Example sentences of "if [pers pn] is [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She can go on like that for hours if she is n't stopped ’ . |
| 2 | " Look , mate , if you ca n't make it in bed , if she is n't finding you quite up to the mark , do n't take your frustration out on the rest of us . |
| 3 | He had explained that , ‘ Mrs Miller is a woman not used to being idle and will sweep clean through the house with fearsome enthusiasm if she is n't watched . |
| 4 | She has a passion for knowing what is going on and will be extremely cross if she is n't told . ’ |
| 5 | If she is not prevented from chattering she could cause herself much trouble . ’ |
| 6 | Ruether 's , if she is not saying in any sense of Christ that he is unique , surely can not be said to be so . |
| 7 | If she is not practising I tap on her door . |
| 8 | If she is not watched like a hawk she will be in trouble of some sort before you can say Jack Robinson . ’ |
| 9 | If she is not shovelling food down my throat , or forcing your noxious potions upon me , she is — ’ |
| 10 | The chief bridesmaid , if she is not making a speech , can then lead the call for a speech . |
| 11 | Her claim will not be affected if she is already receiving a state pension , providing this is based on her own contributions . |
| 12 | Males , in particular , are quickly inhibited from approaching a female if she is already interacting with a male partner . |
| 13 | It 's as if she is away staying somewhere , and we are waiting for her to come back , we can not do anything until she returns . |
| 14 | If she is simply referring to degrees of context-dependency , then she must establish a scale on which such things can be measured . |
| 15 | If she is ever going to learn to stand on her own feet finally , when her grieving is over , she will need your acceptance , for the time being , that what she is experiencing now is something like the intense suffering of a child separated from the security of its mother 's presence , with all the feelings of fear and panic that brings . |
| 16 | If she is severely disturbed emotionally , above the level normally expected in bereavement , and if she can not sleep , he may prescribe tranquillisers and a night sedative ; but this will usually be only for a limited period to help her over a particularly bad patch , as he will not want her to become addicted to these drugs , which if taken for too long may delay the normal grieving process which she will need to experience if she is to make a satisfactory recovery . |
| 17 | Nobody likes a child who is allowed to do whatever she likes , but then again no child is happy if she is always prevented from exploring . |
| 18 | The project pointed out that an audit is easier if it is carefully planned and responsibility for particular aspects is shared out . |
| 19 | Under present UK law , a company has a separate legal personality ; and its members , even if it is wholly owned by another company , are not — at any rate in theory — liable for its debts and other obligations . |
| 20 | If the parent bird is aquatic and is making its display on water , it may turn on its side , flap one wing awkwardly in the air and paddle itself in a circle as if it is hopelessly crippled . |
| 21 | I have little doubt that , if it is broadly accepted by the Secretary of State and then implemented through the work of the subject working groups , teachers ' assessment skills will be vastly improved . |
| 22 | ‘ No book can be dangerous if it is well written ’ . ’ |
| 23 | If it is well written , so much the better . |
| 24 | If it is well handled , the pictures will speak for themselves and the dialogues will never fall short of pupils ' or teachers ' expectations . ’ |
| 25 | The visual impact of materials never fails to illicit a response if it is well chosen . |
| 26 | But Wrexham MP Dr John Marek claims that the full potential of the site will be realised far more quickly if it is instead transferred into public ownership . |
| 27 | If it is partly submerged , it has sprung a leak and filled with water . |
| 28 | If it is partly submerged , it has sprung a leak and filled with water . |
| 29 | Whether the life sentence is regarded as a sufficient denunciation in society depends on the public 's perception of what life imprisonment means : if it is widely believed that it results in an average of nine years ' imprisonment , the effect will be somewhat blunted . |
| 30 | A trade usage will be imported if it is widely known and followed , and is sufficiently certain , binding and reasonable . |