Example sentences of "be [vb pp] if it [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He wondered if art could continue to exist or be justified if it left behind its primitive purposes with the result that aesthetic objects became direct objects of attention . |
| 2 | In the simplest form the word will only be verified if it exists in the dictionary . |
| 3 | Similarly , light tries to travel in a straight line , but the curvature of space-time near the sun causes the light from distant stars to be bent if it passes near the sun . |
| 4 | She has challenged certain long-established political assumptions : that a government could not be re-elected if it presided over a massive increase in unemployment ; or that a government had to govern with the consent and co-operation of the major interests , particularly business and the unions . |
| 5 | The movement is one to be welcomed if it proceeds along the right lines , the lines along which it may develop and not hamper national life . |