Example sentences of "if [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It should be introduced as a discrete unit , as it would tend to lose its focus if broken up into sections and " nested " within core units . |
| 2 | The exposition is more easily understood if broken down into a number of stages . |
| 3 | If nursing already recruits 25% of leavers with between 5 " O " levels and 2 A levels , this is easier said than done , particularly when one considers that other employment agencies are also preparing to compete more aggressively to obtain their share from the pool . |
| 4 | Sometimes men in mackintoshes stared in at the bookshop windows as if building up to a flash . |
| 5 | It considers the way in which we might make a reality of the observation ( by Keith Joseph ) that ‘ the curriculum should be relevant to the real world and pupils ’ experience of it' by considering the range of challenges and opportunities which people face in , say , the domestic environment , often regarded as too trivial for ‘ academic ’ education , but where arguably most important economic , technical and social decisions are made and acted upon : in the community where a host of issues require an informed public to exercise judgment and active commitment to ensure that the quality of the social and physical environment is constantly improved , and so on in other contexts which will require people to make an active and hopefully informed response , underlain by conceptual understanding of general issues to which , if taught effectively , geography , history , physical sciences and design , indeed all academic disciplines , can make a powerful contribution . |
| 6 | On the other hand I do favour a greater amount of ‘ non-scientific ’ components — e.g. philosophy , history of science — which if taught well put the practical science into proper context . |
| 7 | As well as Churchill 's leonine oratory , we enjoyed comedy programmes , such as Tommy Handley 's ITMA which , if heard today , would seem childish indeed ; but the programme was created for an age of less sophisticated humour , and depended upon topical references striking chords in the heart of a nation which was as one , and united in a common cause as never before or since . |
| 8 | Certain words , especially if heard often and in childhood , may be encoded or transformed , stored , and later , in disguise , retrieved and re-experienced . |
| 9 | The mite of scabies has a particular preference for certain sites on the body , and , if placed away from one of these favoured places , will make its way to a more satisfactory area . |
| 10 | It has been noted that on occasions the cremated bones are found in the urns in a small cluster as if placed there in a small bag . |
| 11 | Even the car keys or a belt buckle may upset things if placed too close . |
| 12 | If placed too close to any other sessile invertebrates they are quite capable of killing and overtaking them . |
| 13 | Mutants which lack the glucose receptors fail to show such behaviour , even though they will continue to make use of the glucose as an energy source if placed directly in contact with it . |
| 14 | The sort of name which , on a poster — particularly if placed directly beneath that of Michael Banks — would in theory bring the punters in . |
| 15 | Opposing the application , Anna Blower , for the boy , said he would be very upset if placed so far from home in a strange environment . |
| 16 | In other words , modular structures do not pose any major threat to subject competence or academic rigour if developed carefully . |
| 17 | Here and there , the sodden , pool-strewn ground is broken by outcrops of black , rotted trees , rather like the blasted remnants of a mangrove swamp ; if examined closely , the stumps have the symbol of Nurgle etched into them . |
| 18 | All these , if examined carefully , show in their arrangements of streets or patterns of roads the impact imposed on them by their ‘ planning lords ’ . |
| 19 | If examined objectively and without party bias , that record was nevertheless a distinguished one . |
| 20 | Doing their best for the glory of Canada , the whole field of eleven swept round the bend and went down the far side as if welded together , and it still seemed when they turned for home that that was how they might finish , in a knot . |
| 21 | As the hand was finally pulled away , flesh stuck to the ring as if welded there by the heat . |
| 22 | Tail arched and bristled This is the signal of a defensive cat , but one that may attack if provoked further . |
| 23 | The fountain of sparks died ; he staggered , swinging his head hack and forth as if to drive out the pain . |
| 24 | Within this disorganised , confused stream of competitor information there is , however , a pattern of knowledge that if pieced together and analyzed can be very revealing and strategically significant . |
| 25 | However , standing at the top of a ladder with a hot air gun is not funny when the weather is freezing cold , and a better answer is the hot towel treatment , especially with plastic waste pipes , which may melt if heated too much . |
| 26 | He identified totally with the Prussian cause , and if to remain exactly as you are is an ambition , then he identified with Junker ambition too . |
| 27 | Plastic Lunch boxes , food storage containers , etc , may melt if stacked close to the heating elements . |
| 28 | These cattle are much less domesticated than their mortal counterparts although , unlike the malignant fairy water-horse EACH-UISGE , they will remain loyal to humans if treated well . |
| 29 | If treated well , they will protect the household from evil spirits and undertake chores in the kitchen , though they do not like to go outdoors . |
| 30 | And if treated correctly it has a much longer life than synthetics . |