Example sentences of "if we want [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In other words , if we want to compare the size of the money stock at one point in time ( M st ) with that of a previous point in time ( M st-1 ) , we have to look at the flow ( change ) of money between those two points |
| 2 | Okay , if we wa if we want to turn a blind eye to it then that 's our business you know but er but when you 're , when you 're actually erm |
| 3 | If we want to save the fish in the sea , the trees in the rain forests and the ozone layer , the wealthy countries have to look to their own consumption habits . |
| 4 | If we want to support the United Nations in its role and in the reorganisations that we have suggested , it is essential that we vote the means for that as well as talking about it . |
| 5 | ‘ We must win the game against Japan if we want to reach the quarter-finals . |
| 6 | If the issue of a hung parliament arises in the future , we should be asked if we want to hold an ostracism . |
| 7 | If we want to paint a big choral canvas , words can be repeated without any fear of being repetitious , or we can use whole sentences or sections several times over . |
| 8 | But if we want to give a definite end to the melody we can bring in a more complete restatement of the original theme . |
| 9 | If we want to see the night sky , we have to leave the bright lights of the city behind and climb a darkened mountain . |
| 10 | If we want to see the glory of God ( which no man can do in all its unmediated radiance , and live , Exod. 33:20 ) then we must seek it in the person of Jesus . |
| 11 | If we want to assess the relationship between X and Y but are worried that both are associated with a third variable , Z , whose effect we therefore wish to control , we adopt a two-stage procedure . |
| 12 | 4 If x+ ½ find the value of the following : unc If we want to find the value of an expression with more than one letter in it , we have to know what number each letter is standing for and then substitute the correct number in place of each letter . |
| 13 | If we want to complete the fortresses , we 've got to get funds from the Americans . |
| 14 | Because the microscope gives an image which is fuzzy over a distance of the size of the wavelength of the light being used , if we want to measure the position more accurately we must decrease the wavelength . |
| 15 | Right , if we want to increase the long run output we may have to reduce short run output . |
| 16 | When you 're arguing about the money to be spend on repairs , and for example the reason why we 've had to get strict budgetary control on the amount of money which is being spent on repairs , is because that money all comes out of tenants ' rents , and it 's basically a balance — if we want to increase the erm numbers and the standard of repairs that we offer as a landlord , then it has to be met by a further increase in rents , and we think we 've got the balance about right at the moment . |
| 17 | A possible response to this may be that if we want to understand the concept of knowledge we must treat the use of ‘ I know ’ ( the activity of avouching ) as the primary thing , but that there are other psychological verbs — such as ‘ I hope ’ — in which a speaker using the first person singular of the present tense does simply express his mental state . |
| 18 | If we want to understand the current penal crisis we need to examine the way this discretion is exercised , its consequences for the rest of the penal system , and the reasons for the continuing failure over the years to subject it to more effective control . |
| 19 | If we want to understand the functioning of a pay-roll system of a local authority we could see it as a system and the near environment will include the other departments of the local authority as well as the banks , building societies and other financial institutions . |
| 20 | This is why , if we want to understand the workings of computers , we prefer a preliminary explanation in terms of about half a dozen major subcomponents — memory , processing mill , backing store , control unit , input-output handler , etc . |
| 21 | And in other cases , for example if we want to count the occurrence of notions of visual perception , morality , causation , kinship , etc , the boundaries are even more vague . |
| 22 | They have to be accelerated/automated and made readily available if we want to reduce the time needed to reach a solution to a problem . |
| 23 | The difference is that we are now offering a formal psychological model to suggest that if we want to reduce the current encapsulation of science , if we want to recruit a different sort of student , then certain curriculum changes are needed . |
| 24 | ‘ If we want to match the achievements of the German economy , and have a part in its future , then we must learn to speak the German language — both literally and metaphorically , ’ he added . |
| 25 | If we want to rescue the captives from the clutches of the Enemy , we must first wake up and realise that we are ourselves leading captive lives . |
| 26 | If we want to change the colour . |
| 27 | There is nothing inherently wrong in this situation ; if we want to build a better society we have to be prepared , collectively , to pay for it . |
| 28 | Clearly , if we want to know the role that the body clock plays in our mental performance , all these other influences must be controlled or eliminated . |
| 29 | There is no totally ‘ green ’ energy source and if we want to help the environment we must be sparing with what we use and campaign for renewable energy sources — like wind , wave and solar power — to be invested in and taken more seriously . |
| 30 | ‘ We must if we want to get the girl back . ’ |