Example sentences of "if [adj] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if each can be honest about themselves , try to understand the other , and be ready to give as well as take , they will be able to capitalize on all the benefits of facing life together as a stable and mature couple , for the second half of their journey . |
| 2 | Thinking it possible that London 's streets would contain martyrs cudgelled to death , he wondered if that might be no bad thing . |
| 3 | Held , dismissing the appeal , that the power to make an order under section 236 of the Insolvency Act 1986 was not confined to documents which could be said to be necessary to reconstitute the state of the company 's knowledge , even if that might be one of the purposes most clearly justifying the making of an order , but extended to all documents which the administrator reasonably required to see to carry out his functions ; that the applicant had to satisfy the court that after balancing all the relevant factors , there was a proper case for making the order ; that since the information sought was necessary to enable the administrators to carry out the administration and production of the documents did not impose an unnecessary and unreasonable burden on the accountants , the registrar 's order despite its width , was proper in the exceptional circumstances ( post , pp. 855E–H , 860C–D , 862D–E , G–H , 863D , 864E ) . |
| 4 | He spoke into the bookie 's ear , while the man stared at the ground , as if that might aid his concentration . |
| 5 | It brought back a flood of fear and an almost unbearable memory of loss , the body of the warrior Gyonval fighting with the wood , impaling itself on a sharp branch as if that might keep the soul from parting . |
| 6 | and , and I was wondering if that might kind of |
| 7 | Until now , the question of Mary 's personal behaviour has been all-important ; what has mattered was to establish her guilt or innocence , as if that would be the end of the story . |
| 8 | ‘ If that would not incommode her , ma'am . ’ |
| 9 | The Disabled Persons Registration Act 1944 provides that a disabled person can not be dismissed ( unless there is ‘ reasonable cause ’ for so doing ) if that would reduce the number of disabled workers in the business to below the fixed quota of 3 per cent . |
| 10 | ‘ I put my headlights on to see if that would help the policemen who were obviously looking for someone . |
| 11 | Also she still hoped to rid herself of her burden , which had persisted in her despite Paul 's nightly penetrations and her own constant daily walking , as if that would shed it ; walking , as now , with the almost waddling gait of a heavily pregnant woman . |
| 12 | I was waiting with both hands over my ears , as if that would do something . ’ |
| 13 | I would be happy to send you some copies of American diplomas if that would help . |
| 14 | ‘ I doubt if that would be very helpful . |
| 15 | If the ‘ need ’ can be clearly justified on social grounds then there is a prima facie case for either altering the distribution of income ( if that would permit the need to be translated into monetary demand ) or producing the product for social non-commodity distribution ( which would presumably involve nationalisation of the enterprises concerned ) . |
| 16 | This ‘ position ’ has become a ritual , where the word is repeated as if that would change things . |
| 17 | Rushdie was apparently ready to apologize , but it did n't look as if that would convince the Ayatollah to withdraw the fatwa and Rushdie was in hiding somewhere in England . |
| 18 | I 'll get Annunziata to keep something hot in the kitchen and then if you 'd rather not be bothered with us tonight , you can have it there — or in bed , if that would be better , ’ said Julia , her heart feeling as though it were held in a tightening vice as she saw his misery . |
| 19 | ‘ Or lunch , perhaps , if that would make getting back easier ? ’ |
| 20 | Yes I was going to say about to try and start later in the morning if that would suit people . |
| 21 | She whimpered and covered herself with injuries , saying she could eat shit if that would please the sorceress , eat the sorceress 's own shit , and drink her piss too , if it pleased her . |
| 22 | Sometimes they 'd , they 'd try taking a good dose of Epsom Salts to see if that would start things you know but er there was very little , very little they could do . |
| 23 | I wonder if that would be worth getting ? |
| 24 | Similarly , a purchaser need not force defective goods upon his sub-purchaser ( even if contractually entitled to do so ) if that would involve damaging his own commercial reputation , Finlay v. Kwik Hoo Tong ( 1928 C.A. ) . |
| 25 | I wonder if that would have helped . |
| 26 | ‘ I 'm not sure if that would be a good idea — ’ |
| 27 | Rescission is an equitable remedy which means that it is not available if that would be unfair . |
| 28 | I believe that all parents would rather pay increased taxes or not receive tax cuts if that would deal with the problem . |
| 29 | I waited , wondering if that would provoke her into further disclosures . |
| 30 | ‘ And I 've always wanted to do a kiddies ’ series like Sesame Street , ’ he was saying ‘ but of course I 'd want to eat a couple of the little bastards afterwards , if that would be OK with you . ’ |