Example sentences of "[noun sg] if they [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is possible too for some adopters to attempt to improve their self-image if they believe , perhaps subconsciously , that ‘ having a black child in the family confirms our self-worth because they are much less than we are ’ . |
| 2 | They could send the temperature up quickly when required , by raising the cover — even admit the flames from the furnace if they wanted to . |
| 3 | But it is as well for high-profile entrepreneurs to remember that they are always at some risk of being damned by association if they use structures that appear , or can with journalistic licence be made to appear , too close to those behind which fraudsters have hidden . |
| 4 | Mr Small said : ‘ Our normal opening hours will be 9am-5.30pm but it will be up to the tenants ’ association if they want late night shopping . |
| 5 | Consumers could be committing fraud if they provide false information on a credit application form . |
| 6 | Fleury , too , had grown stout and perhaps rather opinionated ; he and Louise had a number of children whom Fleury was inclined to hector with his views , showing extreme displeasure if they disagreed with him . |
| 7 | ‘ Those worst hit will be people like nurses , teachers , police officers and local government employees — people who pay their taxes and work hard but will only get legal aid if they pay huge amounts . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ The worst hit will be people who pay taxes and work hard but will only get legal aid if they pay huge amounts ’ ‘ What is the point of having laws and courts if large numbers of people can not use them because of the price ? ’ |
| 9 | Despite the eager shouting of his Goblin mates , the Fanatic really has little idea of where he is going , and will happily plough through troops from his own side if they get in the way . |
| 10 | In fact , she was fond of saying that FAMILY and the women 's liberation movement were both on the same side if they did but know it . |
| 11 | Moreover , they had revealed their game irrevocably this time and could expect no clemency if they lost . |
| 12 | Plaid Cymru president and Caernarfon MP Dafydd Wigley said : ‘ The Liberal Democrats run the risk of being treated with contempt by the electorate if they decide to prop up such an unpopular Tory regime . ’ |
| 13 | But the Charity Commission told us that he and his colleagues are fully entitled to sell Fresden Manor if they want to . |
| 14 | It has done nothing to encourage banks to reserve against dodgy loans or write them off , for some banks risk insolvency if they do so . |
| 15 | Even in 1989 , school teachers in areas where Contras were still operating were threatened with violence if they continued to work . |
| 16 | The opposition reacted angrily to the intervention by French and Belgian troops , calling for their withdrawal and warning of more violence if they did anything more than evacuate their nationals . |
| 17 | The Department needs to know about the incidents that staff experience as they do their work , in order to plan to make working conditions safer , and to train staff in the best ways of dealing with violence if they meet it . |
| 18 | It was used to argue that all members of the household should contribute to local revenue if they used local services . |
| 19 | Now whether it will be thirty two pound if they go together maybe only be sixteen . |
| 20 | And so is that six hundred pound if they want to buy both sides . |
| 21 | The ESC , however , threatened to stay away from the Civic in future if they had to make up the lost revenue . |
| 22 | They also warn that some leading hospitals may face an uncertain future if they lose patients to outside bidders . |
| 23 | It would be extremely unattractive to any group of workers or management to enter a serious bid if they had been told by the Scottish Office that the bid was so contemptible that it would not even qualify for assistance if it failed because another bid from within the same management or work force had been judged as superior . |
| 24 | Those who were already more vulnerable , however , due to lack of such a relationship , were half as likely to develop depression following a provoking agent if they worked outside the home . |
| 25 | jobs which involve using heavy domestic equipment , or climbing steps and taking down curtains can be a real problem , and the thorough spring-clean they always used to do becomes a complete impossibility if they happen to suffer from one of the common disorders of old age , such as arthritis or heart trouble . |
| 26 | John Carty , Clyde secretary of the Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions , said Yarrow management would have to improve the deal if they wanted to get the workers round a table and an early end to the strike . |
| 27 | and deal with your objection and then puts it out of their mind if they find that the evidence is inadmissible , does n't work . |
| 28 | So they must be paid all arrears of wages , granted full pension rights accruing through continuity of employment , and given any pay increases that would have been their due if they had not been dismissed . |
| 29 | Are there good opportunities for women to play football if they want to ? |
| 30 | You might just remind your team that I would n't be working with IMP if they did n't think I was up to the job . |