Example sentences of "[vb base] if it [is] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 I mean if it 's just economies you 're after , closing down an institution 's not the best way to do it , because the plant remains , and , and you ca n't easily get rid of the staff .
2 I mean if it 's right at the back it does n't matter if it 's black or red .
3 but I mean if it 's not yet that 's fine .
4 That that 's not much but if it 's if it 's I mean if it 's not padded out with waffle and drivel cos you I mean if it 's a good ti concise answer that 'll probably get a good mark .
5 Or alternatively , I mean if it 's really that important , erm and and it 's on the Friday , we we could actually send for somebody from here to come out .
6 I mean if it 's then it 's the end to the clause , erm , er
7 Anyway I mean hopefully this this will be sort of you know if it 's well publicized it it will be well attended because of the past .
8 Always explain what you are doing , and if they can understand you , ask if it 's all right to do it .
9 If the task is completed successfully there is joy and satisfaction ; and there is disappointment , sadness and anger if it is not .
10 I wonder if it is badly wounded .
11 I wonder if it is here that the pictures are to appear , worrying that the seats are badly arranged , pointing the wrong way , that we wo n't be able to see them properly .
12 The crew think this is pretty stupid of them but I wonder if it is n't fantastically mature .
13 GRAHAM TAYLOR searches desperately for someone to get a grip of England 's midfield and you wonder if it is too late — at 28 — for Stewart Robson .
14 However logical may be the derivation of Protoctista as the name for a kingdom , I wonder if it is more likely to catch on now than it was in 1861 .
15 I wonder if it 's just some sub-conscious thing that my casualness is really just wanting to be recognised … ’
16 I wonder if it 's not the game of football that 's a problem , but the attitude of many of the people involved .
17 Well thank you , I , I 'll leave to Norbert the handling of the artist 's side of this , but as to the amateur sportsman , I know this is a very familiar and accepted notion among us , that the British do n't take sport seriously enough , but I wonder if it 's not one of the many self-delusions that we suffer from .
18 ‘ Sometimes I wonder if it 's really worth it ! ’
19 I wonder if it 's really
20 So' if it 's not blowing your tune , try something different ; there are lots of alternatives .
21 See if it 's still there . ’
22 see if it 's still going round .
23 See if it is not more real than all the historical novels ever written . ’
24 ‘ Just see if it is n't .
25 But anything of a bigger scale that involves attracting the public or rallying the faithful or listening to a guest speaker does need forethought and care if it is not to be a shambles .
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