Example sentences of "if they be [adv] " in BNC.

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1 Well that would be up to the colleges , if they 're commercially astute they 'll say right yeah twenty-five quid for that , in fact it would be a lot less because it 's only for three months
2 I mean … when will we know if they 're both going to be able to pull through ? ’
3 Even if they 're over a hundred thousand ?
4 if they 're normally there for years , is there any purpose at all in trying to deceive them before they go and live there ?
5 ‘ Even if they 're completely confused , they would still go out if they want to .
6 But if they 're completely alienated ,
7 Everyone has a right to first-rate care and everyone has the right to complain if they 're not satisfied .
8 Firstly , the tile rows must be exactly horizontal ; if they 're not , errors will accumulate as you tile across the wall , throwing the verticals out of alignment , with disastrous results .
9 Our investigative researchers ventured into the centre of London to find out if High Street shops are dog-friendly and if they 're not , why not ?
10 If they 're not giving trouble and no one complains , then they 're fine . ’
11 As one cynical farmer whispered knowingly , ‘ If they 're not careful , they 'll price themselves right out of the market with their boring pure-bred boars .
12 If they 're not very careful , the family will lose out every time and that causes a lot of problems in our society .
13 But I think it s very important top management should get to know some of the problems those people have too , because if they 're not doing it right , the company could be in trouble .
14 Everybody 's intelligent , everyone 's trying to make sense of the world , even if they 're not plugged into larger systems of thought like some of us .
15 Technically , if they 're not claimed within seven days , then they should be put to sleep , but we always manage to get them rehomed . ’
16 ‘ And if they 're not in by tomorrow morning — and I mean tomorrow morning — you can assume that we 'll be buying our photocopying paper elsewhere ! ’
17 Everyone has a right to first-rate care and everyone has the right to complain if they 're not satisfied .
18 ‘ Yes , but what if they 're not telling the truth ? ’
19 Under the Sale of Goods Act , goods must be fit for their purpose and if they 're not you can claim compensation for the full amount of your loss resulting from the breach of contract .
20 If they 're not respectful enough I shall say ‘ Down on your knees ’ . ’
21 If they 're not going to score now they never will . ’
22 ‘ They 're apt to grow cancerous , ’ he said , ‘ if they 're not found and taken out .
23 No , if they 're not working , we 'll make them work . ’
24 Check that all the bulbs and wires work and are intact , and if they 're not , throw the old set away and buy new ones .
25 The other thing they say , if they 're Terrans , or actually , especially if they 're not , is , Well , you must have spent a good deal of time on Good Old Mother Earth .
26 If they 're not , it can cause unhappiness . ’
27 no , if they 're , if they 're , if they 're not doing it , you know , the way The Body Shop did it , probably wo n't come to anything , mm , right , erm , are there any other matters arising , people want to bring up from the minutes ? no .
28 If they 're not very fanciable , you say , ‘ He 's only a Tuesday , ’ meaning if he asked you out you 'd only keep one night of the week free for him .
29 They will probably guess a e i o u , and if they 're not yet right , follow with r ( chr ) or , with older children , chl : - chu — — —
30 Well if they 're not here in five minutes I 'm going .
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