Example sentences of "[to-vb] if it be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If a child ca n't see how it 's performing , ’ demanded Mr Stannard , ‘ how 's it to know if it 's doing well or not ? |
| 2 | We 've never admitted involvement , neither has he , I want to know if it 's going to stay that way . |
| 3 | look 's like that an all , I want to know if it 's going in weekly or monthly |
| 4 | it was an hour late , which it was late enough for us to not to know if it was coming , so we had to go and get another P A , otherwise we 'd have gone to get , there was no other option . |
| 5 | And it was supposed to scream if it was taken out of the house ’ . |
| 6 | Critical consents are those which it is essential for the purchaser to obtain if it is to conduct the business after completion . |
| 7 | Was he human , semi-human , immaculately conceived or was he just a human being who recognised that evil was becoming widespread in the world , and that mankind was in danger of becoming dominated by those who had much to lose if it were suppressed ? |
| 8 | It then starts off on another ‘ rodent-run ’ , watching to see if it is followed . |
| 9 | Let's say the next letter is e ( i.e. candidate string be ) — look down the 5th of the 26 pointers from the ‘ b ’ node to see if it is set , and so on , until the end of the candidate string is reached . |
| 10 | Every time it rains you look out the window to see if it 's going to happen again . |
| 11 | The modem has no on/off switch and relies on detecting the state of the DTR line ( pin 20 ) to see if it 's required . |
| 12 | I passed a telephone box — opened the door to see if it was vandalized or smelt of sick or dog-muck — it was OK . |
| 13 | When I opened the Bible to see if it was damaged , I found that wherever there was an empty page , or half a page , someone had written on it , and on the first page was written ‘ Catherine Earnshaw 's diary , 1776 ’ . |
| 14 | I paused , to see if it was having any effect . |
| 15 | He glanced up at Doyle to see if it was meant to be a joke , but Doyle was not smiling . |
| 16 | He took an experimental mouthful of fried egg and waited to see if it was going to suit him , then progressed to the baked beans , cautiously . |
| 17 | ‘ It would be impossible to consider moving with the clause in place and there are other factors to consider if it is removed . ’ |
| 18 | China 's Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade criticized the publication of the list , and threatened to retaliate if it was implemented . |
| 19 | A second principle is that a difficult task ( and nobody doubts that dieting can be very difficult ) is far easier to accomplish if it is broken down into small , manageable pieces . |
| 20 | The chaffinch must have opportunity to learn if it is to sing the normal song rather than the crude version . |
| 21 | What are the most basic areas of research which the Church needs to undertake if it is to take growth seriously ? |
| 22 | The nearer a satellite is to its sun , the faster it has to travel if it is to counter the sun 's gravity and remain in stable orbit . |
| 23 | That reduction does not take account of further savings of £19.6 million that the council has to make if it is to avoid having its expenditure capped by the Scottish Secretary . |
| 24 | The reduction does not take account of further savings of £19.6 million which the council requires to make if it is to avoid having its expenditure capped by the Scottish Secretary . |
| 25 | Which would obviously be a necessary change to make if it was going to relieve the western bypass . |