Example sentences of "is [adv] if " in BNC.

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31 It is only if a strike remains in the news for a long period that anything of its history or underlying causes will emerge and then only in the ‘ quality ’ press , rarely on television or in the tabloid newspapers where most people obtain their information .
32 The prevailing value system suggests that it is only if you have paid in full for what you receive that you fully deserve to have it .
33 It is only if the misleading price indication is given in the course of a business that an offence is committed .
34 For us the customers , it will mean higher fares and fewer services as unprofitable and social services are cut and this is only if we are left a train service at all .
35 That is only if stage one of the Labour party 's proposals are implemented ; it does not take into account the effect of stage two .
36 It is only if we work together , with goodwill , that we shall come anywhere near that journey 's end .
37 It is only if the existing and permitted uses of the land are so seriously affected as to render the land incapable of reasonably beneficial use that the owner can take advantage of the purchase notice procedure .
38 A good one to start with is so if we put time along the top here .
39 There 's no specific time for delivery , that 's where the bulk of the work is so if we 're talking an average round being twenty five parcels a day between Grattan and Next Directory .
40 The positive side is obviously if you go ahead with the Celebration of Election , smashing .
41 And I says well it is two different meanings the one I 'm using is just if you can spare it , if you can it .
42 Gide was , at least at that time , the sexual tourist of which Said and others have written , his opportunity to come and go enhanced by what is aptly if euphemistically called independent means .
43 It is best if lead training is started quite young so that , as an older puppy , it will freely accept a check chain when it is placed around its neck .
44 I think 't is best if we could get him to the hospital .
45 As the eyes are so sensitive , it is best if the patient cleans them himself , using damp cotton wool balls .
46 In fact , it is best if we actually have three separate accounts .
47 On every occasion when a loose ferret is worked for rabbits it is best if it is muzzled .
48 In order to disguise what you are doing from your spectators it is best if you stand with your left side to the audience as the crucial move occurs on the inside of the left hand .
49 Material is best if un-proofed nylon or silk .
50 ‘ It is best if they just tell me she was drowned . ’
51 Remember less is best if you are getting a bit older .
52 This smooth , creamy cheesecake is best if refrigerated overnight .
53 ‘ It is best if you keep the doors locked , ’ said Mr Thabane to me .
54 It is best if you make each drawing to the same scale .
55 It is best if the sieve is flat-bottomed , but you can use a round-bottomed kitchen sieve if this is what you can get most easily .
56 It is best if there is a separate room for dressings , and trolleys are kept solely for dressings .
57 ( My own opinion is that , owing to the pressure of time , it is best if the senior member alone gives the judgment without consulting the other members .
58 It is best if this person can be someone who is or has been a teacher and who can therefore understand and evaluate production proposals that come up .
59 I think it is best if we leave as soon as we can . ’
60 ‘ My Lady , ’ Athelstan said softly , it is best if you tell the truth .
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