Example sentences of "[adj] if [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some moralists say that if we regard immediacy or physical nearness as relevant , we must be failing in rationality or imagination ; we are irrational if we do not recognize that those starving elsewhere have as big a claim on us as those starving here . |
| 2 | Machines that are considered ‘ out of the way ’ in a corner of the room will be relatively more unsociable if they block off a doorway or interrupt television viewing . |
| 3 | Can I suggest as , as we , we start the document , that we have a copy of the procedure we 're discussing open , because I think most of us in debate and discussion proper if we made our own procedures , things that we hear about . |
| 4 | And then some NATO aircraft too , of course , we 're in Great Britain , so it would n't be fitting and proper if we did not have any of the aircraft from the Royal Air force . |
| 5 | It 'd be perfectly proper if there were new local government offices to be built for them to be located on an I five site . |
| 6 | Some counsellors suggest that patients try " controlled drinking " and diagnose themselves as being alcoholic if they fail . |
| 7 | That you can not be alcoholic if you still have a family , a house , a car , a job and money in the bank . |
| 8 | The thing about the Paddies is that some of them can pass as English if they 've been brought up here . |
| 9 | He 's half and half , in fact a little bit more English if you weigh it up . ’ |
| 10 | residential if you do n't . |
| 11 | ‘ However , they have not ruled out the possibility of fish farms on streams that drain into the lake , which could be harmful if their waste enters the lough waters . |
| 12 | It would be sensible if we had a common system of training for the two sides of the profession ( apart from specialist subjects ) , so that the choice could be postponed until the last ; but this has not been done . |
| 13 | Erm , it would seem sensible if we look across the whole commission to try and even things out . |
| 14 | In view of the plethora of material for debate and the fact that the debate is starting rather late for reasons that the House understands , I think that it will be sensible if I curtail my remarks to some degree . |
| 15 | Rachel was horribly sensible if you tried to fight with her . |
| 16 | This might be sensible if you were advised that your claim would be better presented in the formal atmosphere of the civil courts , or that your wrongful dismissal claim is so much more substantial that it will lead almost inevitably to a settlement of the lesser , unfair dismissal claim . |
| 17 | ‘ I think you 're very sensible if you feel like that about it . |
| 18 | At the end of September the group split up ; determined to get away from things English , they now decided to explore different areas , thinking they would learn more German if they gave up each others ' company . |
| 19 | Very roughly , you are German if your parents are , not because you live in Germany or were born there . |
| 20 | ( Scots get very querulous if you 're not the person they thought they were ringing . ) |
| 21 | He said : ‘ The word from Manchester United fans was that we could do them a big favour , and we 've undoubtedly done them one , but I got the impression that our own fans would not have been too bothered if we 'd lost today . ’ |
| 22 | And it 's so annoying because I 'm bothered if I know words hum the tune . |
| 23 | Sometimes , however , national rules which are in practice more likely to affect companies from other member states may nevertheless be justifiable if their purpose is consistent with the aims of the single market and any effect on non-national companies is purely incidental . |
| 24 | To say that someone is guilty of terrorism and drunken driving will be justifiable if he is a tee-total terrorist . |
| 25 | As the material is almost always white I find they are not so conspicuous if they are painted black or dark green , using non-toxic paint |
| 26 | They would be less conspicuous if they walked . |
| 27 | So , getting down to specifics , the two species mentioned both make excellent aquarium subjects , the only cause for concern being whether they have been maintained in brackish water or already acclimatised to freshwater if you wish to maintain them in this environment . |
| 28 | Undergraduates of moderate ability do not much like being asked to choose between differing judgements on the same text ; I can imagine them becoming confused and resentful if they were asked to choose between different critical approaches and all their attendant ideological baggage . |
| 29 | They are only likely to be resentful if they suspect that their parents are acting from nothing better than outraged respectability . |
| 30 | All nurses must be ready to ask the patient 's advice , and not feel resentful if their care is questioned . |