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 . |