Example sentences of "[noun] if it [is] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Yeah , you need bigger words if it 's going into the dictionary
2 A payment will not qualify under Gift Aid if it is made to enable the charity to purchase a property , or other assets , from the donor or from a ‘ connected person ’ .
3 Nor will it do any good if it is sent to the right outlet at the wrong time .
4 replace your car if it is lost , stolen or damaged so much it would not be economical to repair it ; or
5 replace your car if it is lost , stolen or damaged so much it would not be economical to repair it ; or
6 replace your car if it is lost , stolen or damaged so much it would not be economical to repair it ; or
7 The Touring Guarantee is valid for four years from the date of purchase of a new Mercedes and is passed on with the car if it is sold during that period .
8 ‘ I know the piece ’ , he wrote ; ‘ it is a very silly play and the translation will have to be altered a great deal if it is to work as an opera …
9 The unit can only be used successfully with low level inputs , such as microphones and low output guitar pick-ups if it is preceded by a suitable preamplifier .
10 This bacterium has a battery of three genes ( G 1 , G 2 , G 3 in the figure ) , which code for proteins ( P 1 , P 2 , P 3 ) needed by the cell if it is to use galactosides ( energy-rich compounds which may or may not be present in the surroundings ) .
11 The risk to the firm 's image in the financial community and the industry if it is associated with adverse criticism in a large or well-publicised transaction .
12 The risk to the firm 's image in the financial community and the industry if it is associated with adverse criticism in a large or well-publicised transaction .
13 Achieving a standstill is vital for Heron if it is to make headway in rescheduling its debt .
14 Thus , if the landlord has elected to waive the exemption from VAT in respect of a particular building , he will not be able to add VAT to the rent if it is expressed as a single figure .
15 The profession will have to take positive steps if it is to make any progress in bridging the expectation gap .
16 The practical effect of this provision is that if an MNP is formed by , say , a merger of a foreign legal firm and an English firm , the firm name used by either may be adopted as the name of the MNP if it is made up of the names of present or former principals who are or were lawyers ; a new name may be used derived from the names of one or more present or former principals of either firm ; a name previously approved by the Council may be used ; or application may be made for approval in writing by the Council of a name which does not otherwise comply with the requirements of rule 11(1) ( A ) .
17 However , this identification is only ‘ to some extent ’ , and it is easier to think of locality as a useful term in this study if it is extended , as Dickens et al.
18 Therefore , will not there be a need for radical changes in the United Nations if it is to maintain any confidence and respect throughout the world ?
19 If some biological constraint can rule out , or make unrealistic , some normative practice or institution , then knowledge of it may not only encourage us to decline that practice if it is suggested , but may also contribute an explanation of why human communities do not in general display that practice or institution .
20 In captivity , a good memory and fear will destroy the horse if it is handled so badly that it becomes permanently anxious .
21 This Condition can only have effect if it is called into operation by the party wishing to rely on it giving written notice to the other to that effect .
22 Lastly we must all learn how to protect the Earth from pollution , acid rain and the Greenhouse Effect if it is to remain a safe and healthy place to live in in the future — your future .
23 We have no standard conventions for representing the paralinguistic features of the utterance which are summarised as ‘ voice quality ’ , yet the effect of an utterance being said kindly and sympathetically is clearly very different from the effect if it is said brutally and harshly .
24 Inevitably , the use of the soundtrack as a radio commercial involves some loss of effect , and it seems to me that in general a radio commercial is going to have a much better chance of achieving its desired effect if it is created from scratch .
25 A third party right can not be revoked or modified by the parties if it is established that the right was not intended to be so revocable or modifiable without the third party 's consent .
26 In reality , deterrent operations might last for weeks or even months , but the AMF(L) must exercise as a fighting force if it is to prove its worth .
27 According to Spill , there are a number of checkpoints that SCO must negotiate over the coming months if it is to maintain its MIPS effort — each requiring a commitment of political will , as well as cash .
28 The extract reads as gobbledygook if it is read as a speech by one individual .
29 The microcomputer should have a form of security e.g. by bolting it to a desk if it is to remain in one place all the time , perhaps next to the library catalogue .
30 is that there 's no point in , in er me going to work if it 's going to just , you know , work out
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