Example sentences of "very [adj] if it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And what 's the point of a journey that seems very pleasant if it gets you to the wrong place ! |
| 2 | It would have been very sad if it had been stopped . ’ |
| 3 | An oval-shaped wreath can look very effective if it follows the lines of its oval frame , and you can make a similar style of garland in a heart-shaped design , whether small ( see p. 85 ) or much bigger and bolder and enclosed in a square frame . |
| 4 | Freedom from Communism is not going to last the flag very long if it 's identified with a freedom to starve . |
| 5 | Once again that 's another one which is just a glance at the , at the programme if it 's presented one way and very difficult if it 's presented another way . |
| 6 | I 'd be very disappointed if it did n't become a wealthy country within five or ten years , as opposed to other oil-producing countrie s I 've lived in , Nigeria or Libya . |
| 7 | It is very popular among my family and friends and we would be very disappointed if it finishes . |
| 8 | The Chief Environmental Health Officer , Tony Fenn , says he 's concerned the sickness and diarrhoea which was caused by contaminated water at Farmoor reservoir , could endanger the lives of the elderly and very young if it re-occurred . |
| 9 | ‘ 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 ? ’ |
| 10 | But however heated the protagonists may become about whether proto-oncogene activation entails qualitative or quantitative changes , no one on the outside will be very surprised if it turns out both are right . |