Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] [vb infin] if " in BNC.
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| 1 | Reid J. referred to previous authority in the area of labour relations , and concluded that the court should only intervene if the Board 's decision could not be rationally supported on a reasonable construction of the legislation . |
| 2 | It had various elements : detention upon arrest should only continue if the person was unwilling to identify himself or herself ; or if there was a likelihood that he or she would not turn up at court ; or if there was a need to prevent the continuation or repetition of the offence ; or if the arrest was essential to protect the arrested person or other persons or property or to secure evidence by questioning or other means . |
| 3 | parents should always arrange if possible for their children to see old people of marked interest in their lives , so as to carry on the links of tradition … |
| 4 | I must also apologize if I seemed to be trying to put you off them . |
| 5 | This can be given by the co-ordination number of the lattice z but we must also know if a cell in the co-ordination shell is empty . |
| 6 | It should also help if you leave the paper to rest for a few minutes before stretching with gum strip . |
| 7 | So the three political groups must now decide if they 're to form alliances to push through some sort of compromise package . |
| 8 | She 'd done nothing but run from Dane from the very start ; even now , when she was here in Sheffield with him , she was still running , still afraid of the heartache she must surely face if she allowed the relationship to deepen . |
| 9 | As Christians we must surely wonder if the time for Enlightenment man is not up . |
| 10 | The escort should then enquire if they can be of any further service . |
| 11 | You should certainly change if : |
| 12 | Teachers should certainly know if any of the younger children are wearing contact lenses . |
| 13 | The king and his judges were already acting on the assumption that all ecclesiastical endowments within the realm were originally held by and from the crown , to which they should therefore revert if and when a church failed of its purpose . |
| 14 | Make no mistake , Wright 's short fuse is a serious business and if Graham is to lose a top player through suspension , on top of all the headlines on his ill-discipline , the Arsenal manager may soon wonder if he is worth the trouble . |
| 15 | This can be disastrous and may easily occur if there is no wind in the early morning when the gliders are parked outside the hangar with a single tyre on the wing-tip . |
| 16 | Then there is the alarmingly bequiffed Brian Walden and his weakness for answering his own questions and his ‘ notorious ’ summaries — the tell-tale preface is ‘ Let's just see if I understand you . ’ |
| 17 | Let's just see if you like it ’ . ’ |
| 18 | Right okay yeah the produ there in actual fact they 're , they 're relati , yep , you , you 're correct in that they they may well have risen , right , over that period erm but relative to manufacturing prices they have fallen erm let's just see if there might be some data in there er erm I thought I had some . |
| 19 | McTaggart comments : ‘ It might perhaps suffice if we say that the relation between the living body and the mental state must not be mediated by intervention of any other living body . ’ |
| 20 | My friend said I 'll erm , I 'll only go if you 'll come too . |
| 21 | It 'll only work if we give in our hundred percent , it 'll only work if you give your hundred percent . |
| 22 | It 'll only work if we give in our hundred percent , it 'll only work if you give your hundred percent . |
| 23 | ‘ He 'll only run if Flown is so impressive at Fontwell tomorrow that Richard Dunwoody , Morley Street 's regular rider , decides to ride him instead , ’ explained Balding . |
| 24 | Now I want to allow a bit more time for questions so I 'll just end if I may with a funny story which , did n't happen to me , it happened to a colleague of mine , erm a young lady , who went to give er a talk like this to group of adults like yourselves and at the end of the meeting the treasurer went up to her and said do we owe you any fee or expenses ? |
| 25 | Do n't forget the same with , with take-aways as well , if the signs are the same you get a plus or you get an add , erm so that 's , I mean I can see this is the bit you 're not too happy with , but we 'll just see if it works . |
| 26 | In fact , I think I 'll just see if he needs any help unpacking … ok Wendy . |
| 27 | ‘ I 'll just see if Mr Flint is free , ’ Rachel said jerkily , and she put her on hold , pressing the intercom . |
| 28 | ‘ I 'll just see if it 's convenient , ’ she said stiffly and turned away quickly , leaving them on the doorstep . |
| 29 | I 'll just see if that er that character who was looking in the window 's still around . |
| 30 | I would have picked number one you see and erm of course there was the er I knew the name Barbara erm and knew she 'd got a shop called Hitched in Northampton er er anyway when I was in the library I thought well I 'll just see if Hitched is in the telephone book you see , and it was . |