Example sentences of "[adj] if [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stirling was charming if somewhat reserved in manner . |
| 2 | Notwithstanding the inconclusiveness of our findings , some comments are appropriate if only to raise questions that deserve further consideration . |
| 3 | But it 's just as sad if highly qualified and trained women lose everything they 've worked for because they have to stay at home . |
| 4 | Shareholders and reason for sale ( may be unnecessary if fully covered above ) |
| 5 | I most scrupulously carried out my promise to her , despite the dishonest if well meant advice of various people who suggested that I should deposit her letters in a great library . |
| 6 | When people from this background find themselves in the middle of an industrial set-up , it is not easy for them to adjust their values or frames of reference , just as people from an industrial society , used to individual wages and jobs , would feel confused if suddenly thrust into a peasant society . |
| 7 | Lionel said , ‘ Anything to do with rags to riches is sure of a welcome if brightly done — as happens of course at the Carlton … |
| 8 | The international order the British presided over had no proper place for Germany , but that which the United States brought into being after 1945 has given the Federal Republic a privileged if somewhat constrained position . |
| 9 | The international order the British presided over had no proper place for Germany , but that which the United States brought into being after 1945 has given the Federal Republic a privileged if somewhat constrained position . |
| 10 | 1991 , 27 1006 ) , of course I approve of the purpose of the Control of Pesticide Regulations ( 1986 ) and COSHH regulations , but it is a ridiculous consequence of the regulations that chemists are deemed to be less well able than commercial fruit growers , for example , to understand that the chemicals involved ‘ have the capacity to be potentially lethal if wrongfully mixed , applied and handled ’ . |
| 11 | . Can I just ask the other question perhaps which is relevant when people do make a contribution if they actually identify themselves so that may be useful if actually know who people are representing themselves or representing an organisation . |
| 12 | They are brilliantly effective if sparingly used . |
| 13 | When protection turned to annexation Russia faced Georgian resistance and became involved in a long if relatively untaxing war with Persia ( 1804–13 ) . |
| 14 | The first chord would sound lamentably thin if laid out as it stands in the original , and the last two would be hopelessly thick and stodgy if literally transcribed . |
| 15 | For me , this rest in the colour scheme at this time of year is important if only to appreciate the exuberance of the other seasons all the more . |
| 16 | Garden tools designed to cut , chop , or which have prongs , are hazardous if carelessly handled . |
| 17 | The quality of the conceptualization of his thought was low , but the garrulous style of The Fascist and his pamphlets contained an implicit if dimly perceived racial philosophy which linked Leese to this tradition . |
| 18 | Jacques Tajan 's much heralded sale of the largest collection of ancient mirrors in the world on 8 December in the Hotel George V , proved a notable if little publicised failure . |
| 19 | If they have filled in a card , declaring willing for a dealer to approach them with urgent share recommendations , they are not being cold-called if subsequently telephoned . |
| 20 | THE ANCIENT BARNS , cow sheds , granaries and other agricultural buildings of the countryside are a vital if perhaps under-appreciated part of Britain 's architectural heritage . |
| 21 | A working party concluded that the Resolution was unworkable if strictly construed and in any event so likely to lead to problems as to be impracticable . |
| 22 | ‘ It will be marvellous if TODAY has helped us to identify ‘ Danielle ’ , ’ a spokesman said . |
| 23 | Even standard floorboards can look attractive if carefully prepared , sanded and sealed . |