Example sentences of "if he [verb] " in BNC.

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1 The surgeon will be liable in damages if he operates when there is a valid refusal of consent , and liable in damages if he fails to operate in accordance with the principle of necessity when there was no valid decision by the patient .
2 We knew it would be in his favour if he drove well .
3 And if he drove it well , I knew he 'd play well .
4 If he drove on regardless of the conditions he could well be convicted .
5 Maybe he thought , if he drove her hard enough and far enough , she 'd quit of her own accord .
6 If he committed the crime under an insane delusion , his liability depends on the question whether he would have been liable had the facts been as he imagined them to be .
7 If he committed himself to Britain by actually living here he might find a bit more warmth forthcoming from the British public .
8 Practice partner Jack Nicklaus also had an ignominious start , and even Norman himself had contemplated whether he might sue the Royal & Ancient if he injured himself in the dune grass .
9 He added : ‘ If he learns to relax , he will get a mile and a half . ’
10 If possible , the patient learns to walk without any support at all : if he learns to lean on a stick , tripod or quadrupod , his body balance is likely to become totally distorted , and he can not learn the necessary body control to walk safely .
11 If he learns from this episode that he must be more independent in his judgment and not be swept along by others , there need be no long-lasting harm .
12 There is also a time bar : the Commissioners may only investigate a complaint if it is made within 12 months from the date the aggrieved person first had notice of the matter complained or , but a Commissioner has power to accept a complaint outside the time limit if he considers that there are special circumstances which make it proper to do so .
13 For if he considers himself in some small way a specialist , not only can he spend a good proportion of his time teaching what he likes and probably , therefore , understands better , but he also has more of a chance of keeping up to date on his chosen subjects , particularly if he has support , as many of the teachers I observed had , from local subject advisers , associations or selective in-service programmes .
14 If he considers that it does , he should give a general warning to that team and , if the offence is repeated , he must order the offending player off the field .
15 In England and Wales this is done by the coroner 's court , as indeed it is in some States in the USA and in Canada , and in Scotland it is the procurator fiscal who looks into the matter and will , if he considers it to be an appropriate case , raise the matter at a fatal accidents inquiry in the sheriff 's court .
16 An individual sitting on the board of such an inquiry may satisfy his own conscience if he finds himself in disagreement with his colleagues by exercising his right to attach a minority dissenting view to the formal report if he considers it necessary to do so .
17 The change procedure is bypassed if he considers that the change is beneficial and that no significant change in the functionality of the relevant sub-system , or impact on the development schedule , will be incurred .
18 If he considers that the proposed change has little or no impact on functionality , cost , or timescale , the Change Management Procedures can be bypassed and there is no need for any further action .
19 Emergency Debates are allowed at the discretion of the Speaker under Standing Order 20 if he considers that an application relates to " a specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration . "
20 If he considers that an inquest may not be necessary , he may act under section 19(1) .
21 The power of the minister arises under the National Health Service Act 1977 if he considers that by reason of an emergency it is necessary for a specified period to transfer functions from one body to another .
22 ( 4 ) The sheriff may uphold an appeal under this section only if he considers that the licensing board in arriving at its decision : a ) erred in law ; b ) based its decision on any incorrect material fact ; c ) acted contrary to natural justice ; or d ) exercised its discretion in an unreasonable manner .
23 If he considers that she is refusing intercourse unreasonably , his remedy is a matrimonial one .
24 No matter for how long a period lifers are detained , the Home Secretary will release those people only if he considers that it is safe to do so .
25 If he considers an authority 's budget excessive — or , indeed , considers it an excessive increase on the previous year 's budget — that is sufficient reason for him to cap that authority .
26 He knew if he birdied the last he 'd break it .
27 But — Johnsen is an excellent player : he has — great — speed ( if he make it to Leeds i reckon he will be their fastest player along with Wallace — he might actually be faster than W. ) , he is technically good , good ‘ nuff in the air — but his great force is that he can be used almost everywhere on the field .
28 If he smokes , he should give up , and if he 's overweight , he should slim .
29 Instead of the advertiser stating directly that someone is a with-it swinger if he smokes , he implies that to young people by showing them smoking Peter Stuyvesant cigarettes on airliners .
30 For example , if he learnt that the patient was a Jehovah 's Witness , but had no evidence of a refusal to accept blood transfusions , he would avoid or postpone any blood transfusion so long as possible .
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