Example sentences of "be [adj] if it [is] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In practice you will probably be lucky if it is seen at all ! |
| 2 | There is nowhere to run to … it is your first night , Englishman , you have to learn of a new world , you have to be patient if it is to give up to you its secrets . |
| 3 | It may be that there is a special rule for reservation of title clauses : this is examined below ( Chapter 10 ) but subject to that possible exception , once a contract has been made , its terms can only be altered or supplemented by a variation , and such variation will only be effective if it is supported by consideration . |
| 4 | And she made herself look about her , at the odd heaps lying on the rough ground , and she said to herself , ‘ Yes , he was right , it 'll be better if it 's paved . |
| 5 | One can sum up the position as being that a restraint will be invalid if it is imposed in order to prevent competition simpliciter or the use of personal skill and knowledge of the employee . |
| 6 | Above all , the robotic surgeon must be safe if it is to inspire the confidence of the surgeon and of the patient . |
| 7 | A rent will be unascertainable if it is fixed by reference to facts which can not be known at the date of the lease , eg the market rental value at a future date . |
| 8 | We agree with MacGowan and Reeves that the half life may be inaccurate if it is calculated from only two values ; but perhaps that is why they have never seen a patient with normal renal function in whom the half life is as long as 7.6 hours , since in clinical practice two measurements are all one has to go on . |
| 9 | Its processes must be open if it is to win understanding and acceptance . |
| 10 | The public will not be outraged if it is told that precedents will be confined to their facts . |
| 11 | The performance of existing duties under a contract can amount to consideration for a promise if performance confers a practical benefit on the promisor ( Williams v Roffey Bros & Nicolls ( Contractors ) Ltd [ 1990 ] 1 All ER 512 ) , but the promise will be unenforceable if it is obtained by duress , including economic duress . |
| 12 | The more countries for which patent protection is sought the more expensive the operation becomes but the expense may be worthwhile if it is intended to exploit the invention internationally . |
| 13 | The truth can often be slanderous if it is put in certain ways . |
| 14 | With regard to plants s.4(3) will be satisfied if it is picked for a commercial purpose . |
| 15 | That is , a confirmation will be significant if it is estimated that it is unlikely to eventuate in the light of the background knowledge of the time . |