Example sentences of "if [adj] [was/were] [verb] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | She said the TEC could offer disabled trainees help with loan of equipment , or could extend the tuition period if that was felt to be useful . |
| 2 | It seemed as if that was going to be in doubt as well for a moment , but then he swung the door wide in a parody of a silent welcome . |
| 3 | If this were felt to be a circular situation a formal decision not to ratify could be deemed to negate signature . |
| 4 | The order could , for example , provide for the child to live with his grandmother during term time and his parents during the school holidays if this was felt to be in his best interests . |
| 5 | It was happening in the summer and autumn of that year , and having now established who he was , people in the movie business were asking if this was going to be his big break , while out there in the communes and on the streets , the rebels were electing him and Hopper , and , to a lesser degree , Fonda , their champions . |
| 6 | He wondered if his outlook would change , or if this was going to be the pattern of it for the future . |
| 7 | An essential requirement surely , if this was meant to be in any way a useful gift , would be an adequate number of notes . |