Example sentences of "are [vb pp] [prep] if [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where assets are finance by leasing agreements that give rights approximating to ownership ( " finance leases " ) , the assets are treated as if they had been purchased outright . |
| 2 | Where assets are finance by leasing agreements that give rights approximating to ownership ( " finance leases " ) , the assets are treated as if they had been purchased outright . |
| 3 | Where assets are financed by leasing agreements that give rights approximating to ownership ( " finance leases " ) , the assets are treated as if they had been purchased outright . |
| 4 | Newly acquired words are treated as if they contrast with ones already known , and so serve to narrow down earlier over-extensions . |
| 5 | They must survive on meagre pensions , but are discriminated against if they want to stay in work . |
| 6 | Most are known by name and some are greeted as if they stood before us . |
| 7 | The predatory spirits , on the other hand , are described as if they bore actual malice toward humans . |
| 8 | Foreigners who stutter their way through an inquiry about the way to the railway station are congratulated as if they had just recited Pushkin 's Eugene Onegin , and are asked : ‘ How did you learn Russian ? ’ |