Example sentences of "if it be [verb] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fiduciary relationship , if it is to exist at all , must accommodate itself to the terms of the contract so that it is consistent with , and conforms to , them . |
| 2 | Top juniors are capable of beginning to detect differences between two pieces of evidence , if it is presented at a simple language level , and even bias and attitudes to events . |
| 3 | If it is pushed at the wrong point of the swinging cycle , the motion is upset and it tends to stop . |
| 4 | Military strength is of little value if it is achieved at the expense of economic health . |
| 5 | Consequently , for She may own a Porsche , the following diagram can be proposed : The relation is the same for She may leave tomorrow except that the actualization of the infinitive 's event would be future ( if it is realized at all ) : The role of the modal auxiliaries is thus to specify the kind of potentiality which the potential event expressed by the infinitive has — possibility , probability , necessity , etc. — and the type of coincidence involved here is that between an event conceived as a potentiality and the form of potentiality which it is conceived as having , i.e. between two potentialities . |
| 6 | Moreover , if it is applied at the instant before the actual strike goes in , the loud , shrill sound has the effect of momentarily stunning an opponent , and in that brief fraction of a second a whole range of techniques can be directed towards a target . |
| 7 | In practice you will probably be lucky if it is seen at all ! |
| 8 | Obviously positive inflation may remain a feature of this hypothetical economy even if it is operating at the natural unemployment rate ( i.e. owing to the persistence of inflationary expectations . |
| 9 | If it is to feed at all , it has to lower its head , so losing sight of its surroundings . |
| 10 | Another wrote of ‘ a new resurgence of idolatrous religion ’ in which ‘ the church is valued , if it is valued at all , to the extent that it helps to shore up the values and culture of Thatcherism . ’ |
| 11 | If it is frozen at different atmospheric pressures , the ice crystals formed are different . |
| 12 | All unused terms must be included in the entry vocabulary of an index ; that is , they must be present as access points in some form if it is considered at all likely that a user might seek information under the unused term . |
| 13 | It is usually more difficult to deal more effectively with a complaint if it is reported at a later date . |
| 14 | The best advertorial in the world will be of no value at all if it is aimed at the wrong audience . |
| 15 | The Chinese consider the clenched fist as a weak and vulnerable weapon , to be used rarely and only if it is aimed at a soft part of the body . |
| 16 | If it is mentioned at all to medical students it is in a derogatory fashion , being described as a method of treating patients with incredibly dilute or immeasurable quantities of materials that could have no possible effect on the body . |
| 17 | This is not generally reflected in work on Japan published in English where the debate , if it is mentioned at all , seems to be based on the early works of Marx and a selective version of Weber . |
| 18 | Thus , if the ridge is removed from a very early bud only the humerus will develop ; but if it is removed at a later stage the radius and ulna and wrist will develop but the digits will be absent . |
| 19 | So if it is happening at club level you can guarantee it is happening at the top . |
| 20 | However , it is crucial to the successful design of programs for general use that the designer be aware of the wide variety of ways in which his material will be used — if it is used at all by others . |
| 21 | Even a fifteen-minute programme will take up a considerable amount of lesson time if it is used at all flexibly , with pauses for discussion and repeat viewings of some sections . |
| 22 | Does n't look as if it 's moving at all to me . |
| 23 | POSC believes non object-oriented methods of integrating data can take weeks or months — if it 's done at all due to the complexity of what 's involved . |
| 24 | If it 's disconnected at the handle bare terminals are left exposed . |
| 25 | This kitchen extension is an excellent example of how it should be done : it looks as if it was built at the same time as the rest of the house |
| 26 | Their lordships did , however , state that a different result might apply to a telex message which was not a direct communication in office hours between the acceptor and the offeror , e.g. if it was sent at night or was sent or received through telex machines operated by third persons . |
| 27 | However , he would n't be surprised if it was announced at DECUS in Cannes in September and first shipments came right after the first of the year . |
| 28 | However , if it was expanding at more than a certain critical rate , gravity would never be strong enough to stop it , and the universe would continue to expand forever . |
| 29 | my Lord if , if if it was , if that was based upon illegal business we would say it was invalid , if it was based at the end of the day upon business that we would of erm permitted to have been written then we would n't have no our defence to it |
| 30 | Some collectors used to visit the museum weekly to check up on how the art they lent was being shown , or if it was shown at all ’ , says one long-time curator . |