Example sentences of "be [vb pp] if it [is] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They can be sacked If it 's less than two years they 've been working , they can be sacked at a weeks notice or whatever it is . |
| 2 | The second meaning may be termed the ‘ substantive sense ’ of unreasonableness : a decision may be attacked if it is so unreasonable that no reasonable public body could have made it . |
| 3 | But even in these cases the success is likely to be shortlived if it is not backed by bilingual contacts and exchanges in the community at large . |
| 4 | In civil legislation , there is clearly room for fault to be penalised if it is merely a mistake . |
| 5 | Such a policy should commend itself to the Government and my constituents , and I will be perplexed if it is not accepted today . |
| 6 | For how long in the future does the decision affect the business , and how quickly can the decision be reversed if it is later found to be a bad one ? |
| 7 | A patent , once granted , can be revoked if it is subsequently shown to fail to meet the requirements for patentability ; for example , that it was not novel on the priority date or does not have an inventive step , or if it was not granted to the person entitled to it . |
| 8 | A trade usage will be imported if it is widely known and followed , and is sufficiently certain , binding and reasonable . |
| 9 | Much physical pain can be suppressed if it is too overwhelming to be borne at the time , and many emotional and mental traumas and conflicts are suppressed if they threaten the integrity or wholeness of the ego or the victim 's self-image . |