Example sentences of "if we [vb base] [to-vb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This means risks of the order of , say , being gored by a buffalo if we shoot an arrow at it , being struck by lightning if we shelter under a lone tree in a thunderstorm , or drowning if we try to swim across a river . |
| 2 | Unger quotes Russell , ‘ uncertainty in the presence of vivid hopes and fears is painful , but must be endured if we wish to live without the support of fairy tales ’ ( 1983 : 29 ) . |
| 3 | If we wish to continue to be a force in the field of movement and exercise then we each have to move with the times , and adopt a streamlined , professional and positive approach to all areas of the Medau Society 's work . |
| 4 | If we wish to reflect on the nature of the body we must in succession examine the body first as being-for-itself and then as being-for-others . |
| 5 | There are two basic assumptions that have to be made if we wish to infer from this that X causes Y . |
| 6 | But even if we tend to look for the scholarly , non-involved biography of the great man or woman we can not be sure that the work will be beyond criticism . |
| 7 | Data-gathering should only be undertaken if we intend to act upon the information which has been accumulated . |
| 8 | Much is lost in Bible reading if we forget to look beyond the substitute word to the personal , intimate name of God himself . |
| 9 | But fortunately the dice are almost always loaded in their favour , and if we decide to fight with them the end result , for them and for us , can be that ‘ Out of this nettle , danger , we pluck this flower , safety ’ . |
| 10 | Though we have no contemporary commentary on the Pergamene works we can hardly go wrong if we choose to see in them a monument to human pain made somehow more tolerable to contemplate because embodied in barbarians . |
| 11 | Principles are like the moon that can be reflected in a thousand pools — if we choose to look in the right direction into a pool . |
| 12 | This is an acceptable solution if we expect to concentrate on one form of arithmetic for a number of instructions , but if we are using several forms ( for example , floating-point calculations with address computation in fixed-point format ) then we have to change the contents of the mode register continually . |
| 13 | We , also , have to be able to goto Blackburn and come away with a result if we expect to advance in the Cup any further than the 4th round . |
| 14 | And if we want to talk to you again we 'll get in touch . |
| 15 | If we want to use up most of our ration of luck in our theory of the origin of intelligence , then we have n't much left over to spend on our theory of the origin of life : we must come up with a theory that makes the origin of life almost inevitable . |
| 16 | and I do n't know if we want to agree to that straightaway in which case we get on to the next item . |
| 17 | The Maggot flew me back , because if we want to leave on Sunday morning then we 've got a heap of work to do first . |
| 18 | Consequently , if we want to engage in enemy combat in order to further the coming of God 's kingdom we need to beware of two damaging manoeuvres . |
| 19 | The way we run our economy is the prime cause of environmental damage , now what the other parties are failing to see is that if we want to live in a truly ecological society , one that really recognises the constraints , er that the environment imposes on us , we have to have a consistent approach to every area of policy , so for example , in the Israel/Palestine conflict er debate , we have laid great stress on our , er advocating our own approach to conflict resolution , consensual approach , negotiations condemning the arms build-up which is inspired mainly by the U S , and so er whilst we have also debated some other more overtly environmental policies such as reaffirming our commitment to phase out nuclear power , we do lay great emphasis on er developing economic policies , particularly in the light of the up and coming general election and we want to obviously present a complete platform of policies to the electorate . |
| 20 | On the other hand , he may not ; and only research can tell us , particularly if we want to know about outcomes for numbers of people . |
| 21 | Strach is not quick enough to beat his full-back either — so as it is we have to rely to much on our full-backs overlapping if we want to get to the bye line . |
| 22 | I think , I think it would be a good idea to have , as every sort of maybe every two or three meetings to have something a bit different erm , and we do , we do find if we want to get through the business quickly |
| 23 | If we want to work at a high level of stress , however , anywhere near the potential strength of glass for instance , we must be prepared to keep the surface free from even the most microscopic cracks for , if even one crack is allowed to exceed the Griffith length , which may be only about a thousand Ångströms , catastrophic failure will occur . |
| 24 | Every sort of love has a value of its own and the wonderful thing is that there is a limitless supply if we care to call upon it . |
| 25 | Yet the evidence is there if we care to look for it . |
| 26 | I understand that it is possible , even at this late stage , that the review itself could be overturned by the refusal of France to agree the new allocation of seats and we 've already had an exchange on that , Mr Deputy Speaker , which indicates that whatever we decide today might actually be overthrown and overturned completely by the inability of the French to ratify their part of the arrangement , er the minister referred to it as a massive inconvenience , I suggest that if we have to resort to going back to the old boundaries to fight these elections and indeed the problems that that will cause for the selection of candidates as well , that that will be one of the greatest understatements that even this house has heard . |
| 27 | If we have to agree to others performing tasks in exchange for the tasks we perform , we at the same time grant licences to them to become expert and to use their expertise on our behalf . |
| 28 | So that if we have to go to Brislington we wo n't get there until ten to six . |
| 29 | For if we have to live in Salzburg on 504 gulden , surely we could manage in Munich on 600 or 800 . |
| 30 | erm And if we are going to compete in world sport then erm and if we have to apply like Manchester , who 's applying for the Olympic Games , we have to have the appropriate stadia . |