Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] if [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | It is also possible that surface dust is mobilized by electrical forces : indeed , such forces are of great importance to the minority of scientists who believe that very little lava if any has flowed from the lunar interior . |
| 2 | I do not rightly understand how the medical men could not save him after the accident since you say the cut seemed small and did not appear to trouble him but I have heard that for the blood to be poisoned it takes only a pin-prick and that a cut where there is manure about can have this effect if not noticed . |
| 3 | Other materials such as blown mineral wool and blown polystyrene beads do not have this disadvantage if expertly installed , but the beads can be a nuisance if ever the wall needs to be pierced . |
| 4 | The continuity thesis is not without some merit if carefully defined . |
| 5 | In our network 's submission on the consultation document we welcomed the opportunity for user expertise to be used in this way if properly supported and paid for . |
| 6 | Aggressive corals such as the large polyp forming Euphylia bubble corals ( Plerogyra species ) and large carpet anemones ( Stoichactis species ) have stings that can cause a painful rash if carelessly handled , giving some idea of the powerful weapons they possess . |
| 7 | Diving is an extremely dangerous sport if not done properly . |
| 8 | The middle-horns were the most esteemed of draught cattle because of their activity and hardiness ; they would also fatten at an early age if not working but the milk yield of the cows was poor in comparison with the short-horned cattle of Durham , Yorkshire and Lincolnshire . |
| 9 | Service of a notice of severance ( see Precedent 12 ) would appear to be effective to sever the joint tenancy if properly addressed to the other joint tenant and received at the property concerned . |
| 10 | The Hotel Proprietors Act of 1956 defines a hotel as ‘ an establishment offering food and drink and sleeping accommodation if so required to any traveller who appears able and willing to pay for services and facilities provided ’ . |
| 11 | And while the improvements helped somewhat , Air Force planners must have realised that the combination of poor flight stability , lower than anticipated speed and range limitations would place the Airacomet at serious risk if ever sent to engage enemy aircraft . |
| 12 | And the libel action , if it comes to trial , will give us valuable national publicity if properly handled . |
| 13 | No general geographical division of Sinhala Sri Lanka into regions can serve all purposes of analysis , but identifying districts which shared some attributes is a useful tool if not used indiscriminately . |
| 14 | General Harding did not foresee difficulty in holding the situation on its present basis if so desired for several weeks … " |
| 15 | Those appearing before the Arbitrators may be accompanied by a legal advisor if so desired . |
| 16 | Why else would the Oldenburgs have visited this great cathedral if not to check it for security ? |
| 17 | An innkeeper , as we have seen , is under a duty to provide reasonable refreshment if so required and accommodation to a traveller ; hence , the innkeeper has a right of lien over a traveller 's property as well as over a guests ' to ensure that the traveller 's bill is duly paid . |
| 18 | They have a better taste if not eaten straight away from the fridge . |
| 19 | It seems worthwhile to attempt such a semi-quantitative approach if only to give rough estimates of the parameters involved . |
| 20 | A trainee can obtain an NVQ from any Awarding Body recognised by the National Council for Vocational Qualifications though it is likely that most employers and colleges will choose to offer NVQs from only one body if only to simplify the assessment procedures and reduce costs . |
| 21 | If additional vehicles are required to be licensed ( Form GV 80 within one month if already authorized , Form GV 81 if not ) . |
| 22 | Nowhere is the siren song of conservation more difficult to resist than when it combines a sentimental appeal to make a restoration project out of every down-at-heel relic , with the coded suggestion that it might even be a retail money-spinner in its own right if properly marketed by a curator and a press officer with a gift shop and a T-shirt designer on hand . |
| 23 | As you climb by the road , you see a ring of mountains to your right which you might easily take to be the Cirque de Troumouse , but this is in fact yet a third cirque , that of Estaubé , intermediate between Gavarnie and Troumouse , imposing in its own right if too withdrawn properly to enclose you , as a good cirque should . |
| 24 | This new treatment could become an effective alternative to surgical biliary diversion if further controlled follow up studies confirm the initial impression that self expandable metal mesh stents offer a low morbidity alternative for longterm biliary drainage in chronic pancreatitis without the inconvenience associated with plastic stents . |
| 25 | The irony was that in normal circumstances she would have insisted on seeing a working installation of a new product if only to satisfy herself that whatever she wrote would n't infringe the Trades Descriptions Act . |
| 26 | It too is gelatinous , and the upper surface if finely felted in texture . |
| 27 | Any specialised product , which is as directly involved with the hygiene and comfort levels within the kitchen area , must be viewed as a potential risk if not designed , manufactured or maintained properly . |
| 28 | Just as , beyond a certain point , the terms of capitalist political economy ( ‘ development ’ , ‘ progress ’ , ‘ production ’ ) can be rearticulated to the needs of a radically different society only through their transformation in the light perhaps of older ecologies , so , arguably , the assumptions of the bourgeois music tradition can , beyond an equivalent point , be most easily articulated to the interests of a future , more liberated order if critically combined with techniques drawn from older , popular traditions ( see Jameson 's comments in Block et al . |