Example sentences of "[adj] if [pron] [modal v] [adv] [be] " in BNC.
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1 | For certain there will be changes , but it is doubtful if there will ever be such a long line of devoted , generous and hardworking people as those who served the Club so enthusiastically in immensely difficult times , and saved it from certain closure for the likes of ourselves to enjoy . |
2 | And indeed , since social anthropology is centrally concerned with the diversity of culture , it would be quite absurd if it could somehow be inferred from what social anthropologists teach that cultural diversity is both politically and morally deplorable . |
3 | ‘ I 'm not sure if I 'll still be here tomorrow , as air traffic is functioning normally and I have some urgent matters to attend to back in Hong Kong , but I 'll see you on Friday anyway . ’ |
4 | ‘ Look , Bernie , I have n't been able to bring myself to tell you this , but I 'm not sure if I 'll ever be able to go back on stage . |
5 | Everyone enjoys going to the cinema and it would be nice if it could also be taken seriously . |
6 | In the pre-1973 definition case of BS Brown and Son Ltd v Craik Ltd [ 1970 ] 1 WLR 752 which was accepted as authority in Aswan Engineering ( 1987 ) , the House of Lords held that goods will be unmerchantable if they can only be resold at a substantially reduced price . |