Example sentences of "and if it [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And if it be objected that A may act first ( against B ) and explain why afterwards , whereupon B acts to C 's detriment , the answer is that it is not A's act which has caused C 's loss but the implied threat that it will be repeated . |
| 2 | And if it be thought that Mr Hunte retains a soft spot for Pakistan ever since he and Garry Sobers had a stand of 446 against them at Sabina Park 34 years ago , we have ascertained that he made clear to the 1992 management that any further offence would be met with punishment noticeably more severe . |
| 3 | If it 's sunny , fine , and if it 's raining , it 's a chore to walk the dogs . |
| 4 | ‘ He reminded me about it in the dressing room before the game , and if it 's said you 're not playing with enough desire you 've just got to swallow it and do the best you can . |
| 5 | And if it 's costing too much how about offering some of those giveaway subsidies ? |
| 6 | An infra-red light , the height of the bridge , is sent across the road and if it 's breached , a sign flashes up to warn the driver . |
| 7 | And if it 's discovered that I spent most of my childhood in care , then reporters could make enquiries and turn it into a big thing . ’ |
| 8 | The living room has to house some or all of these things and if it 's used for eating has to come up with storage for china , glass and cutlery too . |
| 9 | And if it 's freestanding then you ca n't have coalescence , acceptable or otherwise surely , can you . |
| 10 | And if it 's meant to be a surprise attack , why are they making so much bloody noise ? ’ |
| 11 | Write to us with an outline of your story , include a picture of the completed project , and if it 's published , you 'll receive a cash reward ! |
| 12 | And if it 's coming from the farthest reaches of space — where the tide of expansion flows really fast-it will still not have reached us — even though it started out on its journey at the beginning of the Universe , thousands of millions of years ago . ’ |
| 13 | It 's a lonely spot , and if it 's walking you want , Moila is such a small island , and once you have been round it , you have seen it all . |
| 14 | And if it 's going to be relevant , from July onwards if Paul 's talking about moving into different premises , |
| 15 | I do n't get the feeling that they particularly care whether this murder is solved or not ; anyway they want it solved on their terms and if it 's going to muddy a lot of their holy bloody waters they 'd like us to go away . |
| 16 | If the remedy is not indicated it will be ignored by the body and will have no effect , and if it is indicated it can only be beneficial . |
| 17 | ‘ You might have a sales order processing system sitting on one computer ; once an order has been processed , it sends a message to an inventory system on another computer , which checks whether the item is there , and if it is initiates the shipment , or if not may request the supply of the item by sending a message to a third system . |
| 18 | The latter can entrap adult birds and if it is incorporated into nests it can cause chick mortality . |
| 19 | No planks for the flooring yet , and if it is raining we can not be on the roof . |
| 20 | The throne itself has T 5 and D 22 , and if it is destroyed , any victim sitting in it will be freed . |
| 21 | The oxygen consumption of an insect may rise a hundredfold when flight begins and if it is to continue for long periods a reserve of oxidizable respiratory material is needed . |
| 22 | Having said that , if there is n't any pay formula included in this deal , er no matter what the percentage increase over the two years , I think er the strength of feeling across the country , people will not be happy with this and if it is balloted on it will be rejected . |
| 23 | An alternative approach is to measure share price changes ; prices at any given time reflect the market 's estimate of future performance and if it is assumed that this estimate is reliable then a comparison of ‘ before and after ’ figures should provide an accurate guide to the change in earning potential brought about by merger . |
| 24 | This means that in the case of a community service order , the court which revokes the order must sentence the offender to a sentence which would have been available on the occasion when the community service order was made , and if it is considering whether the offender qualifies for a custodial sentence for the purposes of Criminal Justice Act 1982 , s.1(4) and 1(4A) , must consider his history and attitude on the day when the original order was made . |
| 25 | Vendors can only confirm accuracy ‘ to the best of their knowledge and belief ’ and if it is based on a review of the report . |
| 26 | Personally , I do not share that view but whatever the reason , stubbornness must not be allowed to succeed : the dog must do what he is commanded to do , not in his own time , when he feels like it , but immediately ; and if it is done correctly , he should receive praise and lots of it . |
| 27 | While it may be frowned on by purists , it is a practical way round the problem of cutting on dialogue , and if it is done with sensitivity it is not too obtrusive . |
| 28 | And if it is diverted from national savings , it does not help anyway . |
| 29 | ‘ And if it is cancelled ? ’ |
| 30 | Our problem , our central problem in the British trade union movement is that we have a trade union movement that operates very comfortably in one world , while over half the people of Britain work in an entirely different world , a world where trade unionism is scarcely ever mentioned and if it is mentioned , it 's mentioned with a hint of fear . |