Example sentences of "[coord] if [pron] are [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most crucial of all , the royal couple themselves , with their thin permeable skins , will die if the atmosphere gets so hot and dry that they lose their body fluids or if they are badly chilled , and this may mean the end of the whole colony . |
| 2 | In other experiments , Papi has shown that pigeons do not home accurately if their nostrils are blocked , or if their olfactory nerve is cut , or if they are experimentally distracted by a strong smell ; but other experimenters have failed to repeat these results and it has proved impossible to train pigeons to make the relevant olfactory distinctions ( which is a standard , and powerful , method of testing for sensory abilities — p. 43 . |
| 3 | They do not apply if your employment is terminated during the term or if you are constructively dismissed . |
| 4 | So the tutorial is a place for ideas as well as practice , and if they are well used they can help an actor to be more objective about the craft . |
| 5 | say that women have been discriminated against for so long that they just have n't had the opportunities to rise up through the ranks , and if they are ever going to achieve the kind of representation that they ought to achieve just by the sheer numbers that the represent in the population , apart from the quality , and there are a lot of people who would say that women are probably rather superior erm to a lot of men at an equal level |
| 6 | The question posed is how far social rights should now be conceived as including , beyond such things as education , health care and the alleviation of severe poverty , a right to employment or to an appropriate basic income , to decent housing , or to participation by employees in the management of their firms ; and if they are so conceived , what policies and institutional changes could effectively establish them . |
| 7 | I believe in a competitive world , but at the same time I think we have got to be laying sound foundations for future growth and if we are constantly pressured into satisfying stock-market expectations , which are short-term , or under threat of take-over , we will not be investing enough for the long-term development of our businesses . |
| 8 | And if you are just starting to approach ‘ classical ’ music for the first time , or introducing youngsters to it — do n't hesitate . |
| 9 | And if you are ever going to see one of the genuine though attested rarities among the local fauna , a bear , a lynx , or an eagle , the Park is the only place you might do so , though there are thought to be fewer than twenty bears still living in the Pyrenees , and only eight pairs of eagles . |
| 10 | But there 's no , it seems to me there 's no fundamental change in Government policy and if you are only bringing forward er a change in policy er to this alteration on the basis that er there was some extra P P G guidance we would n't just be dealing with countryside policy here we would be dealing with a policy about telecommunications , wind farms , a whole raft of things er which which we ought to be really dealing with . |
| 11 | But if we are both determined to mislead him , he is not likely to make much headway . |
| 12 | ‘ These panes of glass are bullet proof and will not shatter , but if they are badly weakened a large , frightened animal like a bear may be able to force its way through and the consequences would be very severe ’ . |
| 13 | But if they are really to grow and prosper , they need access to private capital , freed from the constraints of public ownership . |
| 14 | Only 10 lines can be displayed at any given time but if there are more to see then this will be indicated . |
| 15 | But if you are well known , it seems foolish to pretend otherwise . |
| 16 | The answer to the first part of the question is that communication problems can be caused both by the sender and the receiver , but if you are frequently misinterpreted you may need to think about the message and the manner in which it is being transmitted . |
| 17 | er but if you are actually swimming and you are using the different strokes and so forth , it does use power-wise all the main muscles of the body . |
| 18 | This will not be a problem if you only ever use one program , but if you are ever tempted to upgrade to a more powerful word-processor , changing the ‘ brand ’ could mean starting from scratch . |
| 19 | But if you are currently aching to play our exciting , educational , fun-for-all-the-family boardgame , Landslide ( order an extra copy now for your friend or household pet ! ) , but are unable to do so due to an embarrassingly die-free domestic situation , all you have to do is write a letter to me , addressed to Oi ! |
| 20 | But if you are truly resolved , then pledge it now , swear an oath — come on — let us see all hands raised — come on now — every hand high … |