Example sentences of "[noun sg] ['s] [noun] if [pron] " in BNC.

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1 A horse 's degree of willingness , cooperation in learning new things , agreeableness in doing what we ask of it , are most important traits in a horse 's temperament if we wish to enjoy riding it ; yet it is an aspect of the horse that is more overlooked than any other when someone is thinking of buying or breeding a horse .
2 Such case as the defence were able to make depended , like the defence in some of the cases cited above , almost entirely on the defendant 's credibility if it was to have any prospect of success and therefore the misdirection was material .
3 Let us ask our 10-year-old 's mother if her daughter is ready to take that responsibility .
4 Knocking in vain on Labour 's door If you 're not in a union , attempting to join a local branch of the Labour party can be a maddening experience , says Jane Furnival .
5 Asked about Labour 's attitude if it were the largest party , Mr Gould said on London Weekend Television that Mr Kinnock would accept the invitation to form a Government , would draw up a legislative programme and would put it to Parliament .
6 The Philippines government had previously agreed to allow the return of the late President 's body if it were flown directly to his home province of Ilocos Norte and buried within nine days .
7 The House of Lords held that the effect of the clause was not merely to bar proceedings but to extinguish the carrier 's liability if it was not complied with .
8 He may suggest that you might like to undertake some of the less complicated tasks on your parent 's behalf if she wishes .
9 A possible source of such a field is an internal lunar dipole source , since vanished , though other possible sources are the Earth 's field and the Sun 's field if they were a good deal stronger in the past than they are today .
10 And I 've no doubt they 'd kill them without a second 's thought if they no longer served a purpose .
11 The conditions of engagement show that the valuer accepts liability in tort to the borrower and the society but this has no additional consequence where the valuer is liable to the society under his contract of employment and the society would be vicariously liable to the borrower for the valuer 's negligence if it were not already liable to the borrower under a contract .
12 I will even stoop to a queen 's work if you will share the throne with me .
13 Towards the end of May the leading figures in government , headed by Gloucester , published an oath to respect the queen 's safety if she came out of sanctuary .
14 Towards the end of May the leading figures in government , headed by Gloucester , published an oath to respect the queen 's safety if she came out of sanctuary .
15 Meanwhile , Data Logic is also prepared to put together a guide for integrating Tuxedo with CICS/6000-effectively Transarc Corp 's Encina if it can find backers .
16 Some of the Hereford fans left early … they 'd have got their money 's worth if they 'd hung on … as United hit two goals in the last six minutes …
17 So females fight for males and plant their eggs in the male 's pouch if he is , if he is er if he is accessible .
18 Yeah , but would n't that make it possible to take that out , and then it would n't make sense , 'cos it would say , as I missed the train which went in an hour 's time if you put another comma , 'cos if you , if you put two commas you could n't take it out .
19 There is also the question of your sister 's reputation if her part in this , er … concealment were ever to be made public .
20 So we 've had to get things out of her sister 's catalogue if we want them .
21 Here again , the responsib ility for children is maintaine d and the housewif e must be prepared to interrupt whatever she is doing at a moment 's notice if her children wake up and require her attention .
22 At weekends a special train was kept with steam up in the hotel station yard , so that Mr Stanford could leave at moment 's notice if his business affairs called .
23 I am asking the vendor 's solicitors if they will accept a reduced deposit but in the meantime will you please confirm that the bank has agreed to loan you 95% of the purchase money .
24 For the moment my boat was staying on Straker 's Cay , and she would only pass into the senator 's care if I agreed to extend the trial two weeks , cruise-cure into a full summer 's excursion .
25 In Tune with the Infinite , subtitled Fullness of Peace , Power and Plenty , would not be out of place on any committed New Ager 's bookshelf if it were n't for the frequent references to God and the Holy Spirit .
26 The bank manager may want to reduce the business 's overdraft if it assigns security over its debtors to a factor ; and the factor 's fee may be too costly for businesses that work on very fine margins .
27 Collector 's corner is the feature round about three thirty so if you want to go on collector 's corner if you collect anything for a hobby that 's the spot for you .
28 Right let's have collector 's corner if you can help anyone on collector 's corner call please Nottingham three four three four three four .
29 This can be the keystone of the defence as well , although the defendant might be prepared to accept the plaintiff 's evidence if it contains nothing controversial .
30 I 'd like to take your husband 's prints if I may .
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