Example sentences of "then it [modal v] [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the other Devon districts were in fact the chief suppliers of patients and users of the big hospital facilities then it would make sense for management and costs to be handed over to them . |
| 2 | If physics is to be taken as the acme of scientific knowledge , then it would make sense to try to emulate the methods that physics uses to gain its knowledge , and where else could one go for this by way of a shortcut but to philosophy , the discipline that has been endlessly preoccupied with the foundations of human knowledge . |
| 3 | then it would make sense if you 're gon na continue doing that |
| 4 | I 'm , I 'm sure that would happen , but Lithuania , if , if it had the er complete independence to er choose it 's own trading partners , it 's own defence partners , then it would make sense for Lithuania to have some sort of a a trading arrangement with the old communist block and . |
| 5 | That 's fine but sentence six Florence teased Dougal , and did so Brian too does n't sound right but notice that 's exactly what you would get if you could substitute the proform for a subject verb construction and then it would mean Florence teased Brian too . |
| 6 | Suppose the same sort of bargain will have to be concluded quite often , then it may make sense to devise a framework , or ‘ governance structure ’ or protocol , to facilitate it . |
| 7 | ‘ If you put that barrier up in Wivenhoe to stop the water going into Colchester then it must leave Brightlingsea and St Osyth vulnerable . ’ |
| 8 | If the government expropriates land , then it must pay compensation to the office of the custodian . |
| 9 | If a new test of obscenity is to be considered , then it must catch works which endanger not governments , but society itself . |
| 10 | It is probably true to say that if young British-born Caribbeans from London have a conversation lasting longer than a few turns , then it will contain London English even if it contains Creole as well . |
| 11 | If the ( expected ) relative price is low then it will pay suppliers not to supply as much because they will be anticipating a drop in the real value of the proceeds . |
| 12 | If this ( expected ) relative price is high then it will give suppliers an incentive to produce and sell more this period and hold the proceeds in monetary form , in anticipation that their real value will increase as the average price level falls next period . |
| 13 | If the correct illumination is received , then it will produce flowers on the water surface . |
| 14 | If case management is expected to reduce reliance upon residential care then it will need components which specifically address the needs of clients who are most likely to be admitted , or those with the history of frequent admissions , or those who are likely to stay the longest . |
| 15 | If another launch attempt is not made in the next ten days , then it could face cancellation . |