Example sentences of "if it be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I should be there — for appearance 's sake , as Edward says — but out of earshot if 't is any concern to you ! ’ |
| 2 | If 't were another |
| 3 | If it be nasty weather , I take a turn in the chocolate-hause : where , as you walk , madam , you have the prettiest prospect in the world ; you have lookingglasses all round you . |
| 4 | increase agreement reached at the end of June , 1973 , and if it be right to regard this as having been reached under a kind of duress in the form of economic pressure , then what is said in Chitty on Contracts ( 24th ed. ) , para. 442 , to which both counsel referred me , is relevant , namely that a contract entered into under duress is voidable and not void |
| 5 | If it be light , dry and free from bugs , if it be central in position , and if it contain three rooms , it will be eagerly sought for and hard to find . |
| 6 | ‘ If it be agreeable also to my lady Anne in whose service I am , ’ Joan replied dutifully . |
| 7 | If it be necessary or desirable to protect the holder of a patent against fraud or dishonesty it must equally be necessary and desirable to protect the plaintiffs against the fraud and dishonesty alleged in the present case . |
| 8 | If it be light , dry and free from bugs , if it be central in position , and if it contain three rooms , it will be eagerly sought for and hard to find . |
| 9 | I have said before , and if it be any satisfaction to him I repeat it now , that if you attempt to enforce this Bill , and the people of Ulster believe , and have a right to believe , that you are doing it against the will of the people of this country , then I shall assist them in resisting it . |
| 10 | Even if it be true that the Roman system of water supply survived in Perugia and a few other cities into the Middle Ages and has been believed to be better than anything the modern world has yet provided — in most places water was hard to come by and almost as expensive at times as wine . |
| 11 | I detest the writer Manuel Vázquez Montalbán who , unconsciously referring to the horse in ‘ Guernica ’ , asserts that Spanish museums , devoid of works of art , ‘ prefer the biggest donkey even if it is lame ’ ; and the sculptor Jorge Oteiza , champion of the Casón , who fears that his works will shrivel on contact with the bogeyman that is ‘ Guernica ’ . |
| 12 | For example , a just procedure may well require considerable complexity , but if it is stable over time , resources can be invested in making the procedure more transparent through better presentation of the justification for a formula and of the import of complex formulae and their inherent uncertainties in cash terms . |
| 13 | We still await determinations of the ages of the rock itself or of any of its components , but the degree of cosmic-ray bombardment is being measured to see if it is consistent with the short interval required to project material from the Moon to the Earth . |
| 14 | But , if they ca n't break the star system , if it is impossible for a band of this stature to remain an ‘ ordinary existence ’ ( although it must be stated that New Order deliberately unglamourise their existence , wisely slowing down their schedules and viciously guarding their faceless media presence . |
| 15 | If it is impossible for you to release them there make sure they are given their freedom in an area with abundant supplies of nectar . |
| 16 | Or if it is impossible to do so then we will have to have a look . |
| 17 | On the other hand , if it is impossible to find any evidence of the congruence between government growth and the requirements of capitalism over a certain period . |
| 18 | If it is impossible to find a frame with a high tone in such a position it is recommended that the first part of the frame consists of 3–4 syllables , i.e. is n't too short , so as to give enough reference points . |
| 19 | An allocation is Pareto-efficient for a given set of consumer tastes , resources , and technology , if it is impossible to move to another allocation which would make some people better off and nobody worse off . |
| 20 | Obviously , if it is impossible to define the money supply , it is impossible to control . |
| 21 | If the latter 's optical axis is parallel to that of the first crystal than the beam is totally transmitted , if it is perpendicular to the first optical axis none of the beam gets through . |
| 22 | This hardware , if it is well-designed , aids him in his progress toward his objective . |
| 23 | I am writing to you to ask if it is possible to obtain drawings , designs and or working instructions for making what is known as a Steamer Chair . |
| 24 | But the sad fact is that even if it is possible to achieve a co-incidence between desire and responsibility , ecstasy and concern , Weller is incapable of such a balance . |
| 25 | We are buying a One Ten County and we were wondering if it is possible to fit central locking using Range Rover parts . |
| 26 | If it is possible to put your point of view frankly to an impartial and sympathetic individual , it may be that the difficulties that have arisen can be resolved without the need for drastic action on anyone 's part . |
| 27 | If it is possible to generalize from this at all , it is that presence of predator remains in a fossil assemblage gives no indication of method of origin of the assemblage , even if it can be shown to be accumulated by a predator . |
| 28 | As described in Section 3.3 , if it is possible for real particles to pass through them , then it will be possible for those particles to subsequently look back and observe the naked singularity in region IV . |
| 29 | If it is possible to use the same basic pattern for a number of guides , this has the advantage of both saving the librarian 's time and making it easier for the user to transfer search techniques from one discipline to another . |
| 30 | But to the father who had little sense of his divine power , he replied , ‘ If it is possible ! … |