Example sentences of "if [pron] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If , however , " appropriation " in the definition of theft is a continuing act , the accused may be convicted of robbery if thee is a force during a struggle to escape : Hale , approved in Gregory ( 1983 ) 77 Cr App R 41 ( CA ) . |
| 2 | I showed him our itinerary and he read the names aloud slowly and haltingly as if thee were the names of some distant land whose pronunciation he was unsure of . |
| 3 | If no-one is connected , use procedure 2 . |
| 4 | As in all ex-Soviet passenger aircraft , the seat backs are designed to flop forward and lie horizontal if no-one is sitting on them . |
| 5 | ‘ There are many things which can go wrong , the obvious ones being if no-one was interested in buying tickets for the gigs , or if equipment could n't reach the destination or if the band missed their flights and gigs had to be cancelled . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , if everyone is all right , I think I had better go into the office today . |
| 7 | It will make matters so much easier all round if everyone is . ’ |
| 8 | ONE OF the most important lessons of game theory is that even if everyone is agreed on the most desirable course of action — for example , nuclear disarmament — a collection of individuals or nations acting independently may find it difficult to achieve the most desirable aims . |
| 9 | ‘ It 's as if everyone is waiting for something , is n't it ? ’ |
| 10 | But Indian manager Amrit Mathur claimed he had no objections , saying : ‘ There is no evidence that a team plays any better if everyone is in bed by 8pm . ’ |
| 11 | If everyone is to move at the same time , the new premises need to be ready in their entirety to house all the people and equipment being moved . |
| 12 | However , there is a future in the current unification process if everyone is sincere . |
| 13 | Tape back-up units , because if everyone is working on the same set of master files you ca n't afford to lose them |
| 14 | From this it can be seen that recruitment will be most effective if everyone is involved and understands the problem . |
| 15 | If everyone is satisfied that the minutes are accurate , there is either a general murmur of assent , which the Chairman takes as approval , or , more officially , a member will move that the minutes be signed as a correct record , and the motion is then seconded and carried by a show of hands . |
| 16 | Young adults ( aged 16–29 ) amount to only 5 per cent of the disabled population if everyone is included , a little more than that among the most severely impaired . |
| 17 | If we look only at the output we may not learn anything , because if everyone is putting in the right amount of effort the system may still work in the same way as the arrow in the drawing does eventually find its way in the right direction . |
| 18 | A word of caution is required because if everyone is working on a sub-problem then it becomes difficult to tackle the whole problem in a novel way . |
| 19 | With shaved skulls the fashion norm , I do n't know if everyone is a human being any more . |
| 20 | If everyone is screened for genetic disorders , for which there may be no cures , what are those people then to do , and who is to have access to the information — prospective employers , insurers ? |
| 21 | " Stop talking " can be seen as plain common sense if everyone is talking at once , but if it comes from an over-talkative mother with a shy child it can have serious consequences on the child 's character . |
| 22 | er , Can I enter a plea for tolerance , if in a democracy it 's very easy to get steamed up about things you do n't like , things you find disgusting and revolting but if everyone is going to come forward , have banned the activity they do n't like then we 're going to live , it may be a democracy , but it 's going to be a narrowed , er and intolerant society in which we live . |
| 23 | Yeah , but it 'll be nice to though if everyone 's going . |
| 24 | We looked so thin on the ground , I thought we 'd sit and wait and see if everyone 's coming , but erm we 'll have to get started anyway . |
| 25 | Now do you understand what it would be like if everyone was like that ? |
| 26 | If everyone was now to be buried in flannel then what profit could be gained in having ready-made shrouds in stock in a multitude of patterns and sizes and available on demand ! |
| 27 | It seemed as if everyone was going to conform to this funeral except him . |
| 28 | Then he makes a joke out of it and says , you know , if everyone was forty something and looks fifty five . |
| 29 | Yeah er attractive , anyway what was I saying , I was talking to her and she said that she 'd had a talk with Foxy and Foxy had said excuse me , and I just felt I just felt so paranoid because she was saying , talking about all the , how he 'd never been faithful to anyone and how , and I really did feel , would n't you feel awful if everyone was saying oh Sal , yeah , Sal , Sal 's making a real effort but but no she said |
| 30 | What would happen to us all if everyone were to behave like you ? |