Example sentences of "[adv] [be] [adj] if [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My time would only be impressive if clocked by sundial but I was pleased with it , though I could have done with a couple of gym sessions to get in shape . |
| 2 | Attempts to solve this problem by economic reform run into the insuperable problem that they could only be successful if accompanied by political reforms involving denationalisation . |
| 3 | Though consent is undeniably a defence to an action for conversion , there are difficulties in reconciling this result , sensible as it may seem , with general principles of agency , for since Y's act was unauthorised it could only be effective if done within an ostensible authority — but that doctrine is inapplicable to undisclosed agency . |
| 4 | Amended claims to group relief and capital allowances will only be valid if made on a further corporation tax return ( CT 200 ) . |
| 5 | It is suggested that the first of these reasons would no longer be valid if litigated again ( see Multiservice Bookbinding Ltd v Marden [ 1979 ] Ch 84 , where Browne-Wilkinson J upheld a mortgage under which the interest payments were linked to the value of the Swiss franc , cited with apparent approval by Lord Denning MR in Staffordshire Area Health Authority v South Staffordshire Waterworks Co [ 1978 ] 3 All ER 769 ) . |
| 6 | The argument from numbers continues to have some appeal in the criminal law but there are now few situations in which there may be an indictment for conspiracy in respect of acts which would not be criminal if done by one person . |
| 7 | Almost every finding made by the tribunal would be reassessed in the superior courts and be binding if right , but would not be binding if judged by the superior court to be wrong . |
| 8 | Likewise , there is no reason why adjectives which are restrictive in attributive position should not be acceptable if used , say , predicatively with the same nouns ; only in that case , we do not normally expect them to have a restrictive value . |
| 9 | The point is just that some basic concepts relating to the experience curve may still be valuable if used with intelligence and discretion . |
| 10 | The louvres will come ready to install on our superb mono-control headrail systems , ( which can also be colour-keyed if required ) . |
| 11 | This type of stretching can clearly be dangerous if done before exercise when the muscles are cold , and so it should only be used at the end of a training session . |