Example sentences of "surprising if it " in BNC.

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1 Bearing in mind the size of the KGB 's foreign operations it would be surprising if it did not have some successes .
2 It would be more surprising if it were otherwise — or so the new novel seems to tell , or remind .
3 One must add that there is nothing particularly remarkable about the fact that such a myth should have grown up ; it would almost be surprising if it had not .
4 There has , to date , been no readily available published accounts of the amounts received and disbursed by the various victim compensation boards , but it would be surprising if it amounted to many millions .
5 Since the management is accountable and is producing the information , it would be rather surprising if it were otherwise .
6 ‘ If the spirit continues to live after the death of the body , ’ he said to himself , ‘ is it so very surprising if it remains in this world for a time ? ’
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