Example sentences of "in [adj] [noun] if [pron] " in BNC.

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1 One sees more of the bowl and stem of the Picasso Compotier , for instance , than one would in normal vision if one assumed the same high viewpoint when looking at the top of it ; and the gourd behind is painted as though in silhouette or directly at eye level .
2 But at the end of the day , there simply is no point in punishing criminals if you ca n't catch them , and I think it is absolutely critical that we should be devoting our attention er , to policing that catches criminals and prevents crime , and I entirely support the , the points just made about the er , initiatives within the community particularly in the schools , because I think it is absolutely critical that we er , promote a society where crime should not pay .
3 One can not quite understand the process of informalisation in European countries if one does not take into account that here too one can observe upward movements of working-class traditions and downward movements of middle-class traditions of conduct , although it is not possible to speak of the emergence of a new more firmly established code of conduct .
4 It will prevent brewers from evicting publicans in tied houses if they sell one ‘ guest beer ’ .
5 People have been counted as spending all of the last year of their lives in residential homes if they had lived in one for a year or more .
6 Scie Scientific or You want it in scientific mode if it says scientific
7 One finds reassurance in foreign examples if one looks for it : but ought we not to be looking more for stimulus ?
8 Furthermore the British people might begin to clamour for drastic changes in foreign policy if they were asked to undergo yet more austerity .
9 We need to jointly work together in public services if we are to combat the problems faced by the .
10 This fellow 's excuse for putting his shovel into the public purse is that he is executive producer of the Wogan show , something he keeps to himself in public places if he has any sense .
11 The gull wing doors which are unique to the TB range — and decidedly difficult to open when you 're standing on the wing — provide good access once you 're used to them and must be the easiest escape routes around in light aviation if there is a mishap .
12 French move : A large French multi-national , Saur , is planning to expand its water interests in the UK by investing in Scottish water if it is franchised and not sold off .
13 This purely pictorial device is something we should never have imagined possible in fifth-century sculpture if we did not have it before us .
14 Having said that , you would miss a lot in British politics if you were to put all your interpretative eggs into the basket of corporatist theory .
15 He led the war-effort locally by encouraging volunteers to enlist , saying , ‘ I would not consider my son fit for recognition in civil society if he would not fight for his land , his flag , and his king . ’
16 However , we can understand it in similar terms if we numerically ( as opposed to analytically ) compute return maps on a suitable plane .
17 In chronic cases if you change to a complementary remedy you generally start from 0/1 again and work up .
18 Whereas in actual fact if they come in very nicely and ask very nicely , they might have got more than they actually got here when they came in shouting and yelling .
19 I mean are you saying Mr in actual fact if we take the reverse of what you what you said that the the M A F F establishment itself would would object to development being within a certain distance of its premises because of the requirements which they have in order to carry on their operations ?
20 up on a Sunday er we avoid all that and we , in actual fact if we go by we do n't even come into it till we get
21 But we reckon that in actual fact if you erm do n't do the we just dis discount the billing and collection and the pensions conversions and so on that we will actually get some benefits from the , the , the things that we 've already put in place this year , we reckon we can reduce that overspend on that side of it down to about a hundred and eighty two thousand erm because it 's , it 's nominal paper er transactions in a way .
22 We could all fly to Paris in perfect safety if we were prepared to pay £1,000 for a ticket , since we would then travel with the same cast-iron safety precautions as do heads of state .
23 Check that all airbricks are kept clear , and put in extra ones if you suspect that underfloor ventilation is not adequate — there should be one every 1.8m along all outside walls .
24 Research has also suggested that older people prefer not to share accommodation with their offspring in joint households if they can no longer manage on their own .
25 Phrasal appositions , like repetitions , require extra processing which must be outweighed by an increase in contextual effects if they are to be justified under the principle of relevance .
26 The poorest fifth pay nearly a quarter of their income in indirect taxes if you include in that the assumption that employers pass on their taxes in higher prices .
27 In this respect Locke is not an empiricist : he does not think that geometrical knowledge or , for that matter , the knowledge we would have in natural philosophy if we knew the real essences of substances , is empty and trivial .
28 I would prefer to keep it in natural wood if we can but
29 But many ground-living birds would be in great difficulties if their chicks hatched at markedly different times .
30 You 'll be in great danger if you stay .
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