Example sentences of "[v-ing] if it be [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | The bridge plate should only need replacing if it is split or lifting away from beneath the table ; check for this by looking inside with a torch and a small mirror . |
2 | Secular employment is as sanctified as preaching if it is done ‘ as unto the Lord ’ . |
3 | Any visual task is rendered more difficult and fatiguing if it is undertaken in poor lighting . |
4 | For myself , I remember going home after the AGM at which the idea to start the new church was first announced , wondering if it was to involve us in leadership . |
5 | However exciting his paper , his thesis seemed in danger of crumbling if it were reworked into a conventional historical discourse . |
6 | He declared that peace would only be lasting if it was based on the principle of " no victor , no vanquished " . |
7 | Oak is not really an ideal timber for external joinery since it can suffer from surface checking and splitting if it is exposed to the sun and the rain . |
8 | In the last chapter , I discussed the kinds of things the brain must be doing if it is to generate observed behaviour . |
9 | Despite such successes in imaginative shoestring operations , the UN is desperately in need of reform and strengthening if it is to meet the critical tests of the post-Cold War era . |
10 | You can , of course , invest in a stout muzzle , but this provides no real answer to this vice , since the dog will continue biting if it is given the opportunity . |
11 | Charles stressed that Aimee 's hair would look especially striking if it was darkened and enriched to give the illusion of body . |