Example sentences of "if a [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A good effect , especially if a mildly bizarre or impertinent characterization is required , is that obtained from two clarinets at two octaves distance , one in its upper register and the other in its chalumeau , and if an oboe is added in the middle octave the reediness is much enhanced and the penetrating power of the combination greatly increased . |
| 2 | If a slightly boggy area can be created next to a garden pool it will give you the opportunity , as here , to include one or two moisture lovers such as caltha and astilbe . |
| 3 | The slim-bodied design of the Cut Saw enables it to be used right up to walls or floors , so protruding pipes , etc , can be sawn off almost flush , especially if a slightly flexible blade is used . |
| 4 | It would be shame if a superficially reasonable idea was destroyed by a premature focus on poorly designed reagents. et all . , |
| 5 | Knights were often maintained in their lord 's household ; but the ‘ domestic knight ’ was either a young apprentice hoping to receive his reward in due course , or an anomaly , if a rather common anomaly . |
| 6 | Good-nights were exchanged and he left the shop with a feeling of satisfaction , as if a rather difficult task had been successfully accomplished . |
| 7 | It was a 35mm affair even if a rather simplified one with a built-in flash . |
| 8 | This means that there is no significant reordering of the chain conformation when crystallization takes place after cooling from the melt , which would be required if a regularly folded chain structure was to be constructed in the lamellae . |
| 9 | If a newly married couple are moving into their first home , for example , you could create a design incorporating both their names , the date of their move and perhaps even the name or location of their house . |
| 10 | In the term , and also in the real image term , the cancellation mentioned above where r is equal to an atom position can not happen , and thus the transform should give rise to small values if a reasonably wide energy range ( k range ) is used : it can be filtered out . |
| 11 | If a strongly armed British Government is necessary , a united nation behind the Government is also necessary . |
| 12 | Her softened tone said she thought that this was very sweet of him , if a little unnecessary … and suddenly Tom himself was standing behind her and draping a light hand around her bare shoulders . |
| 13 | Yet the Sinfonietta players bring amble light and shade to the twining polyphonic lines , and the rather closely recorded sound , if a little dry by today 's standards , ensures maximum clarity of textural perception . |
| 14 | Thick , meaty texture , if a little dry . |
| 15 | We then went down again , this time backwards which was also excellent fun , if a little daunting with not quite being able to see what was going on . |
| 16 | Equally , I think we like to set up experiments first before plunging for something , so you have got in Countess Thorpe , or the Stantonbury Campus , experiments in a fuller kind of democracy which appear to be very successful if a little controversial . |
| 17 | Lord and Lady Southdown were friendly if a little distant . |
| 18 | If a little tired , so if it 's all the same to you , I think I 'll make a move to bed now . ’ |
| 19 | Conditions in our windsurf bay are fine for novices , if a little gusty some afternoons . |
| 20 | Flat water in the local bay is ideal for water start and carve gybe practice , if a little gusty for first steps with harnesses . |
| 21 | The major part of the flight from Nairobi was uneventful and the weather was good , if a little hazy , at Lusaka . |
| 22 | Gripping if a little confusing at times |
| 23 | and had narked and sparked at my comment I only had one decentish pair of black shoes for meetings and/or interviews and I have remedied that now back here using X 's advanced ( if a little critical ) birthday money . |
| 24 | All very innocent , if a little unfortunate in timing , unless one is a Daily Mirror journalist prepared to fire one of the first shots in the election campaign and print the picture pointing out Mr Major 's unfortunate choice of venue . |
| 25 | But when the culprits were identified , it turned out that their activities were perfectly legitimate , if a little unusual . |
| 26 | At the moment the EMG pickups on the Petersen have a good clean sound , if a little clanky on the top end , but my ideal would be where you had a bass with a thousand different possibilities and you could just slot them in in two seconds flat ! |
| 27 | She was feeling better , if a little unsteady , already . |
| 28 | Naturally most of the boys opted for ‘ the strip ’ and each time the innuendo was made the girls pretended it was terribly witty and original , If a little naughty , just as they did when they were asked for the twentieth time if perhaps they might be the prize . |
| 29 | It 's a good job it 's dead exciting — if a little transient . |
| 30 | In use I found the sack comfortable and stable to carry with the back just long enough for me to use the hip belt , which was functional , if a little basic . |