Example sentences of "if [pron] [noun] be [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No parent in Britain should be remotely alarmed if their daughters are Kylie fans . |
| 2 | Even if they are British citizens , they simply do not qualify to settle in Britain if their husbands are non-UK passport holders . |
| 3 | Ethel , who could n't tell a flat from a sharp , playing as if her fingers were croquet mallets . |
| 4 | It occurred to him that he could go into any public library where they kept phone directories for the whole country and look up Alec Chipstead and see if his address was Wyvis Hall . |
| 5 | The way he wears you down , the way he bleeds you white — if his name were Julian Barnes , he would have long been known as the Glacier . |
| 6 | When he came to a stream or a fallen tree trunk , he would launch himself like a ballet dancer , but in slow motion , and land as softly as if his feet were scatter cushions . |
| 7 | If your problem is aircraft insurance . |
| 8 | There are not many herbs which prefer acid soil , so if your soil is acid use chalk ( calcium carbonate ) or ground limestone ( the same substance but less quick-acting ) to alter it to a depth suitable for adequate root growth . |
| 9 | If your blood is Rhesus negative and your baby is Rhesus positive , and fetal blood enters the mother 's bloodstream , you may develop antibodies against it which mean that any subsequent pregnancy of a Rhesus positive baby will be in danger of contracting Rhesus disease — a potential cause of stillbirth or neo-natal death . |