Example sentences of "if give " in BNC.
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| 1 | The decision to press ahead with new builds on a large scale was based on Provincial 's conviction that it could reduce its losses if given the freedom to operate cost-effective diesel-mechanical rolling stock , allowing shorter but more frequent trains , than having to take on InterCity 's weary cast-off locos and hauled stock . |
| 2 | If given an invitation to stalk , however , he jumps at it . |
| 3 | A solitary horse , if given the chance , will always try and join others . |
| 4 | Most horses who are used to eating grain , if given the opportunity like an open feed room door , will eat too much . |
| 5 | So things improved ; although he still tried to bite , kick , rear on top of people , run them down , or crush them into fences , if given the chance . |
| 6 | We can infer from these studies that horses reared with other horses in a free and enriched environment ( like a large paddock which offers variety and interest ) , if given the extra stimulation of owners who continually expand their mental horizons , will be more intelligent than a horse that never leaves its paddock or continually lives in a stable or yard . |
| 7 | Tizard ( 1977 ) , whilst rightly arguing that new families need to be totally in control of the way they bring up their adopted children , is also prepared to concede that ‘ just as there are some couples willing to adopt handicapped children , others , especially if given the support of other adoptive parents , may be willing to adopt children who retain links with their natural families ’ . |
| 8 | Oryx make better use of the available plant food than domestic animals , and if given adequate protection in the wild could become a valuable source of food for local people . |
| 9 | But if loving parents freely admit that they would have chosen to let the child die if given the choice , it is clear that the vast majority of parents would take this view if given an option by the doctor concerned . |
| 10 | But if loving parents freely admit that they would have chosen to let the child die if given the choice , it is clear that the vast majority of parents would take this view if given an option by the doctor concerned . |
| 11 | Turning to the relevance of consent to the obligation to obey the law , we will here be concerned not with the well-known problem that most citizens in any given society have not consented to the authority of their government , but with the prior question whether their consent , if given , would have been valid . |
| 12 | Policy-makers and commentators in many countries of the world have often assumed that small farmers and peasants in mountainous and/or environmentally degraded areas will abandon their hillside plots if given other opportunities elsewhere , so that the state by various means can ease population pressure on steep slopes by encouraging or at least not inhibiting colonisation of new areas . |
| 13 | Its potential use was limited because it was not absorbed from the gut and so was ineffective if given by mouth , and because tyrocidine , in concentrations liable to occur during therapeutic use , damaged or destroyed red blood cells . |
| 14 | Dr Macleod points out that ‘ If given continuously , testosterone could shorten women 's lives . |
| 15 | Ask each one of the family to make a list of how they spend their time and what changes they would like to make if given the chance . |
| 16 | If given such an opportunity , agree quickly and say thank you . |
| 17 | To offer a means of institutionalizing their relationships ( which , if given the opportunity , would perhaps be as stable as the average ‘ normal ’ modern marriage ) , thereby guaranteeing some rights of continued support between the parties , would thus serve as a valuable method of ameliorating a particular social ill . |
| 18 | In many cases though , the body-mind-spirit will heal itself if given the chance . |
| 19 | In all schools of natural healing , which includes aromatherapy , the most important underlying principle is that the body will heal itself if given the chance . |
| 20 | Although improved feeding increases body size , and they fatten well on grass if given the opportunity ( growing faster than the Galloway ) , they seem to achieve better beef quality and milk yields on fairly frugal regimes . |
| 21 | It looked dismal enough when I saw it , as if given right over to darkness . |
| 22 | During the process of learning the student is working to achieve something ; knowledge of how close her performance is approximating to the desired goal not only has a motivating effect , but if given in sufficient detail provides information which enables her to adjust her learning nearer to the goal . |
| 23 | In the clinical area , learners develop their practical and social skills , but at the same time develop a full sense of responsibility , especially if given the guidance and support they need to become safe and competent practitioners . |
| 24 | BT could , if given the incentive and the wherewithal , take the country into a genuine information revolution that goes far beyond the plans for cable television . |
| 25 | So even a lethal cobra prefers to bluff an attacker if given the opportunity . |
| 26 | It possesses a large number of small but very sharp teeth and can inflict a painful bite if given half a chance . |
| 27 | Hitler predicted that , if given the opportunity , Poland would strike out to take over Silesia , East Prussia and Pomerania . |
| 28 | Eventually , if given enough care and space , the new cuttings will grow stronger and larger than the mother plant herself . |
| 29 | They are very single-minded , refuse to be dominated by other dogs and will gladly dominate their owners , too , if given the opportunity ! |
| 30 | The function of the male is the guard the territory and to keep all intruders away ; meanwhile the female — or females , as males will maintain a harem if given several females — tends the eggs and wrigglers , and is responsible for their immediate safety when they emerge from the cave . |