Example sentences of "it were [adj] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it were possible for Jessie to go and live in Durham , it was also possible that at times she could meet Robbie Felton , and then perhaps they could get married and go off somewhere . |
| 2 | This would perhaps be a laudable idea if it were possible of accomplishment . |
| 3 | ( 2 ) If it were available in respect of a claim under the Act of 1978 , would the ex turpi causa defence clearly exclude a claim to contribution by the third defendant in this case ? |
| 4 | So he saw it , told nurse it were right in folds down there |
| 5 | For instance , at a power line frequency between 100 and 120Hz , only lithium of atomic mass 7 , if it were present in solution as a free single-atom ion , could come near to satisfying the resonance requirement . |
| 6 | The hallway and various passages off it were full of visitors helping pyjama-ed relatives in and out of chairs , plumping cushions for them or fetching magazines from a well-stocked rack , or encouraging them to that last little drop of cocoa from what seemed to be a standard issue purple mug . |
| 7 | Respectable journals which reckoned to cover the whole of science refused to publish psychical research ; reports and discussions of it were unwelcome at meetings of scientific societies ; and involvement in it had at best an ambiguous effect on a scientist 's career . |
| 8 | Venus if it were devoid of atmosphere , and the corresponding hypsometric distribution . |
| 9 | Human thinking and language would dissolve into a topsy-turvy jumble of uncertainty if we were to use the word know as if it were interchangeable with words like guess or dream , or if we were to say right when we really meant wrong . |
| 10 | If every time a directive is mistaken , i.e. every time it fails to reflect reason correctly , it were open to challenge as mistaken , the advantage gained by accepting the authority as a more reliable and successful guide to right reason would disappear . |
| 11 | We all stood staring at the flower as if it were responsible for Ruthven 's death . |