Example sentences of "[adv] if [pers pn] [verb] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On orders from the new Earl , my visits to the house were to be permitted only if I agreed to be supervised . |
| 2 | MY later visits to Althorp were allowed only if I agreed to be supervised |
| 3 | We are indebted to Beumont et al for having grasped the nettle in laying down the grade at which a girl or woman can expect to be respected as a climber and transcend the status defined by ‘ bimbo , ’ i.e. interesting only if she happens to be pretty . |
| 4 | It is obvious enough if you happen to be going through a particularly traumatic time , but what about when you are doing all those ordinary things like reading , writing , driving or pursuing any so-called ‘ relaxing ’ activity ? |
| 5 | Right , so if we want to be er ninety percent certain about inference that corresponds with ten percent significance level and our critical value there is one point seven zero . |
| 6 | Something similar has started appearing on British television , so if they have to be shown surely the details could be kept to a minimum and shown for the shortest possible time . |
| 7 | So if you 've to be half past nine there , what time do you need up at ? |
| 8 | So if you happened to be out of the house working it was too bad , unless you got a house cleaner to put your name down for you . |
| 9 | So if you wanted to be a removal man you had to find the work to justify you having an A licence , but of course you could n't because you had n't got an A licence to do it with . |
| 10 | So if you want to be noticed , and enjoy a more exclusive sense of well-being , there is still nothing like a Rolls . |
| 11 | All around the harbour there are tavernas , restaurants , bars and cafés and there is a disco on the ground floor of the Loggia called Bora Bora , so if you want to be in on the action there is nowhere better . |
| 12 | However careful or expert you are , other people can still injure you , so if you want to be a pregnant skier , ask your doctor/specialist and then assess the risk — holiday vs baby . |
| 13 | Especially if they happened to be Paris , Venice or Florence . |
| 14 | He seemed far more concerned to take money off the rich — especially if they happened to be Muslim . |
| 15 | Soon children will be lending each other America is Falling Down in which Michael Douglas , a disillusioned middle-class businessman , grabs his gun and storms a merry path through the city , showering bullets like confetti on anyone who gets in his way : especially if they happen to be Korean or Cuban . |
| 16 | But it 's amazing how quickly you pick it up , especially if you happen to be interested in the work . |
| 17 | ‘ And imagine what it must have been like before all those modern office ‘ towers ’ were built to dwarf it — especially if you happened to be a traitor . |
| 18 | When I am fishing on my own I only weigh them straight away if they appear to be over 9lb , and leave the weighing until I pack in if they appear to be less . |
| 19 | These are the people who do n't consider what 's going on in your mind , merely what goes on your feet ( the London club Kazoo turns people away if they happen to be wearing Wallabees ) . |
| 20 | Residents have realised they need to book early if they want to be buried in Hurworth. ’ he said . |
| 21 | In the course of it Edward Lucas , a BBC Prague correspondent , asked Havel directly if he wanted to be president . |
| 22 | So he said yes you know , they say well if you want to be paid it means people 'll have to be sacked and all this , well you know ! |
| 23 | What , no I do n't think so , the E E C should of be , should of said well if it has to be moved if it 's |
| 24 | However , despite its diminutive size , it is well able to fend for itself in a mixed community tank , protecting its territory against all comers , even if they happen to be twice its size . |
| 25 | There are obviously improvements to be made ; more science should be taught , and there is a great need for more specialists in the class-room , even if they have to be peripatetic teachers , shared between a number of schools . |
| 26 | perhaps this is one reason why , despite the Eurocentrism of his intended historical schema , Sartre himself could certainly not be accused of ethnocentrism in his politics ; already the first Critique contains substantial analyses of the political and psychological structures of colonialism and racism , even if they have to be , as always , ‘ dissolved in History ’ ( I , 716 ) . |
| 27 | Even if he lived to be ten . |
| 28 | This applies even if he seems to be selling them too quickly or too cheaply . |
| 29 | Even if you admit to being at fault , you may wish management to take fuller account of mitigating factors or to impose a lesser punishment . |
| 30 | They prove that the flab fights back — and will get you even if you happen to be a Royal . |