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Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] if [art] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	The Government have done nothing to reassure the public that their proposals for adult education will not be highly damaging if the Bill goes through .
2	But of course it is only reassuring if the person can be relied on to be there whenever the need arises — and you can be sure that that is bound to be during the last class hour on the longest teaching day of the week .
3	A warm , friendly voice is especially reassuring if a partially sighted person ca n't see your expression .
4	With older children we might spend some time discussing this ( perhaps wondering if the giant would ever let us get near enough to open his mouth and clean his teeth for him ) ; with this age group , however , I immediately enthuse about the idea : " Right , that 's really good .
5	Debate and questioning are only threatening if an organization is weak .
6	Just seeing if the bribe worked .
7	I 'm just seeing if the water 's going up the drains .
8	I wo n't wake up early wondering if the postman 's been .
9	They did n't injure anyone that time — not physically , at any rate — but there must be mothers in Yorkshire who are still wondering if the babies were really sorted out correctly . ’
10	The Freight Transport Association is now wondering if the government will increase the car speed limit in line with Europe , as motoring organisations have been suggesting .
11	But I get people to the fishing here asking if the boat 's built there .
12	The essence of the skill lies in diagnosing a mismatch between the designer 's intentions and what happens in the classroom and then deciding if the mismatch is such that modifications in the unit are necessary .
13	The bowling rate for each batsman should start off at Slow for the first ‘ over ’ of six balls , then go to Medium for the next over , and Fast for the third over ; this sequence then repeating if the same batsman is still at the crease .