Example sentences of "if this [verb] be the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I wondered if this had been the right place to come at all . |
| 2 | It is as if this had been the artificial carapace which had now dissolved and there emerged the smiling , bright-eyed figure of Eliot , with an expression close to that of the photographs taken of him in childhood . |
| 3 | There was a finding that the contractors were at fault with regard to the old shafts , but it is not clear that they should have realised that their conduct would affect the plaintiff 's land and even if this had been the case there would have been a serious issue at that times whether the defendant was liable for the negligence of his contractor . |
| 4 | If this had been the case I may possibly have been offered some cosmetic surgery , but this wo n't happen because it 's a natural part of pregnancy . |
| 5 | There was nothing more interesting to be seen than if this had been the entrance to a rabbit warren , nothing but a tunnel that led down into darkness . |
| 6 | It was certainly better than the sandwich and a can of beer that she 'd expected ; if this had been the late and unlamented Eddie she 'd probably have been faced with a walk to the nearest carry-out to find that he 'd finished off the beer in her absence . |
| 7 | On finding this mark-up within a document , Guide first looks for Aname in the context-table ( if any ) for the current document , and only if this fails is the library searched . |
| 8 | If this has been the case then it can be shown that the Mercurian smooth plains are slightly older than the lunar maria . |