Example sentences of "if it be at all " in BNC.
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| 1 | If not , then the cause may be ill-fitting boards or defective joists , which must be inspected by lifting a floorboard here and there if it is at all possible . |
| 2 | And , if it is at all possible , the number of changes which could occur at any one time is better curtailed and staggered . |
| 3 | The father of the demented son pleaded , ‘ But if it is at all possible for you , take pity upon us and help us . ’ |
| 4 | According to Gandhi , if it is at all possible for man to describe this power then it ought to be called Truth ( Satya ) , which is a derivative of Sat , which literally means that which is or exists . |
| 5 | The report was published for all the world to take note — a case illustrating why aircraft accident reports should always be published if it is at all possible . |
| 6 | Therefore , if it is at all possible , I should prefer nothing which would upset the group to emerge for another week . " |
| 7 | If it is at all possible a teacher should preview the place to be visited , though this may not always be possible with places at a distance . |
| 8 | We 've got accountants working on it to see if it is at all possible . |
| 9 | We 've got accountants working on it to see if it is at all possible . |
| 10 | ‘ I will , of course , be happy to go in a week or two 's time , but if it 's at all possible , I very much want to be in London in July . |
| 11 | My Lords , erm i legislation is complex and I agree that we should do what we can to keep a clear er , er to keep it clear and simple if it 's at all possible and erm er I agree though that one needs a fully up-to-date text of the nineteen sixty four Police Act in order to decipher every last dot and comma . |
| 12 | Well , I 've spoken about how we remember you but I know you have far more memories of being here those years ago and I know you 're really itching to get up off your seats and go and have a good look round to see where you were stationed and if it 's at all possible to see the huts , the billets or anything where you were . |
| 13 | We do try not to use er the disabled sticker if it 's at all possible , because we actually want to behave just as anyone else behaves , in a , just an ordinary member of the community , and so do the children . |
| 14 | When the strawberries were in season , especially if it was at all wet , there would be a procession of them making their way across the road to Strawberry Fields . |
| 15 | Then those who felt attracted by the idea of emigrating discussed it among themselves to see if it was at all feasible for them — there would be their affairs in Cork to liquidate , there might be family ties to take into account , there was even the question of whether they could endure the change of climate . |
| 16 | They played golf every Saturday if it was at all possible . |
| 17 | ‘ Where are we heading now ? ’ she asked in an effort to salvage something from the day if it was at all possible . |
| 18 | ‘ And so do I. Before he was born I decided he would come first and that , if it was at all possible , I 'd be at home with him throughout his early years . ’ |
| 19 | Well , it 's something er I mean obviously a lot of people like the idea of going over to the Swindon Oasis , now er we 've had at the back of our minds , if it was at all possible to er put something similar at Didcot , obviously nothing as grand as the Oasis , but something quite similar , and obviously they would come to Didcot and not bother to go over to Swindon . |