Example sentences of "but if [pron] be [adj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if we are all determined by a grand unified theory , none of us can help what we do , so why should anyone be held responsible fur what they do ? |
| 2 | But if they are difficult to love , then they are all to easy to envy . |
| 3 | Generally speaking it is best to avoid complex behaviours with small children and parents but if they are unavoidable ensure that the parents know to break them down into small bits . |
| 4 | But if they are prepared to bet and wait , foreign investment banks that offer a wide range of services should do well in South Korea . |
| 5 | But if they 're ready to murder a chance visitor , it must be something pretty important . " |
| 6 | Now , I know that these people have worked all their life to get their money and their saving savings and things like that , but if they 're able to manage on wha with less benefit from the government , surely they should n't have to watch other people who struggling and in dire needs because of that ? |
| 7 | But if they were prepared to pay hundreds for lumps of metal , what might they bid for the books , Mungo wondered ? |
| 8 | I may be being a bit paranoid , but if there is any bother , it will be the ones decked out as Leeds fans that get the trouble . |
| 9 | Of course this would be easier for you — a middle-aged man is more likely to find someone attractive than a middle-aged woman — but if I am prepared to accept this disadvantage , why should you grumble ? |
| 10 | I enjoy walking on the common land myself , but if I 'm willing to make the sacrifice , why are n't you ? ’ |
| 11 | For instance , a sales representative needs a car , but if he is able to buy a BMW , Mercedes , Jaguar or Rover then he may gain a bonus in the form of status or prestige enhancements . |
| 12 | Now everyone knows Welsh lamb is best but if anything is likely to cause us to wobble over this judgement the next dish was ‘ filet d'agneau aux truffes ’ — Normandy salt marsh lamb , mouth-melting , succulent , on a bed of truffles with an intense , shiny , Madeira — sauce , the whole dish testimony to Lallement 's creativity . |
| 13 | ‘ But if you 're anxious to see Frank he may be over here soon . |
| 14 | But if you 're anxious to get rid of it sooner , you should see your doctor with a view to being referred to a dermatologist . |
| 15 | I said , but if you 're willing to sacrifice to keep all them lot happy I said and you 'd call most |
| 16 | But if you 're prepared to hold your horses a little until that final fence , I 've a feeling that you may well end up ahead of the rest of the field [ JH ] |
| 17 | But if you 're prepared to take the risk of equity investment for the reward of a tax-free return , a PEP could be just the right route for you . |
| 18 | But if you 're prepared to learn how to do the wiring and to do the ‘ building ’ work ( and redecorating ) involved , it 's not difficult to improve the lighting arrangements in your home by fitting new permanent lights , and by doing something about the switching set-up . |
| 19 | Usually it is very mild , but if you are due to undergo surgery and want to rule out any risk of infection from infused blood , it is worth asking the hospital if they will allow you to donate your own . |
| 20 | Most sailing clubs will have a few catamarans clustered together in one end of the dinghy park , but if you are keen to race one it is best to choose a club that has plenty of water space and specialises in a large multihull fleet . |
| 21 | This is obviously a wildly prejudiced view , but if you are keen to climb on sea cliffs , go to Cornwall or Pembroke ! |
| 22 | This may do the trick , but if you are unable to find a fitting of the correct size , you would be best advised to get a plumber in to fit a new stopcock which will involve turning off the water at the water company 's stopcock outside your house . |
| 23 | But if you are prepared to spare the time , settle down in an armchair and explore among the oldies in a good descriptive catalogue like David Austin 's Handbook of Roses ( see Bibliography ) , who knows what nuggets of gold you might find to fit into your garden ? |
| 24 | Many kind Friends interest themselves in George Green 's behalf , and I find that by this day 's post an application has been made for a specimen of his hand-writing etc. and a hope held out of a situation ( in a Counting house , I believe ) , but if you were willing to take him , and if it could be arranged in other points , he would greatly prefer being in your establishment to any thing else . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | But if it is desirable to assign a property to an entity , then that will far more frequently , although not invariably , be needed precisely when the property is not an inherent quality of the entity in question ; further , this will especially be so when the property is tied to some particular event — hence the high incidence of present and past participles among postnominals . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | I think it would have been perhaps better if you , somehow er , maybe er I du n no , you could erm , nothing to do with you so you ri you 're not in a position to be able to move them erm but if it was possible to put them in a , a different situation I think would have made a more interesting picture . |
| 29 | you see if it was a fine stand crop you could cut quite a bit but if it was all raffled it took a while . |
| 30 | But if it was difficult to keep racism on it , it was impossible to even breathe the word heterosexism . |