Example sentences of "[noun pl] if it be [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Bettiscombe skull , preserved in the house at that time , was said to be that of a negro slave , so devoted to John Frederick that it emitted the most ghastly screams if it were ever parted from him . |
| 2 | What is the point of sending the article to learned referees if it is subsequently going to be altered without warning ? |
| 3 | From salmon sperm he also isolated a protein , named protamine , and observed that nuclein was closely associated with proteins if it was not actually a protein itself . |
| 4 | He said that a company could suffer bad headhunting experiences if it was not entirely sure exactly what it wanted the search consultant to do . |
| 5 | How can opposition to reform be contained in other countries if it is so strong in more successful Poland ? |
| 6 | Tom grinned an enormous grin across the table and said , ‘ You 're cheating , because a ) what are your natural circumstances if it 's not the very existence of coal , b ) I do n't believe Engels said it at all and , c ) even if he did , that does n't make it true because he was working with an outmoded scientific model . |
| 7 | In extreme circumstances if it is not possible to take leave before leaving due to work demands then it may be possible for the employee to be paid . |
| 8 | They do n't need flight plans if it 's out of controlled airspace . ’ |
| 9 | Why else should the notion of Frankenstein 's monster have affronted the imagination of generations if it was not their intuition of God that was affronted ? |
| 10 | Housing activists argue the agency could sell more houses if it were more adept at reaching its target market . |
| 11 | ‘ You know the rules , Sabrina : we only use contacts if it 's absolutely necessary . |
| 12 | If the answer is no , then you need to think about how you could improve that piece of work , somebody is speaking now it 's bad enough you owe me ten minutes if it 's not the best piece of work you 've ever done , why is n't it ? |
| 13 | If you ever try to do a ha a demonstration for anybody erm or a group of people involving a sort of manual skill , you find that it goes to pieces if it 's not a very well rehearsed skill , whereas you find you can actually get very your performance is a lot better when you 've got an audience if you know the skill very well . |
| 14 | Made in larger quantities pesto can be preserved in jars if it is tightly packed ( no air pockets should remain ) and covered with a layer of olive oil . |
| 15 | No , no oh I agree people should n't let dogs foul on the pavement and in shopping places and things , cos it can be dangerous , but out in the woodlands if it was n't for all the animals we would n't have any green stuff , trees and bushes seagulls are up . |
| 16 | Then , credit is seen as a necessity ( Appendix II ; section 1 ) : ‘ You buy on credit to make ends meet … . ’ , ‘ none of us would have things if it was n't for catalogues ’ , ‘ … when you want to replace anything you are forced to use HP because you do n't have the cash ’ . |
| 17 | I know schools up the [ place in West Belfast ] who would welcome us , but what happened one time , a school up there won the trophy and the next day some boys [ i.e. from the IRA ] came demanding the shield and threatening what they would do to certain teachers if it was n't handed over . |
| 18 | ‘ must be kept within narrow limits if it is not to shake the confidence of those who habitually and rightly rely on signatures when there is no obvious reason to doubt their validity . |
| 19 | I think that people need to know what we are providing so we need to be monitoring , continually monitoring that this is actually at the times it 's meeting people 's needs and I 'm sure that we will be hearing from members if it was n't , and we 're not I mean it seems to me that the level of services provided now is very satisfactory and we should n't y'know , obviously give our officers support to continue . |
| 20 | In general , a newly proposed theory will be acceptable as worthy of the consideration of scientists if it is more falsifiable than its rival , and especially if it predicts a new kind of phenomenon not touched on by its rival . |
| 21 | Europeans should heed Mr Calvet 's warnings if it is not already too late . |
| 22 | It concerned the plot to overthrow his brother and form a new dictatorship ; but he had discovered another side to the story , a sinister angle that would make international headlines if it were ever made public . |
| 23 | And , in all probability , their imaginations will , as they say , boggle because , as you have never seen that scene in your mind 's eye , it may well be riddled with improbabilities if it is not a downright impossibility . |
| 24 | Anyone buying the house is faced with the problem of demolishing all the extensions if it is ever to be restored to its former glory . |
| 25 | AIB engineers are not afraid of getting their hands dirty ; in fact , they claim that they are lucky on most occasions if it is only their hands . |