Example sentences of "[noun pl] if it " in BNC.

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1 Yeah , you need bigger words if it 's going into the dictionary
2 The Bettiscombe skull , preserved in the house at that time , was said to be that of a negro slave , so devoted to John Frederick that it emitted the most ghastly screams if it were ever parted from him .
3 Moreover , an investor would only obtain a deduction in respect of premiums if it is a financial institution holding its interest as trading stock .
4 Balance is difficult to define in simple terms and requires great sensitivity by journalists if it is to be achieved .
5 The task of household budgeting was an extremely difficult one and evoked harsh words from husbands if it was mismanaged , even though most husbands probably had little notion of how to manage on the sums they gave their wives .
6 The unit can only be used successfully with low level inputs , such as microphones and low output guitar pick-ups if it is preceded by a suitable preamplifier .
7 The idea of settling Jews in Palestine , the British Foreign Office cabled two of its ambassadors in 1916 , ‘ might be made far more attractive to the majority of Jews if it held out to them the prospect that when in course of time the Jewish colonists in Palestine grew strong enough to cope with the Arab population they may be allowed to take the management of the internal affairs of Palestine … into their own hands …
8 The idea of the bond is both to demonstrate the financial security of the firm and to provide funds to rescue its clients if it goes out of business .
9 The volatile oily liquid beta-chloro-beta-ethyl sulphide was first synthesized in 1854 , and in 1887 it was reported to produce blisters if it touched the skin .
10 The young houseman appeared to be consulting a list , and Richard , anxious to help a beginner , tried to indicate that he would bleed from the ears if it was the right thing to do .
11 John d'Ancona , who has been OSO 's director-general for 12 years , doubts if it will go as far as the creation of a series of OSO clones operating under the DTI umbrella to deal with specific industrial sectors .
12 Would you steal from shops if it could be guaranteed that you would not get caught ?
13 Buy a little kit ca n't you ? shops if it 's worth growing for them .
14 What is the point of sending the article to learned referees if it is subsequently going to be altered without warning ?
15 Assets are frozen , you ca n't get your hands on them on the whole until you 've got your grant of probate or you 've made declarations if it 's a small will .
16 But it 's essentially , therefore , that natural selection is only going to produce adaptations if it can do so gradually , that 's basically the guts of Darwin 's position .
17 The ADC felt that this was ironic , given that a property has to be close to amenities if it is to be excluded from the Right to Buy ;
18 No no , but an endowment 's purely savings if it 's taken as a , as a maximum investment plan or a , or a , an i i a pure endowment .
19 ‘ Darlington could miss out on foreign trade opportunities if it does n't begin an enlightened dialogue with these people . ’
20 The profession will have to take positive steps if it is to make any progress in bridging the expectation gap .
21 From salmon sperm he also isolated a protein , named protamine , and observed that nuclein was closely associated with proteins if it was not actually a protein itself .
22 Therefore , will not there be a need for radical changes in the United Nations if it is to maintain any confidence and respect throughout the world ?
23 A horse may indicate that he is annoyed with his owner simply by turning his back on him ( like people who dislike each other ) ; or a horse may lick its lips if it is nervous , like an anxious contestant on a television quiz show !
24 A third party right can not be revoked or modified by the parties if it is established that the right was not intended to be so revocable or modifiable without the third party 's consent .
25 The United States would be in violation of its commitments to the parties if it did not do so , but would be in violation of general international law with respect to third parties .
26 Management could be faced ‘ with severe economic losses if it failed to take into account their views , or to win their consent on issues which were felt to be of major importance by the workforce ’ ( p. 314 ) .
27 Greenpeace has warned that the insurance industry could face catastrophic losses if it fails to take action .
28 The time limit can be extended by a further six months if it appears to be ‘ just and equitable ’ to do so .
29 According to Spill , there are a number of checkpoints that SCO must negotiate over the coming months if it is to maintain its MIPS effort — each requiring a commitment of political will , as well as cash .
30 What one hopes for is for the student to remain open to the possibility of aesthetic experience , to accept and enjoy it when it occurs , but not to fake responses if it does not .
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