Example sentences of "if it be [vb pp] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | To say , in the abstract , that birds have a right to fly seems to me rather foolish if it be taken as saying more than that most birds fly naturally . |
| 2 | A reader will be prepared to accept an insight if it is presented as fiction , that is , as something a fictional character observes . |
| 3 | It has important implications for sociology , if it is accepted as in any sense true . |
| 4 | An anomaly will be regarded as particularly serious if it is seen as striking at the very fundamentals of a paradigm and yet persistently resists attempts by the members of the normal scientific community to remove it . |
| 5 | A social institution is ‘ legitimate ’ if it is perceived as morally justified ; the problem with the penal system is that this perception is lacking and many people inside and outside the system believe that it is morally indefensible , or at least defective . |
| 6 | But they will be quick to point out to ministers that ‘ helping the poorest ’ can often lead to poverty and unemployment traps , as any state benefit aimed just at low-income households will discourage them from earning more or getting a job if it is withdrawn as soon as they do so . |
| 7 | In ‘ Shake , Rattle and Roll ’ , even if it is interpreted as totally devoid of the non-formulaic ( far-fetched , once one listens carefully to performance nuances ) , the collectivizing repetitions can take on a positive cultural significance , in the context of use by young working-class dancers . |
| 8 | But if it is experienced as hostile , it may provoke the carer into actions which are atypical and frequently followed by remorse and guilt . |
| 9 | For separatists to impose their solution on all women , even if it was viewed as being ‘ for her own good ’ , you can not escape the fact that you are simply replacing male domination with female . |
| 10 | Professor Jacobs even states that ‘ it would be proper , for example , if it were regarded as desirable … to require that agricultural and environmental considerations be taken together in the assessment of eligibility for support ’ . |
| 11 | ( The advertising slogan BEANZ MEANZ HEINZ would lose its point if it were paraphrased as ‘ If you are buying beans , you will naturally buy Heinz . ’ ) |