Example sentences of "if we [verb] [Wh adv] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we knew why she was killed in that way we would be closer to the truth . ’ |
| 2 | If we knew how it was produced , for example not by moving a pencil round on one end of a taut thread , but along one fixed at both ends , we could conclude that it really is an ellipse and not a circle . |
| 3 | You 're the one who says we can stick anything if we know where we 're going . ’ |
| 4 | This will be discussed with you if we know where you are . |
| 5 | If we know where he 's supposed to be heading , even easier . |
| 6 | our mutual it helps them if we know how it works it helps us if we know what problems they encounter |
| 7 | He is generic because it is unmarked , but if we ask why it is unmarked we are told , because it is generic . |
| 8 | If we wonder why it is not generally recognised that there are , besides verbal propositions composed of words , mental ones composed of ideas , an explanation is readily available : ‘ it is very difficult to treat of them asunder . |