Example sentences of "if [pron] is [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Ideas of salvation and conversion were of course inextricably linked in Rose of Lima 's culture ; and this clear , driving sense of purpose in her life must not be underestimated if she is to reveal anything to us in a historical sense .
2 After being on the receiving end of the challenge which brought Marsh 's late dismissal , he allowed Piatnitski to complete a night which showed the strides the home side must make if it is to re-establish itself as a European force .
3 Jesus Christ 's resurrection has to become our resurrection if it is to mean anything at all .
4 If a right to conscientious tax diversion can be established in this way , then , if it is to mean anything at all , it must be proof against standard utilitarian objections , for example , those relating to the cost of administering such a scheme .
5 ‘ I sometimes wonder if he is watching me through it . ’
6 She may wish you to accompany her to his office or to be present if he is to visit her in her home , and he will be pleased to have your co-operation .
7 How if he is sending you with a bait to bring Owen to his death under cover of a parley , as the king 's council urged ?
8 Sixty-seven of them and you get sick at the sixty-eighth ’ , it is as if he is saying it to us over his shoulder as he bends down to examine another body .
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