Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] if the [noun sg] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | These checks are only justified if the person is likely to be handling large sums of money or to be exposed to the possibility of bribery . |
| 2 | They usually pose no problems but sometimes the upper tushes are high enough to interfere with the bit which should be especially considered if the horse is to wear a double bridle . |
| 3 | Early weaning is only recommended if the baby is suffering quite badly and you have exhausted all other possibilities . |
| 4 | However , it is only used if the record is in overflow . |
| 5 | A swing can only occur if the tail is sliding sideways over the ground . |
| 6 | It measures with reasonable accuracy if confined to the same subject throughout the measuring period , but this accuracy is very much reduced if the subject is changed . |
| 7 | Any time that a wing begins to drop at a stall it is the beginning of a possible spin , but the spin can only develop if the wing is kept stalled and the glider is allowed to continue to yaw . |
| 8 | Since fleas do jump , of course , there is no certainty that they will not occasionally land on a chair , but the likelihood is greatly reduced if the dog is kept off furniture . |
| 9 | However , this is not relevant to dealings in futures contracts by SFA members ; the exemption ( in para 17(4) ) only applies if the firm is not authorised under the FSA and , as an SFA member , it will be . |
| 10 | And a society 's ideology must be constantly reproduced if the society is to survive , just as ( for example ) an industrial society must continually renovate and update its machinery and ensure that the next generation of workers is produced , kept alive and prepared for productive labour . |
| 11 | The value of a doctor 's notes is greatly enhanced if the information is concisely presented . |
| 12 | LTP can be tentatively subdivided into several mechanistically distinct components : LTP1 , with a duration of less than 3–6h which is blocked by kinase inhibitors but not by protein synthesis inhibitors ; LTP2 , a component which is blocked by translational inhibitors but which appears to be independent of gene expression ; and LTP3 , with a time constant of several days , which is only obtained if the animal is unanaesthetised at the time of induction and which may require gene expression ( see text ) . |
| 13 | Good separation is only achieved if the flask is heated slowly to allow time for the equilibria to become established . |
| 14 | The question does not arise if the decision is forced by circumstances . |
| 15 | These problems do not arise if the referee is an expert . |
| 16 | I do not know if the gesture is valid , but I enjoy the ritual ; it makes me feel better . |
| 17 | We do not know if the cause is genetic , the result of physical or mental antecedents such as infection or early childhood experiences or , as has been suggested by some observers , the outcome of growing up feeling disaffected and disenfranchised in a rejecting society which offers black people few prospects of work , wealth and the good things in life to which white people aspire . |
| 18 | It does not matter if the cartoon is insulting to men . |
| 19 | It does not matter if the man is fulltime employed or unemployed , the balance of domestic work is still determined by the woman 's employment status . |
| 20 | In the UK , the commonest deficiencies are of iron and vitamin B. A mild deficiency detected by blood test may not matter if the diet is essentially well-balanced and the person is well . |
| 21 | If there is a bob or two to be made , old rootstocks may be sold as ‘ hedging roses ’ with a bit of brash advertising — it does not matter if the illustration is nothing like the truth , the media do not know any better — and somebody will buy them , they always do . |
| 22 | Meanwhile , cut the steak into slivers , ½&in wide by 1&in , as thinly as possible — this is more easily done if the meat is put into the freezer about 30 minutes before being cut . |
| 23 | The defence of " fair comment " will not succeed if the comment is made without any factual basis . |
| 24 | Even when the moisture content rises above 18 per cent the fungi may not grow if the ventilation is good . |
| 25 | Suppose one trains an animal on a task that normally results in it learning , but adds some treatment that prevents the learning from occurring , then if the biochemical process under study is really a process which is specifically associated with the memory formation , it should not occur if the memory is blocked . |
| 26 | With the present favourite , Carvill 's Hill , 9-2 for next year 's race there is no incentive to back him as he will not run if the ground is firm , while the 5-1 second favourite-last year 's winner , Desert Orchid-is unlikely to run in any case . |
| 27 | Teacher : Why will it not float if the stone is in , Gary ? |
| 28 | And that leads to the third , less obvious , reason : the market-place itself , to work efficiently , needs consumers who know how prices compare , and who act on that knowledge buying at the right price , not buying if the price is too high for this to have an influence on prices , through traders who set attractive prices competing successfully against traders who set inflated prices , it is by no means necessary for all consumers to be actively price-conscious . |
| 29 | This amount will not apply if the damage is caused by fire . |
| 30 | This amount will not apply if the damage is caused by fire.n |