Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] if they " in BNC.
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| 1 | You probably know instinctively if those whom you meet are genuinely interested or if they are inquisitive , curious , trying to manipulate or probe . |
| 2 | In these respects , the EC has taken a very proactive role , guided by the importance of the single market which can not effectively exist if intellectual property rights vary from one Member State to another or if they can be used to restrict the free movement of goods . |
| 3 | Make it clear that if they are unable to wholeheartedly support school policies then they would be better suited in a post elsewhere . |
| 4 | The counsellor made it clear that if they wanted to come back at a later stage , they would be welcome . |
| 5 | It was also believed by some that if they went on strike for higher wages they would be victimized by all the companies in the area . |
| 6 | It may be we are afraid that if they understood our needs they might use that information in some way to exploit us . |
| 7 | Even infants whose mothers were 40 years old or older had a better chance to survive infancy if their fathers were 25–39 years old than if they were 40 years or over . |
| 8 | Our investigative researchers ventured into the centre of London to find out if High Street shops are dog-friendly and if they 're not , why not ? |
| 9 | You may treat them as your children since they were two years old but if they 're not a blood relative of yours they wo n't be inheriting anything anyway however close they may be . |
| 10 | Peter Naulls and he , searching for the hole into the mine , had got as suntanned as if they had been on the kind of holiday they never had , on the beaches of Spain or Italy . |
| 11 | And the buildings looked as derelict as if they had all been lifted by some force and dropped again . |
| 12 | Most have bodies with a skin so soft , thin and permeable that if they are exposed to direct sunshine for any length of time they dry out and die . |
| 13 | Women seem fearful of becoming too friendly with a single mother ; fearful that if they spend too much time with her , they might just get a taste for something that is denied them . |
| 14 | there 's a psychological as aspect in some so much that if they think that a policeman is gon na walk round the corner er , they 're not so keen on doing it . |
| 15 | And of course , quotations of APR by individual traders would be very much more valuable if people could set them against a background of what is typical than if they stood alone , in isolation . |
| 16 | Little by little , however , MacDonald and his closest colleagues became convinced that if they were given the opportunity to form a Government it would be folly to turn it down . |
| 17 | I 'm not so bothered about the windows so much cos if they break someone 's bound to hear them smash . |
| 18 | The nice people are still there to enjoy the music , although perhaps not as much as if they 'd been allowed to express themselves and some of the nasty people are beginning to appreciate the actual music . |
| 19 | Because she was tired of looking at flats that were really bedsits , and bedsits that were really cupboards , but cost as much as if they had been flats . |
| 20 | It was as simple as if they 'd asked him if he knew a good plumber . |
| 21 | Well no not really because erm it , it was a private company as you can understand er , I can I ca n't really explain it everyone seemed to be pulling together you know that was the last thing you thought of , fifth columnists , things like that although it was they used to er , every now and again they used to send government national service officers round to look at the personnel and the structure of the working and if they thought anybody was superfluous to requirements they 'd get the papers soon after to go into the army or the services yeah , yeah , that is true and that happened , used to happen in factories all round the area , it was called the Essential Works Order . |
| 22 | They will need to check whether they have made the same amount of each and if they are not able to count , then they can correspond one-to-one ‘ tops ’ with ‘ bottoms ’ . |
| 23 | We have the stories first usually before you and they 're allowed two stories each and if they have any more then it 's up to you . |
| 24 | I joining the company something like that and if they did when you do join a department that does it you have a great sense of belonging , because some of the things you 'll do for the training will be allocated to other members round a team , yeah , all this sort of stuff and it becomes very easy , takes a monkey off your back as it were , you do n't have to worry . |
| 25 | what the hell are you doing , you give them that and if they say they do n't wish to be on the tape you have to erase their voice . |
| 26 | Whether the mother or the father is younger or if they are of the same age , has little effect on the infants ' survival chances , in so far as both parents are in the age most favourable to procreate healthy infants . |
| 27 | Patients become bedridden only when they are terminally ill or if they are allowed to develop progressive scoliosis which results in intolerance of sitting . |
| 28 | However , it was obvious that if they wished to attack moored shipping , they had to find suitable boats from which to do so . |
| 29 | It was clear to them in 1917 that if they smashed the local power structure , they were at least achieving some short-term practical aims , such as grabbing woods , estates , and livestock . |
| 30 | Yo yo you , you been used to working hard and if they say do n't do this |