoubtedly are , are more examples of the kind of thing Jesus used to do . |
| 22 | If they are placed in secondary roles , or it is assumed that women 's identity is to be found in mothering , then the fact of their presence reinforces a certain understanding of the feminine . |
| 23 | They should be reminded too that canned baked beans in tomato sauce are highly nutritious and can be a quick and convenient addition to many main meals or can even make quite a good meal on their own if they are served on buttered toast . |
| 24 | Tried and tested application programming interfaces , data structures , formats and protocols , will usually work in the same way even if they are encapsulated within other architectures . |
| 25 | PCBs can create dioxins — polychlorinated organic chemicals — if they are burned at low temperatures . |
| 26 | The Directive applies not only to listed securities , but also to those quoted or dealt in with less formality ( e.g. on the British Unlisted Securities Market and the French Deuxième Marché ) and to traded options related to them ; this will be so even if they are issued by non-EC companies . |
| 27 | Both are lower in calories than practically any other first course you might pick — if they are enjoyed without buttered rolls . |
| 28 | However , it is essential to recognise that towing aids are only really safe for use in normal flying conditions , and caution is needed if they are used in windy weather . |
| 29 | The same applies to acknowledgements ( and other devices common in full-length books ) if they are used in short essays . |
| 30 | Many more of the 226 schools that have taken control of their own affairs in the past three years fear victimisation if they are returned to hostile local authorities . |