Example sentences of "if [pron] [noun] be [adj] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anyway , it 's not as if my life is free of children . |
| 2 | Breathing with as much difficulty as if her lungs were full of broken glass , Luce asked very low , ‘ Then you love her ? ’ |
| 3 | Charity wondered if her cousin was capable of embarrassment . |
| 4 | If her drawers are full of clean nighties and stuff , then she 's definitely dead . ’ |
| 5 | The system of advancement through the grades was ( and is ) tightly controlled , and was ( and is ) done strictly on the basis of seniority , and a driver is penalised if he breaks the chain : if his name is top of the list for promotion to a certain level , he is allowed to refuse such promotion twice ( Murdoch 1986 : 44 ; 30 ) . |
| 6 | If your parent is incapable of acting for herself , discuss this with the hospital Medical Social Worker or the Enquiry Clerk at the Department of Health and Social Security , and arrangements may be made for you or some other relative to be appointed to act on her behalf and to receive payment of the benefit or pension . |
| 7 | This is likely to be useful if your scanner is capable of handling more than one sheet at a time , since you can rad a whole batch of pages at a go . |
| 8 | It 's a pain if you ca n't add a graphic to a document because your word processor ca n't deal with a bitmap picture , or if your spreadsheet is incapable of handling simple formulae . |
| 9 | If your monitor is capable of a 1024 by 768 pixel resolution then you will only get 256 colours . |
| 10 | If your printer is capable of this function , then use the above method for large printouts , rather than the laser printer method . |
| 11 | Also they wo n't help if your debtor is short of cash — either his bank wo n't pay or he 'll cancel them . |