Example sentences of "[vb pp] if we [vb base] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 But the picture can be modified if we insert into it the concept of a primeval Natural Man , who lacks the corrupting appurtenances of modern civilization , and is , on that account , closer to Paradise than ourselves .
2 For the way is the light and we can all be saved if we trust in Jesus . ’
3 Elderly people can be greatly helped if we listen to what they want to say , and receive their information as important .
4 We 've been told if we go over the two pound , they wo n't sell , sell so well , erm , so really I 'm not too sure , but er , I , I can work on bigger , er , like I got this couple of days off living Manchester , I 'm sure if I approach erm , you know , the police , they might give me a couple of days selling out there .
5 And you 're not bothered if we go in front of the light switch
6 And many of our society 's institutions and problems can only be understood if we know about their origins and their subsequent development ; our industrial relations system , conflicts between religious groups , the ‘ crisis ’ in the welfare state and the problems of the world economy today are four instances of this point .
7 Successful borrowing and taxing were different sides of the same sound coin of reputation , but their relationship can best be understood if we look at the pattern and structure of each in turn .
8 But the very nature of advice can only be understood if we understand in what spirit it is meant to be offered and for what reasons it is meant to be taken .
9 The goal of ‘ Education for All ’ can only be reached if we succeed in developing a working partnership between teachers , pupils , parents , and the community at large .
10 From the table and figure , it is clear that far fewer records will be displaced if we randomize to a multi-record bucket rather than to an individual record position .
11 The subject is now surrounded by a multitude of objects from which only a few can be selected and invested with a sense of self , but Simmel argues that : ‘ our freedom is crippled if we deal with objects that our ego can not assimilate ’ ( 1978 : 462 ) .
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