Example sentences of "if he so [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kentucky had not appealed to her but in Leicestershire she would be in more or less familiar surroundings — and Mr Harvey had said he might live here if he so chose . |
| 2 | By the time he was reunited with them — for good , if he so chose — he viewed his parents with an indifference that probably masked hatred . |
| 3 | He freely acknowledged that responsibility for the development in rural areas of Essex would lie with the RAC but he invited the resident tutor to expand , if he so wished , his activities into existing WEA centres at Chelmsford , Harwich , Dovercourt and Silver End . |
| 4 | It was a dream that could , if he so wished , become reality . |
| 5 | If he so wished , Edward I or Edward II could disown the actions of the proctors in the Parlement . |
| 6 | The Beveridge Report referred to both of these consequences when it argued that social security benefits should be of subsistence level only , allowing the individual , if he so wished , to make his own provision for higher benefits through voluntary insurance — which should also be positively encouraged by the government through tax allowances . |
| 7 | A clause inserted by Lord Muncaster reserved for himself the right " at any time during the said 21 yrs " , if he so wished , to become a " partner of ¼ in the concern " by paying a " full part of the expenses from the commencement thereof of working the same … " |
| 8 | And Christie Goldsborough , who owned those pawnshops and those taverns could find out if he so wished just where her satin had gone . |
| 9 | He was free to follow his inclinations and join the worshippers at the Methodist chapel , if he so wished . |
| 10 | I have taken advice about what would be involved in amending the Bill to allow for such a further education council to be established at a later date by a future Secretary of State if he so wished . |
| 11 | Furthermore , he could leave the manor if he so wished , and could therefore negotiate for better terms from the lord by threatening to go if the latter refused concessions ( 79 , p.31 ) . |
| 12 | It seems to me entirely up to him , if he so wished , and his group , if they felt there needed to be more money spent on highways structural maintenance to have moved other bids up to priority order when discussing the capital budget . |
| 13 | It is in section 58(1) , which declares in ringing terms that a person arrested and held in custody in a police station or other premises shall be entitled , if he so requests , to consult a solicitor privately at any time ’ . |
| 14 | The ‘ if he so requests ’ bit is a clever nuance which undermines the rest . |
| 15 | The district judge may enter judgment for mesne profits accrued after the hearing on application supported if he so requires , by affidavit . |
| 16 | One such case is where the consent , if effective , will not affect third parties , provided that the agent is a normal adult able to judge his own interests in the area involved and that the same is true of the person receiving the right , assuming that he is able to refuse it if he so wishes . |
| 17 | He may , if he so wishes , include a description up to a maximum of six words , which may include a reference to the candidate 's political associations . |
| 18 | This final scene of the novel leaves the reader free to believe , if he so wishes , that Pip and Estella will eventually marry , but it seems clear that CD 's intention was that we should understand that Pip 's renewed hopes were not to be fulfilled . |
| 19 | He can add consultation of the tape-slide sequence to the student 's required work-load without altering his own pattern of lectures and seminars in the least , if he so wishes . |
| 20 | The interests of the alleged contemnor require that he should have the right to be informed of the charges which he has to meet , to be advised and represented if he so wishes ( subject to his being eligible for legal aid or otherwise able to finance his defence ) , to be given a full and fair opportunity of meeting those charges and , if found guilty of contempt of court , to be informed in sufficiently clear terms of what has been found against him . |
| 21 | He will also know that the General Synod is a creature of Parliament and that it is fully in his hands as a private Member to introduce a Bill to abolish the General Synod of the Church of England if he so wishes . |
| 22 | The creditor then has twenty-one days in which , if he so wishes , to revalue his security ( subject to r 6.115 ) . |
| 23 | An investor who holds a European call option in a stock thus has a guaranteed price at which he can buy the stock on the settlement day , if he so wishes . |
| 24 | The original purchaser may hold the Treasury bill to maturity if he so wishes , present the bill for repayment and pocket the difference between the original purchase and its nominal , maturity value . |
| 25 | The purchaser of the bill can , if he so wishes , sell the bill before maturity . |
| 26 | The seller can , if he so wishes , simply keep the bill to maturity and present it for payment ( as in 6 . ) . |
| 27 | In the mean time , if he so desires , Ivanisevic can exploit the green , green grass of SW19 to its fullest advantage . |
| 28 | With his first vote the West German elector can if he so desires make a choice solely with reference to the rival candidates ' personal qualities or their popularity . |
| 29 | Thus confidential data can be stored on such a disk and the user of this data can physically remove it , even take it home with him if he so desires , thereby ensuring that the information can not be seen by any unauthorised persons This control over sensitive data coupled with the fact that the computer is personal to one user at a time gives the operator a greater sense of confidence in , and control over , the machine he is using . |
| 30 | On receiving notice of the payment in , the plaintiff may either ( i ) lodge his bill of costs for taxation , or ( ii ) if he so opts or in any event where the amount recovered does not exceed £100 but exceeds £25 , ask for his costs to be assessed under costs Appendix C to the 1981 Rules ( see Costs Appendix C ) to which will be added the plaint fee ( Ord 38 , r 19 ) . |