Example sentences of "a [noun sg] if [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He desperately needed to talk to me , to have me as a confessor if not to obtain my active help , but could not see the way to come to terms with me ; his need to accept was in conflict with his wish to reject . |
| 2 | ( v ) Conveyance or transfer by husband to wife ( or a third party ) for consideration ( no element of gift ) ( Eg Precedents 9 , 10 , 17 , 18 , 34 to 39 ) Such a conveyance if not falling within the provisions of s83 ( above ) ( ie not made in connection with the divorce ) and not containing an element of gift requires the conventional stamp duty certificate , if the consideration is under £60,000 . |
| 3 | If you 're casting more than a couple of rod-lengths it 's advisable to use a waggler if only to avoid tangles . |
| 4 | A registered elector over the age of twenty-one may be a candidate if not disqualified , but in addition people may stand for election if they have occupied property , been resident or had their main place of work in the area for at least twelve months . |
| 5 | So it looks as though the Government has given the council a cautious go-ahead to draw up a scheme if not to beat the Tay , then to lessen the disastrous effects another flood would have on the long suffering Perthshire population . |
| 6 | Section 119 provides that a company if so authorised by its articles may : ( a ) make arrangements on an issue of shares for a difference between shareholders in the amounts or times of payments of calls ; ( b ) accept the whole or part of the amount remaining unpaid although it has not been called up ; or ( c ) pay a dividend in proportion to the amount paid up on each share where a larger amount is paid up on some shares than on others . |