Example sentences of "or if they " in BNC.
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| 1 | If there is doubt about the cause of death — if , for example , the death was sudden and the doctor had not seen the person within fourteen days of death , or if they had no general practitioner , the coroner must be informed , and will decide whether it is necessary to hold a post mortem . |
| 2 | Young academics and critics do not seem to have had the same difficulty , or if they do , are not letting on . |
| 3 | ‘ I still do n't know if my family know where I am or if they will suffer from my decision . |
| 4 | It need not be if the authorities do not acknowledge a responsibility for control of inflation or if they believe that exchange rates ( just like changes in wage rates , or indirect taxes ) do not influence inflation but rather have their effect on relative prices . |
| 5 | It is still not clear whether the approximately 250 people still listed as missing include those whom ex-detainees say were still alive in May , or if they include the names of those last seen in 1984 or 1986 . |
| 6 | There neither is , nor can be , any general responsibility in managements not to alter prices , or if they alter them , only to lower them . |
| 7 | Or if they go to the toilet and take just a little longer . |
| 8 | It 's OK in a caff — you can just ask for egg and chips or if they have pictures you can just point , but I think I might have trouble in a restaurant cos you got to read from a menu thing , and I have a bit of trouble with my reading . |
| 9 | But by the time of Charlemagne the majority of warriors were on horseback , though it is not clear if they actually fought from horseback or if they used the horses simply as rapid transport for traditional Frankish foot soldiers . |
| 10 | Sometimes the strong sense of form causes individuals to rise to the occasion or if they do not , their inadequacy can be contained by the form itself . |
| 11 | Their dangerous truths are left in the hands of politicians , some of them people who are driven by little things , like the desire for personal power , and who do n't understand the explosive possibilities of what they have been given ; or if they understand , do n't care . |
| 12 | Or if they were connected to the ‘ Prowler ? ’ |
| 13 | But he was singing ; people only do that either if they are drunk or if they are trying to collect some money , in which case they will sing and sing all day , having no other means of getting it . |
| 14 | I do not know if they talked or if they went to bed together on that first night . |
| 15 | Or if they did it was so modern that nobody got to hear about it . |
| 16 | If they have an appointment with somebody they try and turn up on time or if they are going to be late , they ring up and apologise . |
| 17 | No one can be healed if at one level ( often on an unconscious level ) they do not wish to be healed , or if they can not trust , or let go of any fears that may be blocking the flow of healing energies . |
| 18 | Men fear rejection , disdain and loneliness only because they have never experienced them or if they have experienced them , they have felt only the normal reactions of despair and unhappiness . |
| 19 | If it be at an untimely hour , or if they fail to assign a proper reason for being in a place , he is to arrest them … showing bad characters that they are known and watched by him … their habits will point them out without further ado … |
| 20 | Or as long as they said nothing , I 'd say nothing ; or if they started talking , I 'd say , ‘ Listen , inside you or get about your business . ’ |
| 21 | Later in the will he provides that if no children are born or if they die within puberty then Mucius and Maevius are to be heirs . |
| 22 | It 's a time for that client to decide whether they wish to stay or if they want to go home . ’ |
| 23 | In fact , on the basis of general experience , as well as of Opren 's own clinical trials , the makers warned from the outset that special precautions were necessary if patients ' livers or kidneys were not working properly , or if they had stomach ulcers or intestinal damage . |
| 24 | ‘ If the prints were undated or if they had been given younger dates most experts would probably accept them as have made by Homo , ’ said Russell Tuttle from the University of Chicago who has recently analysed casts of the footprints at the invitation of Mary Leakey . |
| 25 | It is important to accept our children , single or married , without making them feel that they are less valued if they remain single , or if they marry someone who is not our choice . |
| 26 | Those who drink large amounts of coffee during work hours may suffer from caffeine withdrawal at weekends , or if they miss their morning cup of coffee . |
| 27 | Former tenants of the flats have been moved to other council accommodation either is Haslemere , or if they preferred to other parts of Waverley . |
| 28 | Readers will work hard at a text if they need to know something about their favourite football player or team , if they want to know about their favourite singer or group , if they want information for a project that really interests them , or if they need information a make something or improve their performance in some way . |
| 29 | If all the chambers were as long as this , or if they were only used by people who had gone down deep into them , then his search would take months . |
| 30 | Many of the flavourings which enhance our food today have not been thoroughly tested , or if they have , the testing has been done in isolation without taking into account the reaction it may have when combined with others . |