Example sentences of "only [verb] [noun] if it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such an application can only be made with the leave of the court , and the court may only grant leave if it is satisfied , inter alia , that ‘ there is reasonable cause to believe that if the court 's inherent jurisdiction is not exercised with respect to the child he is likely to suffer significant harm : ’ see section 100(3) and ( 4 ) ( b ) . |
| 2 | Personal spirituality can only make progress if it is in partnership with social spirituality . |
| 3 | Of course , the message will only make sense if it can be successfully decompressed when it reaches the user . |
| 4 | The east could only overthrow colonialism if it formed a separate Colonial International to fight against it ( and , by implication , the working-class form of colonialism in the Communist party ) . |
| 5 | So only seek assistance if it seems cost effective to do so . |
| 6 | And I agree I do n't want to wade through everything but I , I think we need to lay down management information criteria , and only receive information if it 's necessary on , on those headings . |
| 7 | In my experience and er it 's backed up by research , a burglar will , will only break glass if it , if they can reach through to open a window , in much the same way that |
| 8 | This Condition can only have effect if it is called into operation by the party wishing to rely on it giving written notice to the other to that effect . |
| 9 | ‘ You know the rules , Sabrina : we only use contacts if it 's absolutely necessary . |
| 10 | When someone asks a government for bloodwealth , they not only threaten bloodshed if it is not forthcoming , but do so in an idiom which denies the government 's claim to superiority , puts it on an equal footing , treats it as just another tribe . |
| 11 | They could only accept evolution if it were a process that gave rise to regular , predictable developments in accordance with some preordained plan that could be seen as originating in the mind of God . |
| 12 | I keep on insisting that customary behaviour only makes sense if it is viewed in context against a background of contrast . |
| 13 | I only drink wine if it 's fizzy . |