Example sentences of "if [pers pn] [be] [prep] [be] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Therefore , much as I may myself enjoy theatre-going and much as I may cheer when I see a full theatre , I must contain my own enthusiasm if I am to be a cool observer . |
| 2 | ’ — And if I am to be a great Kha-Khan , I ought to be able to recognise when I am being told the truth . ’ |
| 3 | : I did the only thing I could think of , and retired to bed ; if I was to be a blade of grass doomed to be trampled flat , then I might as well accept it and lie down . |
| 4 | You must make your own if you are to be a Lapp . |
| 5 | I think it is essential to feel that if you are to be a successful athlete . |
| 6 | This is very difficult when you are accustomed to your precise and meaningful jargon , but it is a skill you must acquire if you are to be a successful communicator . |
| 7 | As the Chairman , Pat Retief in his Annual Chairman 's Review says , ‘ we must continue to be a profitable company if we are to be a good employer in the fullest sense , capable of maintaining and enhancing our portfolio of assets and maximising the development of the Group 's human resources . |
| 8 | And they know they 'll have to unite behind the new one if they 're to be a force at the next General Election . |
| 9 | If it is to be a fish-only tank , then you can only stock 6″ of fish slowly during the first six months . |
| 10 | If it is to be a Christology , it must also concern Christ 's person — whereupon all the problems which Christology entails are again present . |
| 11 | … ( 6 ) Schedule 12 to this Act has effect for the purposes of this section and , in that Schedule — ( a ) Part I prescribes the matters for which provision must be made by a scheme if it is to be a scheme which qualifies for recognition for the purposes of this section ; ( b ) Part II prescribes the matters action in relation to any of which must be subject to investigation under a scheme if it is to qualify for recognition for the purpose of investigations in relation to that matter ; and ( c ) Part III contains other requirements to which a scheme must conform if it is to be so recognised . |
| 12 | But both health authorities issued a warning that the charter needs support from patients if it is to be a success . |
| 13 | But both health authorities issued a warning that the charter needs support from patients if it is to be a success . |
| 14 | For much of Act I , too , Jonathan Summers 's Posa seemed as if it was to be a rough-and-ready performance by this gifted baritone . |
| 15 | the organisational objectives as gauged by an individual need to be compatible with personal objectives of the individual if he is to be a well-integrated member of the organisation . |
| 16 | If he was to be a martyr to this strange woman 's caprices , then so be it . |
| 17 | If he were to be an ‘ S. ’ also , a Stephen or a Sam , then how was she to know which of them had given her orders ? |