Example sentences of "if [art] [det] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The woods kept by the woodwards were as a general rule also subject to the authority of the king 's foresters ; if the latter discovered a Forest offence there which had not been reported by the woodward , the wood was seized and the woodward attached to answer for his default . |
| 2 | It must not be forgotten , however , that although a particular period may contain a low proportion of defective items , if publications from that period are in great demand , a larger number of defective items from that period may be issued ( and may suffer further damage ) than from a less popular period , even if the latter contains a higher proportion of items in need of repair . |
| 3 | This would only be the case if the latter entitled the individual to look to the government for the provision of certain welfare benefits . |
| 4 | If the latter makes a search , the priority extends to cover the transfer , too , or the lease where there is a lease instead of a transfer ; but note that the converse is n't true , so the mortgagee must always search , and should n't rely on any search made by the borrower , who can properly rely on the search made by his or her mortgagee . |
| 5 | According to this principle , as Bentham understands it , the ideal method for determining whether an individual 's action , or a legislative enactment , is right or wrong would be through evaluation of its total tendency to promote happiness , on the one hand , and to promote unhappiness on the other ; if the former predominates the action is right , if the latter it is wrong . |