Example sentences of "[adv] [subord] it is [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Schoolchildren are entitled to special equipment , but only if it is expressly provided for in their formal statement of needs . |
| 2 | The above two examples give body to the suggestion by Alan Clarke that early learning , in itself , is of no more consequence than learning at any other stage of development , and that it will bring about long-term effects only if it is repeatedly reinforced throughout subsequent childhood . |
| 3 | A Bill will go to the latter two types of committee only if it is so moved by a Member immediately after second reading and so decided by the House . |
| 4 | By the same token , teaching them is important , but only if it is constantly related to their purpose within religions . |
| 5 | In a similar vein , B. A. Campbell and J.Jaynes have argued that an early experience can be perpetuated and incorporated into the adult personality only if it is periodically reinstated ; that is , if a small amount of partial practice , or repetition of the experience , occurs throughout childhood . |
| 6 | A large number of sections makes it easier to locate paperwork only if it is correctly filed . |
| 7 | Be careful not to lift the slippers off the ground when you put them on , however , as this is likely to cause the dog to become aggressive , especially if it is effectively cornered in the room with you . |
| 8 | It will work for most occasions , especially if it is properly lit . |
| 9 | The experiment at Ife suggests that it is a myth to believe that early introduction of English medium ( especially if it is badly handled ) can be correlated with eventual better performance in English . |
| 10 | Stir in the rice and cook , stirring constantly until it is completely reheated , about 2–3 minutes . |
| 11 | The strongest ecological difference is that between those who can accept whaling in principle so long as it is properly regulated and those who do not accept whaling in principle at all . |
| 12 | I have argued before , and shall again , that the farming industry has nothing to fear from such legislation so long as it is fairly enforced . |
| 13 | Velcro also in evidence all over training shoes , holdalls and generally where it is least needed . |
| 14 | Thus although it is commonly suggested that the notion of certainty is relevant to the analysis of claims to knowledge , but not to the analysis of knowledge itself ( e.g. , in Woozley , 1953 ) , this leaves us with no method of explaining why certainty should be required before one can claim knowledge when it is not required for knowledge itself , i.e. , for the existence of what one is claiming . |
| 15 | The axe could easily be snatched away before it is properly planted , or else could pull straight out in soft snow . |
| 16 | Incidentally , the ability to respond visually to very slow movements fits in well , for the semi-circular canals fail to respond to slow rotations , so the visual mechanism takes over just when it is most needed , when the inertial mechanism fails . |
| 17 | ‘ If the companies all draw from the same research and technology base , we may inhibit technical and product innovation , just when it is most needed ’ , Albert Sobey , an industry consultant from Michigan , told the subcommittee . |
| 18 | The frowners fear that the ideal of European union will fade just when it is usefully poised to temper the return of nationalism to Europe in general and Germany in particular . |
| 19 | So in twenty four hours it will be exactly as it is now having gone all the way round , yes ? |
| 20 | But Wrexham MP Dr John Marek claims that the full potential of the site will be realised far more quickly if it is instead transferred into public ownership . |
| 21 | They are attracted to a warm , soft area of wall and floor large enough for them all to lie in , and they find it more quickly when it is brightly lit . |
| 22 | The benefits of this are dubious , specially as it is often used for electoral purposes with destabilising inflationary effects for the domestic economy . |
| 23 | I move the baby elephant back slightly so it is more hidden by its mother 's hind legs , and also lower the baby 's head . |
| 24 | I move the baby elephant back slightly so it is more hidden by its mother 's hind legs , and also lower the baby 's head . |
| 25 | Meanwhile , in place of his ideal he substituted ‘ rough trade ’ , favoured by other homosexuals of his class partly because it is easily discarded . |
| 26 | It is highly technical not just in the sense that it involves computer technology but also because it is totally based in the area of printing . |
| 27 | At this point I feel bound to say that the nickel-cadmium re-chargeable batteries are not environment friendly , and when you buy a cordless product it is your responsibility to dispose of it carefully when it is fully spent . |
| 28 | In cells that are oscillating , the magnitude of this influx component through second messenger-operated channels is often rather small and has little effect on the intracellular level of calcium during the interval between spikes , mainly because it is rapidly sequestered by the internal stores . |
| 29 | The Marxist position on the alternative to bureaucracy under socialism , in so far as it is ever made explicit , is still largely based on the lessons derived from the Paris Commune and from Trotsky 's critique of Stalinism . |
| 30 | Even where it is positively established that the right person was questioned , who by being present at the time had the nominal responsibility for cleaning the surface in question , the true reason for the fault may lie elsewhere being the result of one or other of the following factors : |