Example sentences of "if this were [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | If this were to be applied unmodified , since the displacement of the stylus varies inversely with frequency , the amplitude of the waveform cut in the disc at low frequencies would be very large . |
| 2 | Two lives are bound together by a cord , and if this were to be broken prematurely , one would die . |
| 3 | However , evidence suggests that non-business travel is also important and can cover 67 per cent of all movement ( Clark and Unwin 1981 ) ; if this were to be substantially reduced by remote linkages by telephone or other means , the consequences for continued viability of still more rural public transport routes could be serious , especially where comparatively minor variations in demand can be critical . |
| 4 | If this were to be so , it would make a mockery of the caution and the concept of the right to silence after a charge has been preferred . |
| 5 | And if this were to be their last meeting , then should they perhaps not waste it all in talk ? |
| 6 | No decisions would ever be made if this were to be demanded . |
| 7 | If this were to be the case then no deficiency " at all would be noticed in the behaviour of the funnel . |
| 8 | If this were to be the position when goods perish after the risk has passed to the buyer , it would be a contradiction in terms . |
| 9 | With uncertain optimism , the report concludes that ‘ if this were to be achieved , we consider that prosperity , once created , could spread in the same way as blight has done in the past ’ . |
| 10 | " Even if this were to be a case of maternal transmission , it would have no significance for public health " . |