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

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31 But if it , obviously that bill increases if more add to it .
32 Products thus described should only be used if specifically formulated for food industry use .
33 Ritualized obedience , and the constable 's streetwise judgement , could in any case often limit if not prevent street conflict .
34 Maincrop potatoes , preferably unwashed , will keep if properly stored .
35 The consequence to which a statutory demand leads if not complied with is a presumption that the debtor is unable to pay the debt in question .
36 Nuclear weapons can not escape from the kinds of restraints built up carefully in the laws-of-war tradition over the centuries , but there is a risk that they may be thought to be so escaping ( especially in view of the UK and US reservations to 1977 Geneva Protocol I ) unless positive action in this direction is taken , The comparative neglect of the whole subject of laws-of-war restrictions on the use of nuclear weapons has endured for forty years , for reasons which can be understood if not approved .
37 The ABI also requests that , in the circular to shareholders , there should be an undertaking that the authority to buy-in will only be exercised if so to do would result in an increase in earnings per share and is in the best interests of shareholders generally .
38 They function as a spurious pattern into which the narrative might slide if so allowed .
39 BD , BD , would score if only let
40 In 1900 it denied that hysteria had ‘ anything to do with sexual passion , either with its excitement , suppression or gratification ’ , and in a discussion in 1914 a doctor saw hysteria as a product of inactivity in a section of the brain so that ‘ the less a hysterical patient likes any line of treatment , the more good it is likely to do if firmly applied .
41 The BA sets are heavy and can be easily damaged if not handled correctly .
42 Nevertheless , the indications are that the populations recover if not disturbed again .
43 All of the available evidence on lifestyle and nutrition suggests that by eating a healthier diet , exercising regularly , and finding time for relaxation , many of the above problems can be reduced if not eradicated .
44 Petrol models need to be fuelled and serviced and can be difficult to start if not maintained properly .
45 However , it was also accepted that such programs could be protected if not dictated by idea .
46 The solution , again , focuses upon re-educating teachers , to reduce if not remove racial and sex stereotypes .
47 Claims by Mr Major and others that a Labour administration would be heavily influenced if not controlled by the unions appeared to fall on deaf ears as union leaders kept a low profile .
48 In so doing anxieties are at least identified if not solved .
49 R. B. Copeland of the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland has shown that the incidence of wounds infected by the gangrene fungus , Phoma exigua ( var foveata ) increased if freshly damaged tubers were shaken with diseased tubers to simulate the contact that occurs during potato harvesting .
50 For what else could so many well-connected old buffers do if not manoeuvre themselves into and around the Senate ?
51 If copies are sent less than 21 days before , they may be deemed to have been duly sent if so agreed by all the members entitled to attend and vote .
52 Meanwhile , the British Red Cross has been contacted by many people across the region offering accommdation and help if more wounded from the former Yugoslavia are brought here in future .
53 The agreement was to yield if not relieved , or the English beaten in the field .
54 Although not a classic , this 90-minute video is worth watching if only to see again the legendary mistakes of Leeds keeper Gary Sprake , or Lee Dixon 's own goal for Arsenal against Coventry — surely the cock-up against which all future cock-ups will be judged .
55 Put into the social context of the late Middle Ages this meant that the class which had traditionally provided the leadership of armies was having its position , founded largely on social factors , questioned if not undermined .
56 The letters of 12 June and 15 September 1986 did not say that Woolwich was offering the money to the revenue upon the condition that it would be repaid if ultimately found , in the pending litigation , not to be due .
57 Come Sunday you 'll enjoy a stroll down Memory Lane to re-live if not recapture some of the golden moments you 've shared with the ones you love .
58 They involve an agreement that the job will last for a specified period of time , although often provisions are included to enable the contract to be renewed if so desired .
59 They involve an agreement that the job will last for a specified period of time , although often provisions are included to enable the contract to be renewed if so desired .
60 The enormous success of the Matisse show currently at the Museum of Modern Art , New York , has coincided if not resulted in a large number of works appearing this season .
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