Example sentences of "[adj] if it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | He would have felt nervous if it had n't been raining . |
| 32 | Should one assume that the parties take notice in the original position of their own fallibility , and agree on constitutional arrangements that will be self-correcting if it turns out that the fundamental beliefs concerning human nature , on which their substantive principles of justice are based , turn out to be wrong , or not ? |
| 33 | Until 1989 the courts had said that a 'speaking " decision could be upset if it contained an obvious error . |
| 34 | It 's earning the pennies to pay the bills at the end of the month ’ and I do get upset if it 's come out perfectly . |
| 35 | The question of the uniqueness of the initial conditions is closely related to that of the arbitrariness of the local physical laws : One would not regard a theory as complete if it contained a number of adjustable parameters such as masses or coupling constants that could be given any values one liked . |
| 36 | Some may even feel that perhaps sex is not quite right if it has nothing to do with procreation . |
| 37 | Simple material can be unmistakably right if it has an appropriate urge and impulse . |
| 38 | It 's not right when it happens to the lads from the inner cities , so it would n't be right if it happened to the lads from the county set . |
| 39 | In a gesture worthy of King Canute they went further : ‘ It may become necessary to consider whether the community as a whole would not be happier and more stable if it abolished divorce altogether , ’ they wrote . |
| 40 | scientists found that the linear chain is more stable if it undergoes a Peierls ( pronounced piles ) distortion ; each electron interacts with only one of its neighbours to form a structure of alternating short ( double ) and long ( single ) carbon-carbon bonds . |
| 41 | Perhaps , in this fictional world ( it must be fictional if it has dragons in it ) the knight is seeking a magic pineapple , hoarded in a dragon 's cave . |
| 42 | And what 's the point of a journey that seems very pleasant if it gets you to the wrong place ! |
| 43 | This movement , as Rufus had no doubt intended , sent Mary toppling forward into Adam 's arms , her breasts lightly slapping into his chest in a way that would have been blissful if it had been allowed to continue but Mary , drunk as she was , had sprung aside , actually sprung to her feet , and rather late in the day hugged her arms across her chest . |
| 44 | I 'm sorry if it upsets you , but I assure you I 'm suffering for it . ’ |
| 45 | ‘ Well , I 'm sorry if it does n't meet with your approval , Mr Denner , ’ she snapped icily , ‘ but we ca n't all afford brand-new Range Rovers ! ’ |
| 46 | Sorry if it sounds dumb . |
| 47 | ‘ I 'm sorry if it embarrassed you … ’ |
| 48 | I 'm sorry if it makes you uncomfortable . ’ |
| 49 | ‘ I 'm sorry if it did n't provide a job for you , ’ he said , relieved , and looked round for Amanda , who had used the surface tension of the moment to walk away . |
| 50 | ‘ We have had our differences and I am sorry if it has caused offence . ’ |
| 51 | Sorry if it ends in nought . |
| 52 | ‘ I am sorry if it seems I have tricked you , my dear Watson . |
| 53 | I 'm sorry if it seems almost unnatural . |
| 54 | I am sorry if it means opposing the official candidate , but I would vote for Frank Field . ’ |
| 55 | It is not intended to be and I am sorry if it appears so . |
| 56 | A soft drinks company says its could run dry if it does n't get enough elderflowers . |
| 57 | The growth of the ‘ displacement ’ model would be understandable if it resolved individual difficulties or reduced the general incidence of difficulty . |
| 58 | It does not reveal itself all the time ; it would seem false if it did . |
| 59 | ‘ I 'm glad if it helps . ’ |
| 60 | There have been an enormous series of changes over the last ten or fifteen years , and maybe some school teachers would be glad if it slowed down a little bit to make their life a little easier , I do n't know . |