Example sentences of "but if [adj] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er , Chairman the , the only advice that I can give Dr on that point is to say that the county council is not letting them down er the funding for major road schemes is provided by central government and we make a contribution towards it but if central government do not give us permission to go ahead with the race road scheme in terms of a grant , then in fact it will not go ahead and in that situation they may be let down , that is their judgement and that should be reflected in the way they vote at parliamentary elections . |
| 2 | But if central government acts arrogantly , ignoring the advice of the experts , listening to the advice of favoured confidants to the exclusion of others and deciding that it ‘ knows best ’ , the outcome can be devastating . |
| 3 | But if international trade continues to grow and , in particular , if the creation of the single European market stimulates cross-border business in Europe , export factoring should increase in importance . |
| 4 | There is scarcely any corporate-bond market in Japan , because issuing costs are too high ; but if new rules bring those costs down and the market revives , it is likely to have a wider range of yields than before . |
| 5 | But if new growth breaks out too high on older wood , ( b ) , the stem can be cut out to encourage new growth from the base . |
| 6 | But if individual membership doubled — in line with Labour 's 1991 campaign target — the proportions would shift dramatically : union voting strength would then be reduced to 55 per cent , with constituency parties having a 45 per cent share . |
| 7 | A senior Labour man told me that if the Tories win the General Election , Labour will go all out for PR , but if Labour win forget it . |
| 8 | But if electoral reform gives them a state they can respect , popular enthusiasm for all things European may ebb . |
| 9 | But if religious beliefs have provided presupposition , sanction , even motivation for science ; if they have regulated discussions of method and played a selective role in the evaluation of rival theories , the possibility of a more wide-ranging , and I hope rewarding , inquiry opens up . |
| 10 | But if young David gets himself into Parliament , I expect he 'll do as good a job on the government back benches as he would in opposition . ’ |
| 11 | But if political calculations did enter the minds of the Conservatives ( Alexander 1982b:46 ) then they have been disappointed . |
| 12 | Normally , you will be able to agree to disagree when necessary , but if conflicting attitudes spill over into lasting antagonism , then you are heading for trouble . |
| 13 | But if naval patronage did prove to be of considerable value to the Elphinstone family interest , reinforcing the impact of the Indian patronage distributed by Keith 's brother , William Elphinstone , the fleet could only provide patronage for those officers fortunate enough to be employed in a command in a suitable station far from Great Britain . |
| 14 | You will soon learn how it behaves in the pan , but if agonising doubts gather as you gaze down upon a yellow heavy flake , pick up a stone and crush the flake . |
| 15 | The Republic are unbeaten at home in their last 16 games , but if recent results point to only one winner , they know form can be a fickle friend when tribal passions are aroused . |
| 16 | But if lean times demand a sensible approach , that does n't mean designers are waiting for the economic upturn and a more healthy fashion market . |
| 17 | But if Big Bang turns to crash and Poles lose their unPolish patience with the austerity plan , or if Solidarity can not contain its differences any longer , a fresh election could come as early as this autumn . |
| 18 | But if full moon occurs on a Sunday then Easter Day is the following Sunday . |
| 19 | But if repeated calls fail to produce an answer the officer may subsequently need to account for himself . |
| 20 | But if hard-core pornography does not cheapen the human spirit , then neither does Shakespeare elevate it . |
| 21 | But if English speakers hear they can usually recognise this as ‘ my turn ’ and not ‘ might earn ’ . |
| 22 | But if royal charisma continued as a dominant pillar of kingship , it was now well bolstered in more mundane ways . |
| 23 | Micro Focus Plc makes a very good living out of a programming language that many believed would be long dead by now yet still shows no signs of fading away — but if object-oriented programming fulfils its promise and sweeps away the paraphernalia of the first 35 years of the computer industry , Micro Focus is going to have to be ready and waiting if it is not going to be swept away too . |
| 24 | But if Marxist thinkers have not , on the whole , contributed very profoundly to the study of nationalism , much the same can be said of other major sociologists . |