Example sentences of "if by [adj] [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They talked to him of their lives as if by that they smeared some ointment on their existence . |
| 2 | Not that Hewlett was a representative figure , if by that we mean a sort of undistinguished average . |
| 3 | It may well be true that there is little evidence of a widespread parochial anti-clericalism in the early sixteenth century , if by that we mean an endemic lay hostility towards the local priesthood . |
| 4 | Becket had , indeed , died for the liberty of the Church , if by that we mean an acceptance of the universal law of the Church and the freedom of the church courts to try certain cases and exercise jurisdiction over the clergy as a separate caste . |
| 5 | ‘ If by that you mean are the white ones dirty , then yes . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ If by that you mean am I going to the police station to confess , then no . |
| 7 | If by this we mean that we explain real spiritual forces in mythic language because there is no other adequate language to explain them , that , it seems to me , is reasonable enough . |
| 8 | Yes , if by this we mean that a third party could urge this on the dog 's behalf and that sanctions of the law might well ensue . |