Example sentences of "[vb -s] [conj] if it be [verb] " in BNC.

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1 The magnification tells you how much larger an object looks that if it were viewed with the naked eye .
2 He says that if it 's given regular pruning there 's no reason why it should n't live for a few hundred years more .
3 It follows that if it is raining then the balcony is wet .
4 And it believes that if it is to survive in its present form it must become more serious in its outlook .
5 Tom Watson believes that if it were located in the middle of the course , it would not be as difficult .
6 The oxygen consumption of an insect may rise a hundredfold when flight begins and if it is to continue for long periods a reserve of oxidizable respiratory material is needed .
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