Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] if it [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is important for the biologizing of consciousness : consciousness will evolve only if it improves the survival chances of creatures endowed with it ; and it will have survival value only if it accurately reports what is actually ‘ there ’ . |
| 2 | The point is that an orderly community can exist only if it shares many practices , and that in all modern pluralistic societies a great measure of toleration of vastly differing outlooks is made possible by the fact that many of them enable the vast majority of the population to accept common standards of conduct . |
| 3 | Another point , though : if it 's paper you 're washing , make sure it 's washable and wo n't peel off if it gets damp . |
| 4 | ‘ We will not surrender even if it takes forever , ’ said Corporal Roy Bantung . |
| 5 | ‘ We will not surrender even if it takes forever , ’ said Corporal Roy Bantung . |
| 6 | That , he says , is what the Next Steps is all about : ‘ It will succeed only if it changes the way business is done and accounted for . ’ |
| 7 | It does not break even if it lands directly on other eggs because its shell is twice as thick as those of the host bird . |
| 8 | A symbolic arrow can function only if it has a target , explicit or implicit . |
| 9 | Anything 'll cut down if it has to . |
| 10 | But this will happen only if it gets its act together in the three areas of service provision , education , and research . |
| 11 | But the show will go on if it does . |
| 12 | America can lead only if it knows where it is going |
| 13 | He 'll even pay more if it means saving services . |
| 14 | If a horse does pull from anxiety , it is always worthwhile trying a milder bit — in an enclosed space , he can not go far if it does not work . |
| 15 | I 'll come back if it does n't help her . |
| 16 | May help especially if it has not already been given directly after the birth . |