Example sentences of "if he be " in BNC.
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| 1 | He must seek the advice of the wisest money-brokers and buy a pension scheme if he be self-employed ; he must see to it that he does not over-extend himself on the mortgage front ; he must run a motor car that does n't drink petrol like tapwater and wo n't break him every time it needs a service from a franchised dealer ; above all , he must abstain from vicious pleasures — or if he needs must indulge , then he must do so only in moderation . |
| 2 | ‘ The [ financier ] , wrote Angell , ‘ has no country , and he knows , if he be of the modern type , that arms and conquests and jugglery with frontiers serve no ends of his … ’ . |
| 3 | If a man be a good worker and preacher in one parish , the chances are he will be successful in another , but if he be feeble and indifferent at home no amount of artificially generated steam , raised to outstrip an opponent and gull a congregation on a particular Sunday , will endow him with energy and eloquence . |
| 4 | Father , how is that to be distinguished , in such conditions , from a Benedictine brother in dark habit and cowl , if he be young and stepping out briskly to get out of the rain ? ’ |
| 5 | If he be a rustic , or unused to travelling , and he intends to take a morning train , he will probably make a point of taking up a strong position at the station the night before his prospective journey and camping on the platform . |
| 6 | How if he be killed , then who follows on ? |
| 7 | As to this , counsel for the council accepted the correctness of the following statement ( so far as it went ) which I made in Powell v McFarlane ( at 471 – 2 ) : " … the animus possidendi involves the intention , in one 's own name and on one 's own behalf to exclude the world at large , including the owner with the paper title if he be not himself the possessor , so far as is reasonably practicable and so far as the processes of the law will allow . " … |
| 8 | ‘ I knew she 'd gone up to Jack 's — she always does now if he 's alone , makes no secret of it . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'll see if he 's in his office for you . ’ |
| 10 | He warms up with the march-past of the Brigade of Guards , before wheeling out his spitfire , moving on to jet fighters and finishing , if he 's in a good mood , with dogfights and acrobatics . |
| 11 | I 'm going to check it out anyway and if he 's lying I 'm going to do him . |
| 12 | This way we 'll meet the man on his bloody way if he 's coming . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ If he 's finished you 'd think he 'd have the manners not to leave the table in such a mess , ’ the girls would grumble ; but they or Rose would always put his books away . |
| 14 | He may be like a banana tree or a coconut tree , half human in appearance , revolting in every way , but caring for him is still a woman 's duty if he 's her husband . |
| 15 | Now , with the Hollywood movie Not Without My Daughter , in which he stars opposite Sally Field , due out later this year , it looks as if he 's finally set for international fame . |
| 16 | If he 's stopped loving me , surely he would have left me by now ? |
| 17 | He 's got a key , and if he 's in the garden he lets me in . |
| 18 | His cap 's on the floor in front of him and I think about picking it up for him , cos maybe if he 's blind he do n't know he 's dropped it . |
| 19 | I ai n't sure if he 's talking to me , so I do n't say nothing . |
| 20 | ‘ A hairdresser 's not worth his salt if he 's not prepared to give a consultation , ’ he said . |
| 21 | Tailored suits are teamed with polo-shirts and , if he 's the outdoor type , there are pages of sports-inspired casual wear . |
| 22 | ‘ He needs at least two or three races if he 's to have a go at the Champion again . |
| 23 | If he 's not up to it there 's no question of him running in anything else , ’ said Henderson . |
| 24 | If he 's not born in thee , thou art still forlorn . |
| 25 | ‘ If he 's hurt I 'll have to get him to the vet , ’ said Lee . |
| 26 | There 's this other black dog , nearly Caspar 's double , scaring the sheep and Caspar 'll get shot instead if he 's let out . |
| 27 | I 'm told that the television is on most of the time in my house — the police can detect it — and I want to say something to Liam , if he 's watching . ’ |
| 28 | I du n no if he 's making it up . |
| 29 | What 's the point in smashing this place up if he 's already dead ? ’ |
| 30 | ‘ If he 's scared , it 's nothing to do with me . |