Example sentences of "[adv] if [det] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Obviously if this is accidental , there is no more chance than the average that it will recur , although if no accident or error has occurred , there may be some likelihood of a recurrence , perhaps one in 10 . |
| 2 | Check water quality first , and only if that is impeccable , suspect parasitic problems . |
| 3 | In the case of a written contract the sale will be by sample only if that is included in the writing . |
| 4 | Free migration will result in an optimum only if that is , if the total tax bill for a marginal individual is the same in the two regions . |
| 5 | In a third class of cases , where the right-minded observer would be unsure , the court would look at the defendant 's motive and , only if that was indecent , would the offence be made out . |
| 6 | Only if this is done can any change be attributed to product instability or product-container incompatibility . |
| 7 | Only if this is done will older people be able to make choices and reach decisions about retirement which are appropriate to them , and which they can thereafter justify both to themselves and their social critics . |
| 8 | Only if this is done will the stress of the deputy 's role be reduced and his task of maintaining the cycle receive spontaneous support from the primary work groups . ’ |
| 9 | Only if this is the case does the tax rate in the system not climb sharply . |
| 10 | It was , after all , only if this was done that there would be any wealth to distribute to services like health . |
| 11 | Greece dropped its hardline position over the weekend and said it would now accept the word Macedonia in the republic 's name — but only if this was the result of binding arbitration . |
| 12 | Although a notice at the entrance to the Room indicated that the Survey was being conducted , and invited visitors to co-operate by completing a questionnaire , a pilot survey in 1980 had shown that a satisfactory response rate could be obtained only if this was reinforced by a personal approach to visitors . |
| 13 | Consequently , any will be of the form and to compare , we first compare , and , only if these are the same , compare . |
| 14 | King Charles I visited the community in 1633 and afterwards borrowed its Great Concordance of the Gospels , which he said he would return only if another were made for him . |
| 15 | Besides , you said she wants to take up where you both left off , so if that is n't a close association — ’ |
| 16 | So if that is the capability of one mask at a time … think of the power of all ten ! ’ |
| 17 | So if that 's to your liking , then walk this way , but it does render the rest of the volume control virtually redundant . |
| 18 | Now either way , obviously it 's a head injury and must be dealt with , but we 're going to do an overall thing here by saying right , now the next one on the list is concussion now concussion is shaking of the brain inside the skull now there 's noth no room for anything but the brain inside that skull , so if that 's shaken the brain hits against the sides of the bra of the er bone , and bruises so what actually happens here is the brain gets shaken and the nerve cells get damaged now you 've all seen this con and it 's so easily done concussion , you can go through a whole list of things which can cause concussion , road traffic accident , sport , construction working erm anything that erm , heading ball , football that 's another one that erm you get quite a bit of concussion and of course boxing |
| 19 | And you know they have a very distinctive characteristic do n't they , they have round faces and they 're short and they have slightly slanting eyes , etcetera etcetera , well these children have very marked physical erm appearance they 're fair haired and blue eyed the reason for that is that this substance venial alanine is responsible for the production of pigment , so if that 's interfered with they 're going to be fair haired and blue eyed , they get eczema a lot , they have small heads and they have very widely spaced teeth , sorry down a bit , is that what you want ? |
| 20 | So if that 's brief , grief is going to be the same cos it 's the same |
| 21 | Husband or wife do get excluded for instance because the marriage has not been a particularly happy one erm and there would therefore be no particular one why the deceased would leave anything to spouses erm but it 's worth saying so if that 's the case , to prevent an action coming along and saying Oi why am I not being there , why have I been left out ? |
| 22 | ‘ So if that 's all , Frank . ’ |
| 23 | And I think I 'm I speak for er you know so so if that 's success then yes you know then then it 's it 's got to you know I du n no ho |
| 24 | some of these countries in Africa though they 've got like compared with the population , they 've got loads of land , compared with somewhere say like , like U K , so if that 's the case , how come they 've got so much surplus labour ? |
| 25 | So if that 's that 's approved I 'll give that a tick and so we can bring it up again later . |
| 26 | So if that 's what wanting we 've got problems straightaway erm but certainly we will discuss what to do about that yes and to recognise them and to understand why , yes , fine but I do n't have a magic wand . |
| 27 | ‘ So if that 's how you respond when you do n't want a man — heaven help him you do want ! ’ |
| 28 | So if that 's a T then that 's gon na be |
| 29 | I mean I think there are groups of women all over the country very interested in feminism and doing lots of good work and providing support for women who do want some sort of change , and so if that 's what you mean by the women 's liberation movement I think it 's a very good thing . |
| 30 | So if that 's that , that 's not bad , so yeah , so , so side three B now , so if we can get two and a half of three tapes done , cos then I can change the batteries and I get to keep , get a free pizza which is n't a bad thing |