Example sentences of "if the [noun] is [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | If the terrain is undulating it is also important to peg the net tight to the ground in the bottom of the hollows for otherwise rabbits will escape beneath the net . |
2 | If the air is liquid , what temperature is it going to be at ? |
3 | If the air is pollution-free , your consumption of it does not interfere with our consumption of it . |
4 | If the air is damp . |
5 | It is therefore important to know how well death rates indicate disease rates ; if the link is weak , this would be very significant to resource managers . |
6 | If the strike is off-centre , the material will not break . |
7 | It turns out ( though we are not going to prove it here ) that the exact shape of the current loop is immaterial ( not unreasonable if the loop is far away ) and in the general case we only need to replace unc by S , the area of the loop . |
8 | If the outline is firm , the reader will do the rest of the work . |
9 | If the expert is negligent he may be sued by either party ( Arenson v Casson Beckman Rutley & Co [ 1977 ] AC 405 ) . |
10 | If the hole is shallow you simply go down on hands and knees or full length , put your hand down into the hole and retrieve the line . |
11 | Small ones rarely cause problems , but if the hole is large enough for intestine to drop through , things could become more serious . |
12 | But if workmen are hammering outside your door , if the noise is intermittent and/or high-pitched , if you ca n't switch it off at will , you may find such noise psychologically distressing as well as distracting . |
13 | Oh yeah no problem and as Tony was saying music sessions they tend if the session is good to forget about closing time you know official closing time . |
14 | If the judge is right , it is an incredible state of affairs . |
15 | 1.7 If the judge is undecided on the other evidence after he has heard both sides then the conviction is conclusive , but the judge is not precluded from making a finding of contributory negligence against the plaintiff or accepting ( in an appropriate case ) a defence of volenti non fit injuria ( Murphy v Culhane [ 1976 ] 3 All ER 533 ) . |
16 | It does not matter if the cartoon is insulting to men . |
17 | A general family of transformations — involving raising the data values to different powers was introduced as a guide to correcting straggle : if the straggle is downward , go up on the ladder of powers , and vice versa . |
18 | The use of the choir ( if the church is monastic ) is retained for the clergy while the pilgrims occupy the nave and transepts . |
19 | If the change is exothermic T s will exceed T r for a short period , but if it is endothermic T s will temporarily lag behind T r . |
20 | For administrative reasons it would be undesirable for base rates to change every time money market rates changed , but if the change is large enough , then a base rate change becomes necessary . |
21 | If the change is permanent , re-sub yourself with your new address , and write to tell me to get rid of your old address . |
22 | Go much more slowly if the road is wet or icy or first drive more slowly at night , remember it can be especially difficult to see pedestrians or cyclists at night and in poor daylight conditions , do not break , sharply , except in an emergency . |
23 | If the word is short ( i.e. less than some lower bound ) then attempt some correction . |
24 | Test holes have been bored to see if the land is suitable for building but no reply has been received . |
25 | If the land is poor , no amount of good buildings and equipment will compensate . |
26 | If the land is unregistered , then the contract will have to be prepared by the seller 's conveyancer in order to reflect this fact . |
27 | You may also take this early opportunity of preparing an epitome of title if the land is unregistered . |
28 | If the land is unregistered , then it is now common practice to use what is called a " Rule 72 Transfer " . |
29 | So erm , if you think about it , you could say well okay , if the evolution is all about survival of the fittest and if fitness means surviving longer |
30 | Obviously the more waste the greater the bioload and even the most efficient filtration system will not prevent changes in water chemistry after feeding , if the aquarium is overstocked or the filtration system is not yet fully-mature . |