Example sentences of "if it be [adj] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fracture zone between the individual grains on the stalk indicates its origin ; if the fracture zone is smooth it is a wild grain , if it is rough it has been cultivated . |
| 2 | If it is good one , you can go straight ahead and use it . |
| 3 | By the same token , if it is good you only have to wait five minutes and it will get worse . |
| 4 | In order to pass through the barrier you will need to explain the nature of your message briefly , although if it is confidential you must say so . |
| 5 | I never found it to be a boring job , erm if it is boring I think it 's because they 're only making it , if they make it that way and I think it 's partly due , if they , if people do talk that way then I think it 's partly due to the sort of duty systems that people work now , and erm the number of hours they work , and , and strangely for little things like the introduction of television , I think television , very nice in its way but it 's killed life on fire stations and in certain areas , cos the whole business of conversation and learning and so on has gone , people would much sooner sit nowadays in front of the television and be entertained for an evening , instead of using all the other skills and , and erm things that are offered to them . |
| 6 | If it is correct we do n't do anything and if it is n't correct we use that error to adjust the weights . |
| 7 | I trust our tenants at the end of the day if it is illegal I 'm sure that our tenants will not do it . |
| 8 | In certain circumstances if it is close it has been |
| 9 | If it is diatonic we may never need to modulate at all . |
| 10 | if it is favourable you obviously benefit by sailing in it , otherwise you should concentrate on keeping out of the flow . |
| 11 | A pilot scheme is operating in the north-east of England and if it is successful it could be introduced to Ulster . |
| 12 | ‘ If it is alive we might be able to help . ’ |
| 13 | If the aggregate demand shock is positive , then real output will rise above its natural level ; if it is negative it will fall below it . |
| 14 | I 'm an actress , if it is right I will do it . |
| 15 | If it is dry they evolve leathery or waxy waterproof skins to conserve what little water there is . |
| 16 | Being called upon by the media as an expert , either in print or in a programme which it is obvious you have not paid for , lends far more credence to your comments than if it is obvious you have paid to have them put in — |
| 17 | If it is recurrent your sexual partner may also need treatment . |
| 18 | If it is recurrent your sexual partner may also need treatment . |
| 19 | And if it is bad you get all the blame ’ — Playwright Larry Kramer on the disadvantages of writing for the cinema . |
| 20 | If it is true he is on £4,000-a-week and is asking for more , Brian Clough is right — as usual — to say ‘ no ’ . |
| 21 | ‘ To ask if it is true you have a room that can be rented . |
| 22 | So if it is true it is false . |
| 23 | That is no more what it is like to be a bat than the following is a good picture of what it is like to see colour : use an instrument to measure the wavelength of the light that is entering your eye : if it is long , you are seeing red , if it is short you are seeing violet or blue . |
| 24 | erm Peter wants to tighten up on on on the business of erm carrying holidays over and I think he 's right , actually , erm and he also is using this opportunity to try to et us to plan our holidays as a group so that we 're not all off at the same time , or if it 's appropriate we should all be off a the same time then we 're off at the same time , but it 's erm common sense should prevail one way or another , but it would be a good idea if you could let me have erm a brief indication of any major times you plan to be away . |
| 25 | Otherwise I if it 's appropriate I 'll say it looks like a great newsletter . |
| 26 | I 'm in the bakery so if stuff 's rubbish I tell them , if it 's good I tell them , and then they say well fine , if , if they have any problems we take it , right or wrong . |
| 27 | I wonder if it 's that one up beside Asda because when I 've gone in before she 's said to me you know if you rang them through I 'd have them ready for you or |
| 28 | If it 's easy I might know . |
| 29 | There seems to be a consensus opinion , so i it does n't seem to be necessary for me to it , but if it 's necessary I do so . |
| 30 | yes , I think it 's been of an assistance to the court yes , assistance to me that erm Mr has been at least only to of explain the background which erm is not entirely , not an easy matter , so er if it 's necessary I 'll give a certificate |