Example sentences of "and if [pron] [vb -s] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another Mitchell known as " Puddin " was for many years tree planter in the village and at the later part of the 19th century planted trees around the cemetery , always maintaining he was one short , and if one takes the trouble to look there is a gap still awaiting the missing tree . |
| 2 | There should be two heaters — not heaterstats — in this tank , ideally governed by an external thermostat so that if one overheats they are switched off , and if one fails the other will probably maintain a safe heat . |
| 3 | But nowadays not everyone is so ready to accept such divisions as unalterable , and if one holds the not unreasonable belief that the existence of wealth is one cause of poverty , then clearly we are faced with a more difficult choice : either to tolerate the existence of both wealth and poverty , or to aim at abolishing poverty , in which case we have no option but to attack wealth . |
| 4 | So Britain was split down the middle and if one includes the tribes of Wales , which were battered into submission , the possibility is that less than half played an active role in the Revolt . |
| 5 | And if it goes the other way , and he 's called guilty of murder , then , worse , he 'll hang . ’ |
| 6 | However , the appointment of a receiver must not be equated with that of a liquidator : ( i ) where a receiver is appointed the company need not go into liquidation and if it does the same person who acted as receiver will normally not be appointed liquidator ; ( ii ) liquidation is a class action designed to protect the interests of the unsecured creditors whereas , as we shall see , receivership is designed to protect the interests of the security holders who appointed the receiver and it is for this reason that a receiver can be appointed even where the company is in liquidation ; ( iii ) liquidation terminates the trading power of the company whereas this is not the case with receivership ; ( iv ) a liquidator has power to disclaim onerous property , something not possible in the case of receivership ; ( v ) a liquidator in a compulsory winding up is an officer of the court whereas this is not the case with a receiver unless appointed by the court ; ( vi ) lastly , it is easier to obtain recognition of liquidation as opposed to receivership in proceedings in foreign courts . |
| 7 | If it gets into the predator 's nose it can injure the tissues there and if it enters the mouth it causes violent vomiting . |
| 8 | A theory is a good theory if it is an elegant model , if it describes a wide class of observations , and if it predicts the results of new observations . |
| 9 | 1.10 am , Birmingham Selly Oak : Anthony Beaumont-Dark is one of the Tories ' most voluble MPs and if he loses the country will be a quieter place . |
| 10 | John Major 's fate is now in the balance and if he loses the vote on Europe and resigns , dealers reckon we could see shares in freefall with at least £15bn to £20bn wiped off . |
| 11 | But the wide expanses of Aintree should suit his type of jumping and if he produces the form he showed at Leopardstown then he 'll take all the beating . |
| 12 | and he said and if he sells the car and keeps all the money and spends it on himself he says that 's gon na look , he 's gon na look really bad |
| 13 | Driver Colin McRae is champion for the second year running … he 's won all six rounds of the home championship … and if he becomes the first Brit since 76 to win the rally he 'll land the bonus prize of a hundred thousand pounds … |
| 14 | and if he thinks the work 's alright |
| 15 | I like , do n't like getting them like that and if he gets the new ones |
| 16 | If he happens to take his eye of the ball , he is very likely to be bowled , and if he hits the ball it may go to any point on the ground where the possibilities of making runs , being caught or surviving an appeal to the umpire are all on the cards . |
| 17 | And if he has the nerve , apple crumble with custard . |
| 18 | The hon. Member for Hamilton ( Mr. Robertson ) is not usually given to fanciful rhetoric , and if he studies the movement of opinion in Europe he must know that since Maastricht more and more people have begun to comment on the future of Europe in the same sort of way as my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister and I did before . |
| 19 | And if anyone chooses the same topic as somebody else then you can do it together or not together or which ever . |