Example sentences of "if at " in BNC.
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| 1 | But what if at the moment of birth the whole of one 's life to come were to flash before one 's eyes and then to be immediately wiped away , forgotten , while we laboriously go through all the pleasures and sorrows , all the hopes and frustrations that make up a life , meeting people and parting from them , listening to them and speaking to them , to go through tasting all we taste in the course of our long lives , seeing all we see , every leaf at every moment and every cloud at every moment , and hearing all we hear , the hooting of every car and the singing of every bird and every performance of the Brandenburg concertos , go through all that , in time , very slowly , though we had already been through it all , every moment of it , leaf , cloud , concerto , in one brief but intense instant , everything perfectly formed but over in less than a second ? |
| 2 | I have no doubt that dedicated woodturners everywhere would scoff at the idea of engineers ' lathes being used for woodturners , but when I think of the various moulds and patterns I have made over the years with comparative ease but which due to their intricacies could only have been made with extreme difficulty on a wood lathe — if at all . |
| 3 | If anyone receives any enquiries or complaints , please refer these to the Fundraising department ( Bob Hough or Helen North ) , if at all possible . |
| 4 | It sounds impressive and the major advantage is that use of drugs is minimal , if at all . |
| 5 | So many books , to pick up a point once made by Malcolm Bradbury , are published primarily to be stored , moving smoothly from publishers ' warehouse to library stacks without arousing much disturbance on the way , and are discussed , if at all , only in scholarly journals . |
| 6 | All this is followed meticulously if at a respectful distance by Doolittle 's seven-piece band , written for with a sure ear for tonal balance and a strong sense of the orchestra 's role as a virtual extension of the voice , but with little willingness to let the musical idea take over the action . |
| 7 | They agree that a regular comparison of notes with primary schools ( which they have always enjoyed , if at lower intensity than presently ) improves all their pupils ' chances of entering secondary school by the same starting gate . |
| 8 | If at times the surface gives an eclectic impression , the outline of the whole is marvellously clear . |
| 9 | Reigning in their verbal and facial expressiveness to play a character so damaged that a big speech is possible ( if at all ) only at the end , they subsequently receive an award from a jury awed that they were clever enough to play so dumb . |
| 10 | Still , it would probably be futile to look for another increase in base rates immediately , if at all . |
| 11 | If at the beginning of NEP local party attitudes appeared to contain an element of laissez-faire , this was only because very little in fact could be achieved for lack of human and other resources . |
| 12 | For the artist , it is certainly worthwhile watching the video 's budget and not spending excessively if at all possible . |
| 13 | Even if at the next general election Labour does better than ever before in attracting working-class support , say 80 per cent of the working class , it still would not have a majority of the vote . |
| 14 | The labour which rural families can devote to export crops will not grow significantly as a proportion of the total and — except where export crops have a very high value , as in the case of horticulture — they will grow only slowly , if at all . |
| 15 | As the urban economy grows the official export of primary agricultural commodities will increase only at a very modest rate , if at all . |
| 16 | If at all , they are allowed in only as temporary visitors . |
| 17 | This time the thunder burst with a pistol-shot snap and with an equal suddenness , as if at last those swollen vessels had been punctured , the rain began to fall . |
| 18 | Consult your doctor if at all in doubt . |
| 19 | As he did so his wife raised her eyebrows as if at some freakish aberration . |
| 20 | If at the year 's end I saw her face somewhere . |
| 21 | However , with parts of the new Soviet constitution not yet in place , it was not immediately clear how — if at all — the Soviet leadership could enforce such a ruling if the republics refused to toe the line . |
| 22 | But , with parts of the new Soviet constitution not yet in place , it was not immediately clear how , if at all , the Soviet leadership could enforce such a ruling if the republics refused to toe the line . |
| 23 | Now , with the division of Germany almost at an end , there are uncomfortable questions about the future of the two alliances , and how , if at all , they can be fitted into a Europe that includes a re-unified Germany . |
| 24 | The price includes a dedicated cassette recorder , the C2N , which does n't work particularly well , if at all , with today 's fast-loading games . |
| 25 | Dissident Tory MPs ’ hopes that their 57-60 votes against the Prime Minister in Tuesday 's leadership election would prompt her to trim her Euro-sails are unlikely to materialise quickly , if at all . |
| 26 | IF AT long last , thanks to US pressure on Israel , there is real , discernible progress in the ‘ peace process , ’ the Intifada will probably continue much as it is . |
| 27 | The stockmarket crash of 1987 is remembered , if at all , as proof that governments have learnt to protect the ‘ real ’ economy from upsets in financial markets . |
| 28 | The traditional markets of western equipment companies are growing slowly , if at all . |
| 29 | One of the few luxuries within their reach is ceviche , a delicious mess of chopped raw fish with onions and lemon ; since fish feed near sewers , and are caught by people who wash ( if at all ) in sewer-water , they are perfect for spreading infection . |
| 30 | A marriage is so voidable if it has not been consummated because of the incapacity of either party , or because of one party 's wilful refusal to consummate it ; if the marriage was entered into without the consent of either party ( e.g. by reason of duress , mistake , or unsound mind ) ; if at the time of the marriage one party was suffering from mental disorder of such a kind as to render him or her unfitted for marriage , or from venereal disease ; or if the wife was at the time of the marriage pregnant by some other person than her husband . |