Example sentences of "or if [pers pn] [be] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Most crucial of all , the royal couple themselves , with their thin permeable skins , will die if the atmosphere gets so hot and dry that they lose their body fluids or if they are badly chilled , and this may mean the end of the whole colony .
2 In other experiments , Papi has shown that pigeons do not home accurately if their nostrils are blocked , or if their olfactory nerve is cut , or if they are experimentally distracted by a strong smell ; but other experimenters have failed to repeat these results and it has proved impossible to train pigeons to make the relevant olfactory distinctions ( which is a standard , and powerful , method of testing for sensory abilities — p. 43 .
3 Or if they 're well grown , use a rake to collect them together for composting .
4 If all the chambers were as long as this , or if they were only used by people who had gone down deep into them , then his search would take months .
5 It is not clear if the Government 's tactics over the last few days are typical of the muddle that has beset it in recent months or if it is deliberately designed to throw its opponents into confusion .
6 A patent , once granted , can be revoked if it is subsequently shown to fail to meet the requirements for patentability ; for example , that it was not novel on the priority date or does not have an inventive step , or if it was not granted to the person entitled to it .
7 You should read this section if you require a non-standard LIFESPAN process ( eg. you may wish to turn off the production of approval listings , grant public access to DCs ) or if you are about to set up your LSLIVE process .
8 They do not apply if your employment is terminated during the term or if you are constructively dismissed .
9 Or if you 're not going back to the hospital , it will be sent to you by post .
10 So you got the whole spectrum of , or if you 're just doing it like French dictation , it wo n't , if words tend to just , to just be spoken language , right through to an immensely detailed erm , attempts to put everything down , including tone of the voice , and all these other ones which are extremely difficult to I think you noticed that I was standing looking at the transcriptions near each team .
11 See I do n't know if it 's just part real or if he 's just trying to frighten me .
12 He does n't now , whether they 've been a super star for a long time or if he 's never heard of them .
13 We made one together , one each in step by step so we showed 'em what to do and then if you were n't sure you asked or if he was n't doing it right so they did it together technical erm situation .
14 President Gorbachev then left , as the boos and hisses reached the Podium , but in fact it is n't absolutely clear that he was only going to stay for part of the demonstration , or if he was only going to stay for part of the demonstration or if he really was only going to be there for about 20 minutes .
15 It is unknown how long Leapor worked for Susanna Jennens and the Chauncys , or if she was also employed at other houses .
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