Example sentences of "if [noun prp] [is] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If Ferguson is really searching for someone to put the finishing touch to his team 's chances and not his own , he would be better offering the job to one of these often maligned stabbers-in of trifles . |
| 2 | And if Wordsworth is simply describing one thing in terms of another , then the case for a ‘ Christian ’ Tintern Abbey or 1805 Prelude breaks down . |
| 3 | Changes in the entry of calcium ions , or the phosphorylation of membrane constituents , or the activation of NMDA receptors , all seem plausible ways of bringing about a temporary change in the electrical properties of a cell , but what makes the change persist — what puts the L into LTP — should be the important question , if LTP is really to serve as a model for long-term memory . |
| 4 | Could she pursue her cherished independence , if Chester 's really needed her ? |
| 5 | If Policyholder is subsequently found to be alive then any monies paid out shall be refunded . |
| 6 | He added that if Medway 's almost completed study on Rosyth dockyard were favourable , it was planned to have the combined passenger/freight roll-on roll-off facility in place by Spring 1994 . |
| 7 | Despite suggesting that God must have been on the side of the Philistines in the battle , they talk as if God is literally enthroned above the ark , and the bringing of it to the camp will mean the bringing of God himself . |
| 8 | If God is truly to begin again , then he must start with a child born out of the blue , a child most decidedly of his making . |
| 9 | And by that time , if Cyprus is still divided , then I shall be too . |
| 10 | But they also need to improve the state 's port and other infrastructure if Yucatan is really to become a low-cost assembly centre for America 's east coast . |
| 11 | And if Britain is really gripped by flutter fever there will be TWO £1 million top prizes each week . |
| 12 | They know that , if Britain is really to remain at the heart of Europe , we must sign — if not at Maastricht , then soon after . |
| 13 | And we 've got a further problem if Iraq is effectively destroyed as a functioning state . |
| 14 | If Shilton is actually approved as a gipsy site , the people who will be going in there are the people who are at the moment living on the laybys and on the green lanes in the surrounding countryside . |
| 15 | And in fact it is as if we 're having , it is if George is actually having two conversations at the same time . |
| 16 | ‘ All right … if Guy is so committed to Sarah Chester Fabrics ’ resurrection , why is he never here ? |
| 17 | Midfield stylist McAllister will keep the captaincy tonight if Strachan is again left on the bench . |
| 18 | Aids researchers are now investigating if HIV is somehow triggering the suicide response of protective white blood cells , stripping the body of immunity . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm going back to see if Caspar 's still locked up . ’ |
| 20 | Matthew asked , thinking that at least he 'd be able to get a job with a marriage guidance bureau if Cadogan 's suddenly folded . |
| 21 | Yet Saudis , a security-conscious lot , fear that those who stay may exploit the disorder if Riyadh is badly damaged . |
| 22 | So far this is normal and to be expected , but if Claire is told often enough how good she is when she feels herself to be bad , or if Henry is constantly reminded of his vicious streak when he is aware of other , ignored qualities in himself , then both Claire and Henry are likely to become confused as to their own self-images . |