Example sentences of "[adv] if [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps if colouring the fish does not sell them , this cruelty will stop . |
| 2 | Calm water : Mushroom anemones seem to fare much better if placed in quiet areas of the tank , where the current is n't strong enough to actually move the disc of the polyp . |
| 3 | D had the same complaint about C. B and C also admitted to finding it very difficult to manage their immediate subordinates , C and D respectively , who seemed to do better if treated as colleagues and left alone . |
| 4 | Spring is generally the season in which to sow , but some germinate better if sown in late summer or early autumn , that is , as soon as the parent plants have flowered and set seed , and the seed has ripened . |
| 5 | The two short groups , Lapith and Centaur , Centaur carrying off boy , also fit better if transposed . |
| 6 | Legionellae survive better if suspended in aerosol with blue-green algae . |
| 7 | Yet Boswell and other Johnsonians report that , long before the pension , Johnson wondered aloud if holding up his right hand would have secured victory for the Stuarts at Culloden to Prince Charles 's army , he was not sure he would have held it up ; so little confidence had he in the right claimed by the house of Stuart , and so fearful was he of the consequences of another revolution on the throne of Great Britain' . |
| 8 | The ‘ wild ’ characteristics have been bred out of them for many generations and few would survive long if released into the wild . |
| 9 | Members of the project carry out their own maintenance , as few sites would survive long if handed over to the local authority . |
| 10 | He issued a stern warning that western allies could intervene militarily if fighting resumes and humanitarian relief efforts are thwarted . |
| 11 | Signatories of GATT could institute tariff changes which might discriminate against third parties only if done over a long period of time , so giving those third parties the opportunities of adjusting to the change without suffering severe economic disruption . |
| 12 | The agreement also promised to open low-ranking teaching posts to Koreans , to give automatic permanent residential status to third- and later generation Koreans in Japan , and to make Koreans subject to deportation orders only if convicted of crimes against Japan 's national security . |
| 13 | In particular , the floating charge is practicable only if created by a body corporate , there is a separate system for the registration of company charges , there are distinct statutory procedures for the enforcement of the floating charge , certain provisions of the Insolvency Act 1986 affecting company charges are unique to corporate insolvency , and the floating charge can be used tactically in order to veto the making of an administration order . |
| 14 | The reason I pressed Dr Goode on the degree to which he could and should rely on Dr Carrington 's decision is because both morally and legally , such a decision can be relied upon only if made by someone who 's lucid and fully aware of what he 's doing . |
| 15 | It will accept offers only if made on its own forms and thus incorporating the terms that it wishes to include . |
| 16 | The Community would monitor Hungary 's programme to restructure its economy on more market-oriented lines , and disburse the second and third tranches of the money only if satisfied about progress . |
| 17 | The Community would monitor Hungary 's programme to restructure its economy on more market-oriented lines , and disburse the second and third tranches of the money only if satisfied about progress . |
| 18 | The panel could support such a project contrary to the county structure plan and the south Buckinghamshire local plan only if satisfied on three counts : first , that the need is abundantly clear ; secondly , that the way of tackling the flooding problem as set out in the application is undoubtedly the best of all possible alternatives ; and thirdly , that a wide variety of outstanding issues are each resolved in the best possible way . |
| 19 | ‘ Seriously though , would you , Joan de Warenne , if you could — only if remember — take Prince Edward from me ? ’ |
| 20 | It is possible to use softer colours in an arrangement but only if separated from the variegated foliage by a stronger colour , otherwise the effect can be weak . |
| 21 | Reminiscent of the CKR 's ‘ no disp ’ clause , however , the transfer will be effective only if noted on the sea waybill . |
| 22 | She 'd woven fantasies of its sting across her tail , but only if applied by him . |
| 23 | On May 26 the Moldovan Supreme Soviet adopted a law allowing Moldova 's " entry into political and state formations " only if confirmed by referendum . |
| 24 | Only if registered and paid up as road running clubs will they be able to elect officials on to the Road Running Commission . |
| 25 | It is presumed that even preferential dividends are payable only if declared . |
| 26 | In most of these countries ethanol production is likely to be attractive only if based on surplus low-cost biomass materials such as molasses and agricultural crop residues ( or sugar-cane during periods of world sugar surpluses ) . |
| 27 | Seven states have completely banned hypnotised witness from testifying and one allows such testimony only if presumed safeguards such as video-taping were used during hypnosis . |
| 28 | In light weather , she was handicapped only if driven by her rotors alone , and only in comparison with a fully rigged sailing vessel dead before the wind . |
| 29 | The overall change in the contribution of these causes to mental handicap could be considerable , but only if screening techniques were widely employed and acted upon . |
| 30 | As a rule , however , a rattler avoids contact with people and will strike only if cornered . |