Example sentences of "and if [pron] [be] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That bridge has got concrete cancer , ’ he warned , ‘ and if something is n't done soon there 's going to be a disaster . ’ |
| 2 | Remember that when a probate or letters of administration constitute one of the title documents it 's unlikely in any event to be handed over , so look for a covenant for its production and if one is n't abstracted , make a requisition on the point , although you should note covenants for production are not necessary in deeds giving rise to first registration . |
| 3 | So the tutorial is a place for ideas as well as practice , and if they are well used they can help an actor to be more objective about the craft . |
| 4 | Make a note of the values at maximum and minimum and if they are not of equal magnitude adjust the zero-offset trimpot so as to make them equal . |
| 5 | Children do not have that choice , and if they are not helped by those they rely on to deal with their frightening and disturbing feelings then they can suffer considerable harm . |
| 6 | Visitors to the villa arrive at the front , to be greeted by a huge work by Marino Marini , and if they are not careful see only the front . |
| 7 | They will need to check whether they have made the same amount of each and if they are not able to count , then they can correspond one-to-one ‘ tops ’ with ‘ bottoms ’ . |
| 8 | Flaws in the system are taking a ‘ severe toll ’ , and if they are not corrected , ‘ the consequences could prove fatal to firms of all sizes ’ . |
| 9 | Well I do n't se I do n't think that it has been badly designed for the old people , I think the object of building the town as it has been built is to integrate the erm the old people with the young , perhaps the young people resent that but I think we have got to have a mixed community in as much as we have got to be aware that old people need attention in as much as they need companionship and if they are not integrated with the community they are going to be I really se , just left out on their own which in lots of cases there are very , very many lonely people , old people but if they are put within the community I think the community will look after them , in as much as giving them companionship whether the people , some people resent it or not , I do n't know , but I do think that they should not be segregated . |
| 10 | And if they are not taken in their usual sense , how should they be understood ? |
| 11 | Sometimes X sells goods to Y who in turn sells them to Z. Sometimes , however , Y acts as X 's agent in selling to Z. In the former case Z buys his goods from Y and if they are not delivered or are defective Z can look to his seller , Y , and if necessary can sue him for breach of his contract of sale . |
| 12 | Last week the UK Department of Health confirmed its earlier recommendations that the risk of cot death is reduced if infants are laid to sleep on their backs , if they are not exposed to cigarette smoke before or after birth , and if they are not overwrapped or overheated , especially when feverish or unwell . |
| 13 | They are made by human beings and if they are not doing what we want then we have a right and a responsibility to change them . |
| 14 | Fourthly that each child on that action plan would have outlined where they would hope to go and following that have found out what the requirements are , the possible pathway through and if they are n't sure , I was gon , what I was gon na ask was , if I could have a careers teacher in to talk to form about possible pathway through , i in the general terms so they 've got these four outcomes there . |
| 15 | say that women have been discriminated against for so long that they just have n't had the opportunities to rise up through the ranks , and if they are ever going to achieve the kind of representation that they ought to achieve just by the sheer numbers that the represent in the population , apart from the quality , and there are a lot of people who would say that women are probably rather superior erm to a lot of men at an equal level |
| 16 | ‘ And if they are behind , and not in front ? ’ |
| 17 | In the present system claimants can ask for an internal review and if they are still dissatisfied , take their case to Review Board of local councillors . |
| 18 | ‘ We only release bitches who have been spayed and if they are still only puppies we give the new owners a date to take them to the vet . ’ |
| 19 | They affect the picture of reality we hold in our minds , and if they are sharply or poorly focussed , reality will be correspondingly clear , blurred or distorted . |
| 20 | The question posed is how far social rights should now be conceived as including , beyond such things as education , health care and the alleviation of severe poverty , a right to employment or to an appropriate basic income , to decent housing , or to participation by employees in the management of their firms ; and if they are so conceived , what policies and institutional changes could effectively establish them . |
| 21 | But if y Some of the finishes on some of the wardrobes are particularly slippery and if they 're particularly slippery then i i it 's difficult often . |
| 22 | Our investigative researchers ventured into the centre of London to find out if High Street shops are dog-friendly and if they 're not , why not ? |
| 23 | ‘ And if they 're not in by tomorrow morning — and I mean tomorrow morning — you can assume that we 'll be buying our photocopying paper elsewhere ! ’ |
| 24 | Under the Sale of Goods Act , goods must be fit for their purpose and if they 're not you can claim compensation for the full amount of your loss resulting from the breach of contract . |
| 25 | Check that all the bulbs and wires work and are intact , and if they 're not , throw the old set away and buy new ones . |
| 26 | They will probably guess a e i o u , and if they 're not yet right , follow with r ( chr ) or , with older children , chl : - chu — — — |
| 27 | And if they 're not prepared to pl play the game or pay the going rate well then you review it and think how far do I push them on this ? |
| 28 | Cos if you get em If you put a bo A multiple choice and if They 're not actually think they just like look at one and , Oh I do n't really like that all I do n't really like think about it . |
| 29 | Er you know , are competent interviewers , and if they 're not , whatever . |
| 30 | ‘ You do n't know them , Sister , ’ he said darkly , ‘ and if they 're not thinking that then they 'll say I 'm skiving or only coming over here to chat up the nurses . ’ |