Example sentences of "[conj] [adj] [verb] if " in BNC.

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1 My private idea , which I hardly dare mention in case I 've got it all wrong , is that you were copying the style of some book or other to see if I would recognize it .
2 On the other hand , a sack which is too small to carry what you need will be a nuisance , and uncomfortable to wear if crammed full .
3 Clip-on crampons are quick and simple to fit if the crampon has been adjusted correctly .
4 Thus , a whole range of decisions would not be left merely to the instinct of the doctor , good though he or she may be , but would be set down in a form which is at the same time authoritative , yet flexible and able to change if circumstances demand .
5 How on earth does he expect the exile clubs of London Scottish and Irish to survive if they are not included in the English league system ?
6 Shareholder consents can be particularly difficult and time-consuming to obtain if some of the shares are held in a trust either for the families of other shareholders or for employees or as part of the company 's pension fund .
7 For example a couple of weeks ago there was a thing on tit for tat and this week there 's a fascinating thing on snakes and female sexuality which erm illustrates er some of the points I 'll be , I 'll , I 'll be making and although as Sue rightly says erm , most of the articles in Nature are rather technical and difficult to understand if you 're not a specialist they do make concessions to the rest of us by publishing very often erm summaries er in the first part of the journal erm and there is one on this and er I can recommend that .
8 Note that a load-bearing wall might be removed or weakened without causing immediate collapse , but it is still unsafe and liable to collapse if any strain is imposed on it .
9 Any parishioner who would like to be present should phone Valerie Belton as soon as possible to see if a coach ( or two ) should be booked .
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