Example sentences of "that if [indef pn] is [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In general , the complications introduced by having to predict changes both of system and of behaviour are so great that most forecasters assume that the system will not change ( except by evolution ) and claim that if everything is going to change there is not much point in having a forecast anyway because there will no longer be an organisation to act upon it . |
| 2 | They fear that if nothing is done , the fish will disappear altogether . |
| 3 | In figure 7.6 the capacitances to earth are represented as lumped together from nodes A , B , C and D. Notice that if nothing is done about these capacitances , they act in pairs across the arms of the bridge ; for example , the reactance of C A in series with that of C B is in parallel with the impedance Z 1 . |
| 4 | These three vices are universally regarded as so detrimental to a horse , and so incurable , that if one is detected in a horse soon after it has been sold at a reputable horse auction , it is grounds for its sale to be cancelled . |
| 5 | I think many feel that if one is going to make the sacrifice that is required in the first place then one accepts that there will be other things one will want one 's child to benefit from — even if it means tightening one 's belt for an extra month . ’ |
| 6 | But the point that young Macaulay fails to realise is that if one is going to take potshots , there is no point in aiming a verbal blunderbuss at piddling little targets . |
| 7 | Yes , Mr Chairman , I , erm , I , I , I do appreciate that erm , I 've been invited through Committee er , to go through what I do represent er , the building project erm , on behalf of the economic development , because as you all know , I 'm of course on the economic development before , but er , in the past I 've found that that I have er been , shall we say , relieved of my positions on other er , position , erm , unknownst to myself , and of course I have er , actually turned up on these planning functions and been there , and to me in the past , I have always found that if one is going to be missed one must then , one 's either asked if he wishes to continue , if he 's been doing his job properly , if he does n't do his job properly then it 's only right to replace him . |
| 8 | Most commonly , mura-muras are asked to send rain , for it is well known that if one is offended he will hold up a huge bark dish to the heavens and catch all the rain on its way to earth , out of spite . |
| 9 | It is good mining practice that if one is to work all the mine that has already been developed — and £60 billion has been spent in its development — one does not work it in the advance , but in the retreat . |
| 10 | It stands to reason that if one is claiming to have discovered universal historical laws these should apply to very different societies . |
| 11 | ‘ It is absolutely necessary that if somebody is gumming up the system or can not keep pace with what you are trying to do that they should go , ’ he declares uncompromisingly . |
| 12 | It is absolutely necessary that if somebody is gumming up the system or can not keep pace with what you are trying to do that they should go |
| 13 | Also , what you generally find is that if somebody is reading as opposed to refreshing their memory from looking at a piece of paper and then letting it flow , if they 're reading from it it 's dull , it lacks sparkle . |
| 14 | ‘ I know that if someone is sent up to Leeds to interview them , the band will meet them off the train at the right time . |
| 15 | Finding that their efforts are doomed to failure , what more natural than that they should cause the company to execute a floating charge in their favour to secure the loans so that if anything is left , after the claims of the prior chargees are satisfied , they take it rather than the unsecured creditors ? |
| 16 | 4.3 We would therefore submit that if anyone is getting a good deal it is most certainly not our members . |
| 17 | ‘ The message is that the culture must be broken and that if anyone is found carrying a knife it must be viewed very , very seriously , ’ he said at the committee , which swiftly completed its stages last night . |
| 18 | THE Norwich goalkeeper , Bryan Gunn , says that if anyone is going to win the FA Premier League apart from his own club , ‘ I 'd love Manchester United to do it . ’ |