Example sentences of "[verb] if it [be] " in BNC.

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1 Property rental income net of rates and other outgoings should be disclosed if it is a material part of total revenue .
2 Roof-bolt technology is the key to the leap in productivity that BC will need if it is to beat off the challenge from gas and imported coal and prevent the industry being reduced to a handful of pits .
3 Cleaning tools and equipment : may be disinfected if it is necessary to prevent them from becoming vehicles of contamination .
4 To try erm make a material that withstand if it was hitting it .
5 Any untoward or awkward transition is immediately noticeable because it destroys the calm dignity that the human body needs if it is to be shown at its best .
6 Instead , we 're willing to take the risk and give Birmingham the retail centre it deserves and needs if it is not to be completely undermined by rival out-of-town attractions . ’
7 Well we never heard the name shop steward in those days I do n't think they went that far , there was somebody in charge sort of thing but erm they er got the na the name afterwards I think you know shop steward , but er and then they used to be Miss used to have the garden fetes the garden parties on her lawn , that was for the Liberal Party you see as soon Labour was mentioned there were only Tories and Liberals at that time and er we used to , when there was an election er we used to wait up for the results and then if the Liberals got in Squires ' big bell would be rung if it was twelve o'clock at night or one o'clock in the morning the Squires ' big bell would be rung you see , to say who 'd got in , if the Tories got in it was n't rung because it was a , Squires were Liberals , strong Liberals and er they used to attend the Liberal Club at Shortheath but erm there used to be some fun in those er what 's the name parade if the Liberals got in and dances you know to raise money for the various things , and the garden fetes used to be lovely but er on their lawn .
8 But in 1981 I tried to go further and identify a set of criteria which any proposed biochemical or cellular correspondent of memory formation would have to meet if it was to be regarded as a candidate memory process .
9 ‘ Angalo thinks it matters if it 's true . ’
10 So they went to the Kildingy Well which was s supposed to have some kind of magical properties you see and er I do n't ken if it was a a holy well or exactly but it certainly was reputed to have some kind of properties that could cure supposed to cure any disease save the black death .
11 An Amoeba lives in the left-hand commode , but will only attack if it is disturbed .
12 Where a procession is organised without notice , no offence is committed if it was not ‘ reasonably practicable ’ to give such notice , either at all , or within the specified six clear days .
13 I do n't know if it is coincidence that I own a red Escort van , have canoed the Fairy Glen on numerous occasions and have had words with the café owner about car parking .
14 ‘ … I do n't know if it is a comfort or a mockery .
15 One of those who fought to prevent the building said ‘ We do n't know if it is worth preserving after all the upheaval on site ’ .
16 I do n't know if it is of any help to the PH Project .
17 You ca n't even know if it is dead . ’
18 Burger smiled : ‘ But there will be very few who do not know if it is left to you , dear .
19 At fifteen weeks the cub 's too young to be approached so keepers still do n't know if it is male or female .
20 I do n't know if it is .
21 it 's the moral , that 's right , and the moral sounds , sounds good does n't it , I do n't know if it is , but it just sounds it I suppose
22 I do n't know if it is mate cos I , I do it all the time cos yo ya , a lot of it is jumping to intimidate .
23 Well you bu you 'll know if it is n't .
24 Now one can say well what are we aiming for in terms of the sexual harassment free environment , and I think that what one would be aiming for is if not the atmosphere of a girls ' convent school one 's certainly aiming at an environment where women can work and study and interact without the sense of being constantly on display as sexual objects , and , you know , to that extent I do n't know if it is the case that a large number of the respondents are saying , you know , ‘ I have come from an environment when I have n't had to deal with this before , and I do n't expect to have to deal with it ’ then we should certainly sit up and take notice of that .
25 If any professional person has shown an interest in your work do n't let it go , but try to cultivate their interest , however tenuous it may seem — you will soon know if it 's going to be any use for the future .
26 ‘ All these things recently , I do n't know if it 's just bad luck or me being stupid or what . ’
27 Ms Li said : ‘ I do n't know if it 's possible to have less confidence in the future than people already have , but I 'm certain it will decrease confidence in the British Government . ’
28 ‘ I do n't know if it 's actually fully penetrated yet .
29 What you do n't get is her recent excellent EMI stuff with Ten City , nor ‘ I Do n't Know If It 's Right ’ , another early record that is surely an ‘ essential work ’ .
30 Her father , the Earl of Mexborough , said at his York home : ‘ I have n't spoken to her , so I do n't know if it 's true the couple have broken up . ’
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