Example sentences of "[conj] [is] [vb pp] if " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | They spoke of ‘ an increasing displacement of the traditional curriculum in favour of new and artificial subjects ’ ; and they concluded that instead of such ‘ infantilizing ’ nonsense , ‘ the difficult subjects of the traditional curriculum are … the thing that is required if a child is to obtain either the competence necessary for a successful adult life , or the wider understanding and enriched experience which are the greatest benefits of education ’ . |
| 2 | This is slightly more than is predicted if the movement were that of a simple piston . |
| 3 | A refusal is only effective within its true scope and is vitiated if it is based upon false assumptions . |
| 4 | Culture is based on a balance of psychological forces and is threatened if this balance is impaired by losing one of its supports . |
| 5 | First , it is difficult to account for the very different forms of state intervention and political representation if one follows the instrumentalist position , and it is also difficult to explain how it is that the whole capitalist system coheres and is reproduced if the capitalists do not control and dominate the bureaucratic and political levers of the state , as modern instrumentalists now accept . |
| 6 | The hawk can not be slain itself , but is killed if Aldebrand is killed . |