Example sentences of "[conj] if [pron] can only " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless : If a teacher has , himself , to go down into the library with the whole class , or if you can only afford a third of a teacher to be in the library at certain times , then you are quite simply restricting the amount of work that can go on . |
| 2 | It is suitable for even the smallest gardens , and if you can only accommodate one daisy-flowered perennial it should be this . |
| 3 | You need at least one Shaman , and if you can only afford one he should be an Orc or Forest Goblin ( assuming you have Forest Goblins in your army to allow you to choose him ) . |
| 4 | Sometimes , if elderly relatives are living at a distance , it is not possible to be certain , in spite of advice from us , and help from neighbours with the shopping , that they are eating properly , but if they can only be persuaded to drink a pint of milk every day and eat some fresh citrus fruit , wholemeal bread , cheese or eggs , margarine or butter and a bowl of bran cereal , we shall know that they can not come to any serious harm from a dietary point of view , even though a much more varied diet would be more suitable . |
| 5 | But if they can only be anticipated at the end of one of the odd periods , they will have an effect on real output because prices are fixed . |