Example sentences of "be [verb] if [pron] [be] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They can be sacked If it 's less than two years they 've been working , they can be sacked at a weeks notice or whatever it is . |
| 2 | As to Hugh , his complete disappearance could best be explained if he were still doggedly pursuing Marian through the deep tangles of the forest ; if he had lost track of her he would presumably find his way back to the highway and rejoin them later . |
| 3 | But avoid unnecessary covenants of indemnity ; they should only be given if someone is truly under a continuing liability . |
| 4 | The second meaning may be termed the ‘ substantive sense ’ of unreasonableness : a decision may be attacked if it is so unreasonable that no reasonable public body could have made it . |
| 5 | Much of London society had moved to Brussels for the summer , there were army officers who would be mortified if they were not invited , and there was the local aristocracy who had to be entertained . |
| 6 | The failure finally to secure 18 pubs from Bass , which would have boosted Hoskin 's estate to 29 , must have dented market confidence , a confidence that needs to be regained if they are not to be swallowed by one of the many new thrusting pub retailers actively seeking new acquisitions . |
| 7 | RIGHT Professional grooming expertise is available , and this may be recommended if you are about to enter a show . |
| 8 | You 'd be walking if it was n't for me . |
| 9 | He says that the building fits in with its surroundings , and would never have been allowed to be built if it was n't safe . |
| 10 | Er I 'd want to be seen if it were only back of , back of |
| 11 | Donald Fry , in his study , Children talk about books : seeing themselves as readers ( 1985 ) , has shown what can be done if one is not daunted by the ‘ unscientific ’ nature of small samples , limited ‘ controls ’ , speculation , and subjectivity . |
| 12 | I 'd be shot if I was n't there to cheer . |
| 13 | Attempts to exchange materials , or to show your tapes at a conference , can very easily be thwarted if you are not aware of all the possible variations . |
| 14 | It is clear that better therapeutic strategies will be needed if we are substantially to improve outcome in subjects with phenylketonuria . |
| 15 | For example , separate decisions need to be taken in relation to : ( 1 ) VAT registrationwhere , if the partners of the new office are not to be the same as those carrying on business at headquarters , separate registration will be required ; ( 2 ) preparation of accountswhere if separate accounts for each office are kept , with separate accounting dates ( which is a matter to be settled between the partners and the firm 's accountants and involves no breach of professional conduct whichever decision may be taken ) , accountants ' reports will have to be produced in respect of each office ; ( 3 ) identity of the partnerswhether the new office should be run as a separate partnership or as a branch office ; ( 4 ) investment business certificatesseparate certificates will be needed if there is not an identity of partners at all a firm 's offices . |
| 16 | ‘ I would n't be going if I was n't absolutely fit and confident of the people and equipment on the trip , ’ he insists . |
| 17 | In the US , Gena Corea , author of The Mother Machine , reports that John Stehura — president of Bionetics Foundation Inc. , an organisation in the surrogacy business — predicted that in the future , the surrogate industry will hire poor women who will accept lower fees , and that women from Mexico and Central America could be procured if they are not donating their own ’ genetic material ’ ( eggs ) to make babies for white , North American couples . |
| 18 | But even in these cases the success is likely to be shortlived if it is not backed by bilingual contacts and exchanges in the community at large . |
| 19 | Her claim will not be affected if she is already receiving a state pension , providing this is based on her own contributions . |
| 20 | Name a person whom you would wish to be contacted if you are seriously ill and close to death |
| 21 | The society wants development proposals , such as the building of 10,000 new houses in west Swindon close to drought-stricken rivers , to be refused if there is too little water available . |
| 22 | In any case , as Nora said , it 's exactly what they would be doing if they were still in funds ; and now , more than ever , they had to keep up their pretence . |
| 23 | You sit there , then you get up and you walk to one end of your cell , which is n't very far , stand there for a little while , then you walk back , look out the window , and all the thoughts go through your mind — I could be out there , your children , friends , what you 'd be doing if you was out there . |
| 24 | A retention from the price should be negotiated if you are not satisfied on these points . |
| 25 | There is a touch of the actor in every good schoolmaster , but it must be doubted if there was ever a man in whom the two professions were so evenly balanced . |
| 26 | She wo n't , though , be protected from being made redundant , and her redundancy payments may be reduced if she is over 60 . |
| 27 | Features that are intrinsically valuable in our national citizenship could be undermined if we are so uncertain about what they are in any case . |
| 28 | The Council 's decision to scrap the tradition in regard to the diaconate suggested that the same tradition in regard to the priesthood could equally well be abandoned if it was pastorally desirable . |
| 29 | See , it 's gone five and she 'll be creatin' if I 'm not back for my tea . ’ |
| 30 | In civil legislation , there is clearly room for fault to be penalised if it is merely a mistake . |