Example sentences of "if it [vb -s] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Never take the dog 's food away if you discover that it has misbehaved , or if it refuses to sit . |
| 2 | If the acquiring company refuses to provide , or is incapable of providing , clear instructions , if it refuses to accept and/or pay for the equipment or software , if it tampers with the programs , misuses them and allows employees to copy them freely , the supplier will need to take action . |
| 3 | if it happens to give or here , and it does nay get away right |
| 4 | If it requires to seize anything with the same organ , its tongue will then divide and become forked . |
| 5 | If it proposes to amend the key diagram such that it does not indicate that the County Council intends to construct a blue route , which is what the key diagram indicates to me at the moment , then the ball game becomes very different . |
| 6 | If it continues to bleed , I 'll have to apply a tourniquet . ’ |
| 7 | But if it continues to gain in stature , as is the case at the moment , then the necessary resources ought to be put into it by those who hold the purse-strings of archaeology . |
| 8 | THE BBC need not worry about its future if it continues to show programmes like Arnold Wesker 's play Roots . |
| 9 | If it continues to abdicate its responsibilities then the British government must act immediately in its place . |
| 10 | It managed to hold its own yesterday and if it continues to strengthen the pundits reckon we could be due for another prolonged rally in shares in the New Year . |
| 11 | We became good friends and I remember his comments one day when we were discussing the ever-rising cost of living ; Lawren said , wrinkling that high forehead under the white mane of hair , ‘ This high cost of living worries me ; one of these days , if it continues to rise , I 'll have to dip into capital ! ’ |
| 12 | A more radical change may be on the way : a report by the UK Institute of Health Services Management concludes that ‘ General taxation must be reconsidered as the major funding of the National Health Service if it continues to fail to deliver adequate levels of resources ’ . |
| 13 | And although the scheme has achieved its initial objectives it presently has 85 students at 11 organisations with the majority at the National Audit Office the Institute ‘ may need to re-examine its general approach to industrial and commercial organisations ’ , if it hopes to extend the range of its training opportunities . |
| 14 | However , it may also be that if the clause is drawn so widely as to be capable of applying in unreasonable circumstances , or if it purports to exclude a liability which can not be excluded under the Act , the court may find it unreasonable to apply it to other circumstances ( see Walker v Boyle [ 1982 ] 1 All ER 634 ) . |
| 15 | If it manages to kill me in my sleep one night , you 'll be as badly off as you were before . ’ |
| 16 | of its income from the tax , even if it manages to achieve 100 per cent . |
| 17 | If it manages to make that charge stick , it will have got itself a powerful vote-winner . |
| 18 | We are prepared to consider the decoy as a permanent option if it helps to slow people down and save lives . ’ |
| 19 | Certain industries will demand regulation if it helps to improve the position of the firms within them . |
| 20 | If it helps to view the circus as a horror show then it 's Carry on Screaming . |
| 21 | ‘ If it helps to make up your mind , ’ Sister Ignatia said , ‘ I 've four places a year to offer without fees . |
| 22 | He will be able to return on compassionate leave — particularly if it helps to focus his mind on the Test series . |
| 23 | ’ Anyone does , in business , if it helps to provide a better service … ’ |
| 24 | But if it helps to get them together I 'll say she made it . |
| 25 | Growling like a mother cat may make a cat owner feel ridiculous , but if it helps to restrain a cat from tearing at a valuable chair , it is well worth a try . |
| 26 | If it proves to have been a mistake this entrepreneur himself will be under market pressure to abandon this line of production . |
| 27 | A local authority must apply to the court if it seeks to deny contact to a parent or any other person entitled under s34(1) or by virtue of a court order . |
| 28 | If it decides to replace the asset , it has to borrow again . |
| 29 | SCO 's development partner DEC will have to soldier on alone , if it has not been doing just that for some time ( UX No 364 ) , if it intends to put OSF/1-for-ACE on its MIPS R4000 machines . |
| 30 | But if the brooding house really does seem too much of a cliché to you , if it fails to set fire to your imagination , then there is an alternative . |