Example sentences of "and if there is [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | And if there is ever such a thing , air drumming . |
2 | These exploratory adventures are conducted in the safe knowledge that they are carried out within sight of a parent , and if there is ever any doubt about this the infant can throw the occasional backward glance for reassurance . |
3 | We only keep your delivery records for a limited time , and if there is too long an interval between the date of despatch and receiving a claim , then we are unable to investigate the problem as thoroughly as we would wish . |
4 | Unemployment is up another 17 per cent ; more houses and shops are boarded up ; burglaries and joyriding continue — and if there is less ram-raiding it is only because 50 or so of the hardest cases are still behind bars . |
5 | Once again I am asking you to ‘ plug ’ it in your classes and if there is still some reluctance on the part of class members , perhaps the proceeds of social fund raising could be used to buy membership for some members of the class ; at the present time membership is just as important as society funds . |