Example sentences of "if [adv] use " in BNC.
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| 1 | Generosity was expected of a king ; loyal servants expected to be rewarded , and patronage if skilfully used could bring the king much support . |
| 2 | If properly used it could improve the quality of life by a considerable degree . |
| 3 | Grumbles gathered from parents at the school gate , from the child that does n't want to come to school or from teachers blowing off steam in the staff room will , if properly used , help in the forestalling of trouble and give indications about ways in which the school can be improved . |
| 4 | They saw — and no doubt often found in their own homes — that this method of buying , if properly used was a godsend to thousands of people , especially to young couples setting up their first home and families moved from old houses or furnished rooms to new estates and towns . |
| 5 | Statistics are a convenience and if properly used allow a mobility between one set of numerical data and another that is not otherwise possible . |
| 6 | Who she was , and how often she went there , we did n't know , but that she did go , if only to use the telephone , we had incontestable proof . |
| 7 | Why then have other great apes , such as orang-utans , evolved their mental capabilities , if not to use tools ? |
| 8 | There are all sorts of hazards in gardens : electrical equipment which can kill if not used correctly , or if it is faulty ; tools which are easy to trip over ; garden canes , which cause many eye injuries ; loose paving and muddy surfaces ; and sharp implements and thorns . |
| 9 | ALL METAL FRAMED PATIO DOORS to the Home if not used as main entrance doors or doors of final exit are secured by any of the following : |
| 10 | Chris stresses that some herbs can be dangerous if not used properly . |
| 11 | No general geographical division of Sinhala Sri Lanka into regions can serve all purposes of analysis , but identifying districts which shared some attributes is a useful tool if not used indiscriminately . |
| 12 | However , if not used in this project it could be used in another project as substitute for another material which would cost £225 . |
| 13 | Top notes are , however , very exciting if not used to excess ! |
| 14 | The water is heated at night and , if not used , stays hot during the day . |
| 15 | They are brilliantly effective if sparingly used . |
| 16 | Initially a meter was thought to be desirable for accurate monitoring , but now there are available test strips which do not require a meter and are sufficiently accurate for the purpose if correctly used ( Ferguson & Prosser , 1980 ) . |
| 17 | because I not I ca n't remember if actually using that phrase , maybe used somewhere |