Example sentences of "on if " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , this increase in speed must not be relied on if the launch is too slow and the pilot wants more speed , because the cause of a slow launch may be the beginning of a power failure , in which case steepening up in the hope of creating more speed would be dangerous . |
| 2 | ‘ I immediately guessed something was wrong — he always put his answering machine on if he did n't want to talk . |
| 3 | It is therefore unreasonable to question the fact that the cheese is weighed with the foil on if you normally buy a rinded cheese that is weighed with the outer crust . |
| 4 | You keep your coat on if you want to . |
| 5 | ‘ Of course I care , there 'd be nobody to sew my buttons on if you were dead . ’ |
| 6 | Once the drip was up and the monitor was on I was much less mobile but as I gained confidence I learnt how to put the monitor back on if it stopped working when I moved . |
| 7 | Besides , you always knew that there were three or four thousand willing to take your job on if you did n't like it . |
| 8 | ‘ Put the kettle on if you want a coffee . ’ |
| 9 | Two cream crackers with Flora margarine , followed by one fresh apple diced and eaten with the skin on if possible after it has been well washed . |
| 10 | You can call the smoker 's quitline on if you need advice , info or inspiration . |
| 11 | In fact , we did n't have to have our fire on if the other three had theirs on — three hot walls , which was very nice . |
| 12 | She had to get a move on if she was going to make it to the city before noon . |
| 13 | It was a figure in a mask and a jacksuit with all this gear in pockets all over it , and she had a headset , and one for me , one like I would have had on if I had n't taken off in such a hurry , and she had jets , which no Gnat would have been seen dead with . |
| 14 | To compensate , she took a secretarial course : ‘ So that meant I had something to fall back on if the athletics failed . ’ |
| 15 | It is an option to fall back on if you have to ; it is certainly appropriate for relatives , especially parents , to assist in this way , but it is not sought as the most desirable arrangement in the circumstances and therefore it should not last for too long . |
| 16 | It is a worrying time for the Cupertino company , but it probably can come through more or less unscathed , simply because people buy Apple kit not for the underlying technology but for what 's on top of it , so provided a happy marriage can be arranged between the PowerPC hardware and Apple 's software , and the thing ends up looking to the user like a Macintosh that is simply faster , more powerful , more easy to use and in all ways better than the 68040-based models , Apple should be able to scrape through — and there is still a Motorola Inc 68060 in the pipeline that Apple can fall back on if everything in the IBM relationship goes awry . |
| 17 | Keep a light moisturiser in your hand luggage too , and put some on if your skin starts to feel tight . |
| 18 | Always cut well on the waste side of your pencilled guidelines , you can always cut a bit more off if need be , but it is more problematic to have to try to glue bits back on if you have overcut . |
| 19 | " I used to be active in the church but not now , there used to be hell on if I did things in the church . |
| 20 | Is it , I mean do you know many people in the flats who you could actually rely on if you ever if you were |
| 21 | It 's a trick you fall back on if you ca n't really do any original thinking — you devise a new research procedure to ‘ confirm ’ an already established theory . |
| 22 | Your detector will periodically switch itself off and on if this happens , and this can be very annoying … particularly if it automatically tests the batteries each time it comes on ! |
| 23 | I think that ha has to be in on if you 're on a slightly longer course than that a day you |
| 24 | Surely Oliver and Cobalt would have put the stair lights on if they had gone upstairs ? |
| 25 | You are welcome to call me at home on if you want to discuss this , but note that I am away between the 3rd-19th April . |
| 26 | I 'll put the bait on if you 're squeamish . ’ |
| 27 | I wish to confirm that you will take up your post on If this arrangement is still suitable for you please confirm this in writing , as soon as possible , no later than 7 days after the date of this letter . |
| 28 | The accounting policies used should also be commented on if in any way unusual or conservative . |
| 29 | ‘ You can put one of these on if you like . |
| 30 | The duration of the semiconductor design right depends on if and when the topography is commercially exploited . |