Example sentences of "if [adj] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And he 'd appeared suddenly and endearingly shy , as if embarrassed at the memory of seeing her naked in his bed the night before . |
| 2 | If those at the Tate do not believe that the acquisition of one picture a year is sufficient to keep its contemporary art collection up to date , the Government could tell them to use the powers in the Bill to dispose of works of art . |
| 3 | And if successful at the hospital the Friends aim to Darlington engineering , construction and commercial firms for cash help , according to the letter . |
| 4 | And if successful at the DMH , the Friends aim to target Darlington engineering , construction and commercial firms for cash , according to the letter . |
| 5 | They may also require secretarial services if available at the hotel , and a direct dialling telephone . |
| 6 | On the first issue of political liberalism vs bureaucratic-authoritarianism , the popular dogma of the 1960s and 1970s — in Latin America especially — held that in poor countries , the ruling elites were mainly concerned to hang on to power and also to increase their own wealth , if necessary at the expense of the peasants and the urban proletariat . |
| 7 | Here de Candolle 's concept of species being at war with one another , discussed at length by Lyell , must have allowed Darwin to see that the population of any species is always tending to expand into the surrounding territory , if necessary at the expense of the existing inhabitants . |
| 8 | Indeed , one of Dunleavy 's key themes is the central role of state professionals and bureaucracies defending their own material positions , if necessary at the expense of the public services they are supposed to be providing . |