Example sentences of "[adv] if they [verb] the " in BNC.

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1 There are no Sunday newspaper features , no Evening Standard sketches , no Def II interest because we need to label things only if they challenge the status quo .
2 Meanwhile the car needs repairsing and the garage says they 'll waive the five hundred pound storage bill but only if they get the job .
3 Although judges were appointed by the authorities at the remaining levels ( circuit courts , judicial tribunals , and the Senate , which acted as a court of appeal ) , they could be dismissed only if they broke the law themselves .
4 A directorate and management will succeed only if they have the trust of those with whom they work — the need to develop a common involvement is important .
5 At the time of signing , ratifying or acceding to this Protocol a State may declare that it will process the Letters rogatory to which this article applies only if they identify the relationship between the evidence or information requested and the pending proceeding .
6 ‘ It 'll be safe enough if they sandbag the whole of the promenade , though , wo n't it ? ’
7 Like the practice of pledging , summoning conventions of delegates to deliberate on public policy , especially if they questioned the legitimacy of political institutions , had a radical pedigree .
8 However , such smokers may incur the same risks and may even increase them , especially if they inhale the pipe or cigar smoke [ 9 ] .
9 I have to say though first of all especially if they have the larger version
10 A row of well-designed awnings can transform a building , especially if they incorporate the hotel 's or restaurant 's logo using the same colour schemes .
11 Families also need support , she said , especially if they trusted the paedophile and felt responsible for allowing the abuse to occur .
12 This is obviously easier if you are fishing with a few friends who are prepared to let you move in if they locate the fish first .
13 On the other hand , outsiders could be welcomed in if they acknowledged the basic rules : a Viking recruit could " swear fidelity in his own fashion " or , better still , accept Christian baptism .
14 Choreographers should therefore note that it is possible to design movements which may contradict the music that is being played , but not if they contradict the mood and rhythmic qualities of the whole context .
15 Thus if they sold the same number of beds next year they would only make £3,000 assuming they bought all those beds at the current price .
16 The caff now seems to have more customers than the railway , and would do better still if they cleared the tables .
17 The victims would resist more if they knew the limits of ill-treatment to which they might be subjected .
18 Groggy with heat , Jackie wondered feebly if they changed the sign with every birth and death .
19 Repeatedly we are told that if its characters fail to resist the Shadow , they will be taken over , but if they do resist they may get killed ; similarly if they reject the vagaries of chance ( if Frodo for instance had refused to leave the Shire with the Ring ) , it 's likely something highly unpleasant will happen , but if they accept and obey things could grow even worse .
20 Egoistic traits may be expected to survive if they benefit also the descendants which inherit them , to be weeded out if they benefit the individual at the expense of its offspring ( for example , cannibalizing its brood , or long outlasting its reproductive powers ) ; altruistic traits will tend to survive if they benefit kin which are also transmitting them ( in particular , the mother 's protection of her young ) , to die out if they give the advantage to strangers which are not .
21 Egoistic traits may be expected to survive if they benefit also the descendants which inherit them , to be weeded out if they benefit the individual at the expense of its offspring ( for example , cannibalizing its brood , or long outlasting its reproductive powers ) ; altruistic traits will tend to survive if they benefit kin which are also transmitting them ( in particular , the mother 's protection of her young ) , to die out if they give the advantage to strangers which are not .
22 Now if they recognize the unions it does n't matter which one it is , they did n't erm differentiate between any unions do they ?
23 ‘ These systems work well if they know the parameters of Soviet radar very well .
24 Most British firms even if they recognize the problem , do n't do anything about it .
25 Most of the rotundas , however , provoked a sombre reaction , though Ladislav pointed out that many of the younger people would not have recognised the faces of Novotný and Gottwald even if they knew the names .
26 And remember , Roger , the thread had been removed , the fuse destroys itself , and people coming in and out of the room , once the bed was on fire , would scarcely think it suspicious even if they saw the odd burn mark on the floor .
27 Even if they had the space , the concept is riddled with conflict .
28 It is therefore difficult to train such staff , even if they had the time and inclination to practise the skills necessary .
29 Barn owls are susceptible to bad weather , though , because a hard winter can kill their food supply even if they resist the cold themselves .
30 Even if they prefer the uncertainty principle ?
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