Example sentences of "if it [be] possible [to-vb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We will now see if it is possible to state in what circumstances the different tones are used within the very limited context of the words ‘ yes ’ and ‘ no ’ said in isolation . |
| 2 | When investing offspring , when investing offspring results in increased males stay together , but if it is possible to reach by deserting a partner , then the individual is likely to be erm you ca n't decide on based on potential opportunities made parental investment . |
| 3 | Indeed , if it is possible to talk of a Keynesian revolution in economic policy , then there is a strong case for placing it in the early 1950s rather than around 1947 . |
| 4 | To do this , it is first necessary to see if it is possible to agree on what the crucial principles are that characterise both the original biological positivists and the proposed wider category . |
| 5 | If it is possible to generalize from this at all , it is that presence of predator remains in a fossil assemblage gives no indication of method of origin of the assemblage , even if it can be shown to be accumulated by a predator . |
| 6 | Mr Hunt said the defence will be visiting her today ‘ to see if it 's possible to continue with the trial , whether she is able to continue attending or not ’ . |
| 7 | Mr Hunt said the defence would be visiting her today ‘ to see if it 's possible to continue with the trial , whether she is able to continue attending or not ’ . |
| 8 | Now at that stage my Lord Mr er telephoned Mr on the afternoon of the twenty second of October and it 's his case that he explained what had happened at the meeting of the bank to him and er asked him again , in view of the fact that was having to sell him home , if it was possible to withdraw from the contract and it is the plaintiff 's case that he pointed out to Mr er quite definitely and quite clearly on the telephone , on this day , er that without er the funding that he had required to run this business er he could only see that this was going to be potentially disastrous for him er and once again , my Lord as he said this was a fairly heated conversation and er the plaintiff was told by Mr once again that there was no way out for him and he should now concentrate all his efforts on achieving completion , er and once again we were . |
| 9 | No I , I , I sort of smelt Patrick 's feet once and I thought if it was possible to faint on smells then I was going to , you know . |
| 10 | If it were possible to yell for my Ma , that 's what I 'd be doing . |
| 11 | This means that , even if it were possible to deal with free-riders by making them breathe dirty air , it would be economically inefficient to do so . |
| 12 | The ‘ unit of desire ’ however , is admitted to be a presumption , but if it were possible to prove with scientific exactitude that it really existed then it would not be within the province of religion at all , but of science . |
| 13 | It occurs to me , for example , that given that all we 've heard this afternoon about the fact that a new settlement and again I 'm playing devil 's advocate , that if it were possible to build onto an existing settlement the quality of life of those who lived in the new settlement might in fact be better than if they were , to put it crudely , finding themselves in the middle of a field . |