Example sentences of "or if they [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of these were enshrined in local guidelines , such as whether a person was deemed ‘ vulnerable ’ , or if they lived alone or had repeated admissions to hospital . |
| 2 | If there is doubt about the cause of death — if , for example , the death was sudden and the doctor had not seen the person within fourteen days of death , or if they had no general practitioner , the coroner must be informed , and will decide whether it is necessary to hold a post mortem . |
| 3 | In fact , on the basis of general experience , as well as of Opren 's own clinical trials , the makers warned from the outset that special precautions were necessary if patients ' livers or kidneys were not working properly , or if they had stomach ulcers or intestinal damage . |
| 4 | ‘ If the prints were undated or if they had been given younger dates most experts would probably accept them as have made by Homo , ’ said Russell Tuttle from the University of Chicago who has recently analysed casts of the footprints at the invitation of Mary Leakey . |
| 5 | Many of the girls wanted to ask about domestic details such as rationing , clothes and saying goodbye to boyfriends while the boys frequently said they wanted to interview the men to find out if they had been on active service or if they had killed anyone . |
| 6 | The Literary Lionisers , having commanded their maids and valets , if they had them , to unpack , or if they had not , scurried through this tedious task themselves , were gathering for the first event of the week , the promenade around Dickens 's Broadstairs . |
| 7 | It asked the troops whether they had ever been linked to a group who aimed to overthrow the authority of the State , or if they had any family members , friends or associates connected with such organisations . |
| 8 | Similar questions were asked about involvement in narcotics or whether they had any criminal record , or if they had any reason to suspect they could become vulnerable to coercion or blackmail . |
| 9 | Seventy-seven of the theses had never been consulted , or if they had , no consultations had been recorded ( 25% ) . |
| 10 | They were excluded if they had been treated with steroids , cytotoxic drugs , antibiotics , anti-ulcer drugs , or if they had had gastroduodenal surgery . |
| 11 | Patients were excluded from the study if they were pregnant or lactating , if they were expecting to undergo surgery , or if they had a history of concurrent gastric ulceration , renal insufficiency , alcoholism ( pure ethanol intake greater than 100 ml/day ( women ) or 120 ml/day ( men ) , or behaviour consistent with alcohol abuse ) , drug abuse , or language difficulties . |
| 12 | It concluded that no one knew what was in the dumps or if they had the capacity to meet future needs . |
| 13 | If they heard a knock at the door or if they heard shouting and bawling in the street , but there 's nothing they can do what we 're asking for here is and I 'm asking for support is a phone to the people who can not afford one whereas if they hear something they can phone the police , or they can phone the support unit because are two people staying together in this day and age where they can not walk in the streets they 're attacked even in broad daylight going to get their pensions never mind at night-time . |
| 14 | But they would n't take that trouble , but they 'd always speak to the uniform policemen , if or if they heard anyone smashing glass , but they would n't go out of their way . |
| 15 | I do not know if they talked or if they went to bed together on that first night . |
| 16 | ‘ I went away and left him ’ , now even if they went , went away and left and , because they had to bring the children home , or if they went away and left him because they knew it was the best thing for everyone concerned , because the foreign office wants as many people , we all need as many people to get out of the area as possible ; their guilt will be huge . |
| 17 | What way they dried them , whether it was in the sun or if they 'd anything to dry them with , I do n't ken . |
| 18 | Or if they said , well , I can manage on that half until the year 's expired , and then have one plan kick in at fifty two weeks , with the full benefits . |
| 19 | Understandably , it has appealed to teachers reacting against older traditional methods , particularly if these divorced learning to read from any kind of true reading experience , or if they involved the use of books containing as many older schemes did — unnatural and stilted language which prevented children from using the linguistic knowledge they already had . |
| 20 | Now a lot of people when that was first mentioned said ‘ I do n't need that , it 's all right you can look at them if you want to ’ , but afterwards , half-way through their course , they wanted to know that they were theirs and other people would n't see them and have this reassurance that if they wanted to watch it and then wipe it blank , or if they wanted to wipe it blank without ever having seen it themselves , they could do that and no-one was going to ask ‘ What 's going on ? ’ . |
| 21 | Yes I mean even though what I was saying about do n't worry about the , the , the headlines , you know , it it is there you are , and the last one , but you 're actually just giving someone a clue if they wanted to , or if they wanted to find out very briefly what it is about . |
| 22 | Former tenants of the flats have been moved to other council accommodation either is Haslemere , or if they preferred to other parts of Waverley . |
| 23 | Or as long as they said nothing , I 'd say nothing ; or if they started talking , I 'd say , ‘ Listen , inside you or get about your business . ’ |
| 24 | Or if they did it was so modern that nobody got to hear about it . |
| 25 | The training officer group were more likely to refer to joint or group decisions , none of them specifically mentioned the need for central approval , few mentioned relevancy to post as being essential ( or if they did it was within a wider framework of reference than relevance to post alone ) , and they were more likely to specify that the needs of the service and the needs of the individual were both taken into account . |
| 26 | ‘ Or if they did n't , they could always burn the ship , could n't they ? |
| 27 | They never did know or if they did they were n't saying . |
| 28 | It was argued that if a proper socialist legal system existed in China these cases would probably never have happened , or if they did , there would be official channels of redress . |
| 29 | Domestic servants often remained unmarried , or if they did marry could sometimes carry on working , so their age structure more closely resembles that of male professions ( see Table 5b ) . |
| 30 | It is apparent from the findings of fact that the justices made no findings , or if they did they did not record them , as to whether ( i ) the child was likely to abscond from any other description of accommodation , or ( ii ) that if he absconded he would be likely to suffer significant harm . |